Is It A Dark Post? You Be The Judge...

 So, Why Columbia now?   I was asked, while The News played out about places he's got a Hard On to invade, threaten, intimidate or take over and pillage the Resources and Assets of, and so here's my Theory.  Donnie Two Dolls has been Selling Expensive Pardons to Major Drug Kingpins and Columbia has massive Coca Fields.  Cocaine is very lucrative, so is Crack. Drugs overall, whether Legal or Illegal, are as lucrative as Oil.  So, he's setting quite the Racket up for himself, me thinks, challenge me if you think I could be Wrong?  *Snort*  If I could be Right, he's trying to make himself richer than his previous Bromance Buddy, Elon the Ketamine King.  I think ole' Elon turning on him stuck in his Craw.  MJT too for that matter, but she's more inconsequential.  

And my Gay Relatives and Friends are quite concerned now that ICE is specifically Targeting the Gayborhoods and their Communities and Demographic with intention.  Lots of Homophobes AND Racists on the Far Extreme Right, after all.  Every Racist or Homophobe I've ever met claims to be "Conservative".  Every Fundie too of any of the Extremist bent Religious Brands.   It's actually given being a True Conservative a Bad Name/Label to be lumped in with them sorts.  I have absolutely no Problem with a True Conservative and find nothing Wrong with it, even tho' I'm not one exclusively.  Nor a Liberal, exclusively, and find nothing Wrong with a True Liberal and find nothing Wrong with it either.  Each has it's merits to those of us who are Moderate, Independent of Partisanship Politics, in the Middle and the Majority, and just don't support Extremism in any of it's Forms or Fashions.  Extremists tend to be, in a Word... "Extreme"... and NOT Balanced in their Thoughts or Ways, nor able to see other Points of View but their own!

Okay, enuf of Political Fuckery and the ongoing Shitshow in Progress being carried out by Satan's Spawn, Moving On now.  Coz, I'm keeping the TV off all Weekend long, absolutely nothing on it worth watching anyway.  And we let NetFlix lapse and won't be renewing.  I lived without a TV for Years, but The Man is a TV Addict and he couldn't Live without turning it on every day and watching Reruns of his Favorite Shows incessantly.  No Wonder his Mind has gone to mush and in steady decline, but, anyone Addicted to anything is Self Work, I can't do it FOR him.   The Son gets really upset that his Dad sits all Day, literally, in front of a TV if you don't force him to do something else, and won't DO a damned thing anymore.  He doesn't understand how I've Coped with it for so long?   Well, becoz you have to Son... he's not who he once was and never will be gain.

 It's not the Dad he remembers.  And living back at Home now, he is Witnessing Daily the "New Grandpa", as Princess T dubbed The Man when she was Five Years Old, and after his Catastrophic Accident Killed "Old Grandpa" Off.   She's 20 now, so she and I have been Dealing with "New Grandpa" now for over 15 Years, embracing and Loving who he now just is.  It ain't getting any better and the onset of Dementia on top of the TBI from the Catastrophic Brain Injury, Iced that Cake.  The Son has not reached that level of Acceptance, and he has a complex relationship with his Dad as it is, so that didn't get any better either.  Sons/Grandsons and Dads/Grandpas, it can just be Hormonally Testosterone Laden Complicated sometimes.  *Eye Roll*   Well, Moms/Grammas and Daughters/Granddaughters, can have similar Dynamics if there's too much Estrogen and Hormones in conflict with one another too sometimes, so you Guys aren't the Lone Rangers.  But, Man Drama can be The Worst, I swear!  *Eye Roll Big Time*

The Young Prince even Jokes that he isn't even Feminine or Fabulous Enough to get along with his Grandpa, as us Girls can.  *LOL and True That!*   And they all Joke quite often that the only thing that keeps an Alpha Male like him in Check, is having an Alpha Female Wife.  *Winks and... they could be Right?!*  I think he did ONCE try to Square Off with me... some Men will try, ONCE... it's usually Enough to realize, that could be a very Bad Idea and Huge Mistake.  I go Ham and do Love a Good Challenge that even Smells ever so lightly and slightly Misogynistic.  It's like a Sport to me actually and Dark Dawn absolute Loves breaking me some Balls and Rackin' 'em.  If you aren't Sure you can take me Down and are a Strong enuf Swimmer, it's just best not to step in my Waters.  Jesus Himself would have to intervene to Save you and Restrain me.

And one thing The Man knows for damned sure, is how fiercely Protective I am of my Spawn, all Generations of them.  If you ever watched one of those Horror Movies where the Monster is Female, he likens me to a Hybrid of ALL of them.  *Bwahahahaha*  It didn't Help when my Ancestry DNA Results came back 21% "Other Of Undetermined Origin".  Now he's Sure I'm not 100% even Human!?  *Winks LMAOROTF*  I have a decent enuf Appearance of being one, so to the Foolishly or Recklessly Arrogant inclined, I might even appear quite Harmless and easily Bullied or Intimidated???  I'm not, I will Own that about myself, I've seen my own History and Habits, they haven't Changed, you are who you are and probably always will be to some extent.  I have Good Qualities too, but I know how ruthless, tenacious and relentless I am as well.  What can I say?   My Demons aren't Nice either, just like anyone else's aren't.  *Grins*

So, anyway, this isn't gonna be one of them Dark Posts, I Promise, I'll even intentionally try to Lighten it up now.  How shall we?   And you be The Judge, Okay?   *LOL*  That's the Title Hook, coz you all do Love you some Dark Posts, now don't ya?  *Winks*  Fluffy Posts don't get nearly so many Hits and Readership, they just don't, it's a Proven Statistical Fact and Observation... and I'm all about Statistics.  I'm a Statistically Inclined Person, I pay attention to the Numbers on EVERYTHING, can't Help myself, just always have.   When I was a Child my Parents liked to Play the Ponies when we Lived in Great Britain and they'd Study those Racing Forms before going to the Bookies to place small Bets.  They'd ask me what I thought the favorable Odds were, coz, I'm fucking like an Idiot Savant when it comes to Numbers, Odds, Statistics, I don't know Why, mebbe I'm Autistic, and somewhere on The Spectrum, I dunno?  But, it is Likely.  *LOL*

But, I'm personally not a Gambler and I'd discourage them on Purpose sometimes coz I didn't want for it to become Problematic for them, just Fun.   My Parents weren't good with Money but I was the Natural Born Banker, as a Child I would and could give Loans to Loved Ones coz I always worked my Hustles before being Old enuf to actually Legally Work, then Worked since I was 13, in Europe where I could get Work from the Local Gypsies I knew.  *LOL and Winks*  They Taught me a LOT and my Dad felt it was a good Education being given.  Dad was never good with Money coz he had zero interest in Materialism at all.  But, he always told me how to get the Best Free Education from Experienced Mentors who could Teach me all they knew if I was willing to just Learn and Listen.   I got Good at both to my Benefit Professionally.

I couldn't afford a Higher Education, nor could my Parents, but, I had the Greatest of Mentors in my Corporate Lives and did very well, they Taught me ALL they knew, that Wisdom and Knowledge being Priceless and you can't Buy it really.  You could have more Degrees than a Thermometer and I'd still stand Toe to Toe with you in our respective Industries and Careers, coz I'd been Taught by the Best.  Not in a College Classroom that had cost you a Fortune to get those Diplomas.  I got mine for Free from those who Excelled in whatever they'd done for a Living and were ready to now pass the Mantle, upon and before their Retirement, so it didn't all Die with them and be Lost Forever.  And I Paid it Forward upon my own Retirement, bestowing it upon who I Mentored and for Free.  They have done very Well too, as I knew they would. 

If America isn't gonna make Higher Education Important Enough and Free for all, so that we'll have a more Intelligent and well Educated Society of Young People coming up, then those that can't Afford it won't get it otherwise.  And Honestly, Corporate Elite and Politicians wanna keep you Uneducated and a permanent 2nd Under Class, so they can better exploit, Lie to, and manipulate you, it's just a FACT.   Why do you think most Red States and Rural areas have a higher percentile and rate of Non-College Educated Populations, it's not a Coincidence my Friends.  Pay attention to the Stats and Follow the Money for the Answers to most of the Social Ills that plague us.  If something has been a Problem, but had NO Solutions and gone on too long, it's coz it's been Profitable to Keep it that way.   And Protect Keeping it that way.  We got lots of Wealthy Devils doing Satan's Work.  Ironically, far too many Fanatically Religious Support them, go figure!!!  They say they follow and 'represent' Jesus, yet, seem to have mixed Him up with Worldly Devils and Devilish Desires.

I'm not even saying everyone should want or have a College Education, but it should be their Option to Opt Out of having one, not becoz of their Socioeconomic Situation whatsoever denying it to them.  Better Educated and Informed folks can better Critically Think on their own and not fall for just anything or have to settle for everything out of pure necessity due to having few or no Options available to them.   Some Poorly and intentionally Uneducated by The System in place folks have done quite Well for themselves.  My own Dad and Maternal Gran-Gran being Prime Examples.  My Dad had been given an "Education" all right at the Indian Schools, but it wasn't an Academic one.  And he had about the equivalent of a Poor Third Grade Education overall, but made himself Successful by doing what he was endowed to be good at.  And doing it better than anyone else, no matter how Formally Trained they were.

And my Welsh Gran-Gran, I don't think was ever sent to School.   And so could not Read or Write in any Language, couldn't even Sign his Name and made an "X" for his Signature.  But could speak several Languages rather Fluently and was very Clever and Successful at what he was Trained to do and made a Living at.  Uneducated folks aren't necessarily Stupid and don't necessarily have a lower IQ, they've just not been given the Benefit of a Proper Education or Higher Learning as their Option or Right to have one.   And a Country belongs to it's Youth and if we dumb them down, we'll suffer the consequences of it.   And why we have 1% of all America's Wealth in the Hands of so few, who make all the Rules and make everyone Dependent upon them by necessity.  And the rest are struggling, easily Exploited, and barely hanging on during Tough Times.  And these are Tough Times my Friends.  The Above Meme says it all and pretty much Sums it Up.  *LOL and Winks*

Okay, so I didn't quite Lighten things Up, did I?  *Bwahahaha*  I'll try harder.   The Man has been so despondent lately he hasn't even been following Football this Season and has no Idea whose going to the Superbowl!   Gasp!!!  He simply doesn't Care, he said!!!  Oh my!!!!  A First for him.   When HE is saying, it's just a Game, and doesn't make any difference to anyone's Condition that is dire right now... I know he's semi-paying attention to everything else going on that is far more Important and relevant.  *LOL*   The Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams seem to be top contenders and I only know this coz I can Google it and not have to endure any of the Games.   And, I don't really Care or give Two Fucks about Pro Sports anyway, I just liked to Host the Parties we'd have for the Big Games.   I also met The Man on a Super Bowl Sunday in 1989 at a Club Hosting a Super Bowl Bash, so, it has Sentiment.  *LOL and Winks*

He was Career Military, but such a Workaholic in them Days that he had Two more Side Jobs as the Clubs DJ and Bouncer.  It intrigued me, what can I say?   And he was a Sharp Dressed Man in Civilian Clothes and looked mighty Handsome in Uniform too.  *Winks*   I on the other Hand, was a Single Parent, focused razor sharp on my very Successful Corporate Career, owned my own Home, and wasn't even Looking for a Life Partner at the time tho'.   I'd been Divorced Three Years and wasn't keen on having the Next Ex, since, being Lucky in Love hadn't been my Track Record... my own fault tho', I did tend to be drawn to the Bad Boys.  The Man was a Bad Ass, but he wasn't a Bad Boy, and, so, that was different for a change, let's try THAT thought I!  *Bwahahaha*  He says now he'd of Served Less Time for Murder and I looked way less Harmless than I was.   And them Kids...  a tangled Web he did Weave for himself.   The Devil Made him do it!  *Winks and LMAO*

And he was a True Minimalist, so, I took some getting used to over the Years when I swung from being one too when he met me, to Maximalism later on.  I have a very unusual dichotomy like that in more ways than one.   It's like there's Two Dawns... oh wait... there is!  *Bwahahaha*  At least Two, mebbe more, I haven't really Counted.  *Smiles*  The Daughter has Four, The Young Prince Seven, and they both say, there's more of YOU than meets the Eye too Gramma/Mom, and they could be Right?  *Winks*   My Dominant does tend to be Dawn Of The Light, if you Play me Right and Softly, so, most folks will be just Fine around me.  And think me to be a Lovely and Well Liked Person.   And I am, mostly. *Ha ha ha*  If you don't ever have to meet Dark Dawn, by your own Choices and Choosing, you'll stay just Fine around me too, I Promise.  And I won't get my Hooks in ya and Reel ya in like a Helpless Fish that took the Wrong Bait.  *Snort*

The Daughter had one of her less Dominant now but way Darker Alters emerge the other day that came out and to Play Rough.  And, get into a Fight with several People.  Drinking was involved.  She's an Alcoholic, and Crazy, and if she just Drinks enuf to take The Edge Off the Demons that Haunt her Mentally due to her Illness, she's just Fine.  But after a few Drinks, like me, she'll Fight anyone!  Which is Why I don't Drink.  But, the Posse had decided to all go out and Socialize together, there were Five or Six in the Group, going to a Club to Play Pool and have a few.  The Friends were Buying and I'd Warned those likely to Bankroll the Funfest, I would highly Suggest, you don't Buy too many for either of my Alcoholic Spawn, it will not go Well.  The Son becomes like a Drunk Indian on the Fire Water... and The Daughter will have one of her Evil and Dangerous Alters emerge and start kicking Ass and taking Names.  Nobody listened to my Advice and so it predictably didn't go Well and deteriorated rather rapidly.

Mando and his Cousin, along with the Kiddos Lifelong Friend Bee, realized, Mama had been Right, shouldda Listened!   I know my Spawn.  I know what they're capable of when shit goes Sideways, for whatever reasons it might.  Alcohol only tends to Magnify just how Sideways it will go.  The Son came stomping Home first ranting and raving about his Sister going Crazy at The Club.   When you see her Face, you'll be as upset as I am Mom, he ranted, and I let him rant to get it out of his System before his Sister got Home and they might Clash and get into it, escalating things further.  I didn't want or need Drama and a Headache and told him, well, you're pretty Lit yourself, so go to Bed or you'll Trigger ME and she'll then be the least of your Problems.  He was a tad belligerent to have the Final Word, but obediently Stormed Off to Bed, Good Man, Wise Choice.

He'd Walked Home, they Drove The Daughter Home and then everyone split, including Mando, coz nobody wanted to endure that level of Psychotic and Drunk, but, she didn't even come into the House.  She Knows me Well too, and she has always said she Fears no-one, except me... and... she knew, even whilst Mental, it would be a very Bad Idea to Come For me too in her Condition.  Somebody would likely Catch Charges and be doing Time... and she highly suspected who that might be and they all NEED me here.  *Winks*  She Showed me her Face Two Days Later, she'd been hiding it with Hair over her Cheekbones so I couldn't see, but pretty much figured the Guys would Rat her Out, and, they had and did.  *Winks*  What happened?   Is all I asked.  I fell into a Bush, Stupid huh, I'd not had anyone be able to physically Deal with me or want to, but I fell into a Fucking Bush and did this to myself!!!  *LOL*

That Bush kicked her Ass and had clearly Won, she was all scratched up and looked like she'd fallen into a Cactus Patch.  *Ha ha ha*  Either that or she beat her own Self up and Clawed at her own Face, and doesn't remember?  Coz, she's been known to do that and worse to her own Self.  Which, is Why in both America and Mexico, Jails didn't like to Hold her, coz she'd beat the shit out of herself, even Stab herself, and claim they did it!!!   And she'd be so truly fucked up badly, you couldn't Imagine someone actually doing all that to themselves, so she seemed quite Credible!!!   And of coarse, nobody wants that much Liability that might be remotely Questionable of Abusing a Vulnerable Adult.

 And so, in Mexico, the Police, and often even the Bad Actors and Federales, would look the other way when they'd see her, and ignore her.  So as not to HAVE to Deal with her if she was being Unstable and gonna go Mental, they did take Pity her Condition tho', all of them.  They looked out for her too, with Compassion, so, she got less Institutionalization there than here towards the Seriously Mentally Ill.  And I Owe them a Debt of Gratitude for Keeping her sustained for over 20 Years South of the Border and around a lot of Dangerous Situations.  And she's been in some epic Dangerous Situations, she got some Stories, from both sides of the Border!!!   Better than even MY Stories, and I got Stories... Stranger than Fiction ones we both have of our Vida Loca.  *Smiles*   Above and Below is some of the Fresh Merch I brought in to the Showroom Yesterday.

 

We shouldn't do that again Mom, she deadpanned in all Seriousness, "Ya Think?", I responded.  *LOL*  "Well, try to do Better next time." That's usually my best Advice to give Crazy folks, coz it's not as if they aren't gonna go Crazy again, it's not a matter of IF, just WHEN?  Not Cures exist and she can't take Psychotropics anymore and Medicinal MJ she does not Like how it makes her Feel, so we just do at least One Mike's Hard a Day to quell her Demons and that Works pretty decently for Four Dollars, and... is Affordable.  Not the Healthiest, but, Western Medicine and Psychiatry has no real viable Options and has told us so.  And whenever we've lately gone in to have Mental Health Help, they tell us she's too Unstable for their Programs, so, whaddya gonna do?  Hell, they told me during one Eval that I wasn't Stable enuf for their Programs either and I wasn't even there for an Evaluation!  *Bwahahaha*  The Daughter found that to be absolutely Hilarious!

She told The Family and all her Friends, saying, "And my Mom didn't even realize they were Evaluating her too, and thinks and told them, that she's just Fine."  *Bwahahahahaha*  Yeah, I know I'm Mental, but at least thought I Cleaned Up Well Enuf to Appear somewhat Normal?  Guess Not.  *Winks*   And, even if I did wanna receive some Help, apparently they wouldn't even Risk it until and unless I'd be MORE STABLE for over a Year, and heavily Medicated, or so they told both of us.  Well, that ain't happening, so... whatever...   I couldn't possibly Function and take Care of all the Residents here at The Asylum Forever Boheme' has occupying it, as their Caregiver and Matriarch, if I was all fucked up on strong Medication.  In fact, the few times I was prescribed Psyche Meds, they instantly took me off them coz I got Violent every time and was harming people, so, not a Good remedy or idea.  Can't handle Fire Water or Psychiatric Meds apparently.  *Ha ha ha*

So, now we've had a few Laughs about my, and The Family's, Mental Health, what else could Cheer you all up?  *Winks*   Well, I went deeply down a Visual Rabbit Hole on some of my fav FB Biz sites and Cribbing some Imagery.  I doubt I'll be getting out much to indulge in Pathological Picture Taking and so many of the more Visually Interesting Shops are now Gone anyway.  Online there's still some Favs that have Weathered the Economic Storms.   I Scored something I didn't even know Existed on E-Bay Today.  I'd seen a Visual on a Fav Seller's site, but Old Pixs from many Years ago, of a Mermaid Fishing Lure, Circa 1950's!!!  She had it hanging out of a Taxidermy Fish's Mouth, coz she's Quirky like me and we Decorate so similarly she could be a long lost Twin?  *LOL*  I went quite Mental Cribbing Images from as Far Back as 2010!  *Whew*  I'm OCD as Fuck like that once I've Visually Stimulated and having Fun with it.  *Smiles*  Besides, how else was I gonna avoid actual Work and Piss the Morning away?  *Winks*

So, I instantly went Online to see, how much are they and are any For Sale at a Price I'd be a Player for?   Turns out they can be in the Stratosphere of Price, not Surprising, but, a couple of Sellers had an Opening Bid I could throw my Hat in the Ring for and One had Two of them, each different too, for a Buy It Now Price that was reasonable.  It had numerous "Watchers" but no Bids yet, so, I got it on the Buy It Now Feature since at the opening bid being the Buy It Now, I felt it wouldn't last the Four Days of Auction Time left and I'd have Non-Buyer's Remorse otherwise.  So, Color me Happy.   Mine are Below:

The Man Collects Vintage Fishing Lures and often we take the Hooks off and make Necklaces out of them now.  But these, I'll hang out of my Taxidermy Fish Mouth, which already has an Antique Doll's Leg hanging out of it.  *Smiles*   Once I see something I've never seen before and get Fixated enuf to Want/Need One, or more, well, we're Off and Running.  *Bwahahahaha*  Within Reason, natch, I won't Buy it if I don't think the Price is Right for me, I'm not your Over The Rainbow nor End Of The Rainbow Customer.  Some Serious Collectors are, especially any where Money is no Object, but, I'm not of that ilk and wouldn't be even if Money were no Object.  If I don't Feel my Money/Investment is Made On The Buy, I'll take a Hard Pass on whatever it is.  Becoz mostly and generally, something will come along at a better Price, or it will fall out of Favor when it's no longer Trending, and you can scoop it up Cheaply.  And sometimes, it's not IN yet and so it's Cheap 'til it Trends.

I'm kinda Obsessed with the Vintage Mermaid Lures now and will keep my Eyeballs Peeled to find different ones at a good Price.  And this is how Random Collections start.  *Bwahahahahahaha*    Now, some of the Sellers had their "I Don't Wanna Really Sell It" Price, or, were seriously Fishing to try to catch a Fish Buyer?   Or should I say, by some of the Stratospheric Price Points on some, a Whale Buyer... which, you're really in Need of a Harpoon IMO to get that Ask Price!!!  *Winks and Laughs*  I know Mermaids are considered Sirens and all that... but, Seriously... some Sellers ask Crazy Prices and either Love their shit more than any Buyer ever would, or are out of Touch with Reality on Value IMO.  I mean, you can throw anything against the Wall to see if it will stick I suppose... but you can't be taken Seriously nor Trusted as a Seller when you conduct Business like that.  If I think a Seller Overcharges, I don't even consider ever Buying from them or doing Business any with them either.

Do unto your Buyers as you would want Done unto you, is my Mantra.  I've got 95% of Christmas down and put away now, only 5% left to go!  For a while I thought it might all be up 'til Valentine's Day... mebbe even Easter.  *Bwahahahahaha*  I still had Pumpkins on the Front Porch, well, still do, they don't look so Bad that I'm in a hurry to remove them actually, they're Arted Up ones that don't look like a specific Holiday Decor.  I put some Valentine's Day Merch in to my Showroom too.  Some Starbucks Tumblers and Mugs that have Valentine's Graphics on them, Pink, Magenta and Red Haired Vintage Trolls, and a Cast Iron Muffin Pan shaped like a bunch of small Hearts. 

Princess T Surprised me after her Shift Yesterday, she'd Scored me a full sized Fuggler for my Collection of them, one she knew I didn't have and they had it at her SAVERS Location!!!   The Management also knew how Upset she was about having her Boyfriend's $125 Harley Davidson Jacket taken, so they've told her to wait until she sees a Jacket she wants from the Sales Floor and they'll replace it with that for her.  Which is good, her Boyfriend wasn't Mad, knowing it wasn't her Fault, but, still, it got taken on her Watch and so she was really upset about it Crying on Day One that it was Taken, then Madder than a Wet Hen at Work until they offered her a Replacement Jacket.  Nobody wants to be around The Princess when her Mood goes Pre-Demonic Dark.  She goes from a Docile Introverted Pretty Little Sprite, and Transforms into Satan's Spawn!  People get legitimately Afraid... as they should.   *LOL*

Some Trolls have been Kept for my vast Collection of them, I know which ones I want to retain and which I'm okay to Let Go of out of the Collections I have.   I have some very Rare Trolls that are quite Old and worth quite a lot if I were to Cash In on them to a Serious Collector willing to pay what they're Worth.  Otherwise I wouldn't consider Selling, so, they'd have to stand very Tall and Love it more than I do.  *Winks*  And some of mine, I've NEVER seen For Sale, not even at Auction sites or if you Google them, coz, probably so few Exist.  One of my Favs is Below, he's a very large Bearded one, about 7 inches High, likely early 1960's.  He can be Found and Sells for around $45-$65 now.  Scored him and many others from a Vendor at our Antique Mall who was an even more Serious Collector of them than I've ever been.  But was Old and getting rid of  her Entire Lifetime Collection, at Quick Turn Prices, to fund Longer Term Care she might Need more than Trolls at her Season of Life, it happens.

My smaller Siamese Twin Two-Headed Wishnik Troll is really skyrocketed in Value Online, yowsah.  I could have had Two of them but Cheaped Out when a Vendor had one at our Antique Mall and wouldn't budge in Price.  It was a reasonable Price, but the Hair was coming loose and so Condition wasn't 'Good'.  But, in hindsight, and for it's Age, I shouldn't have been so Cheap about something I could have easily repaired with some E-6000.  Hindsight being 20-20.  But, I do have one, so it would have just been having short of it qualifying as a "Collection" of Three.  Of the Siamese Twin Trolls.  *LOL and Winks*   Now, in any Condition, they often fetch over $125!!!   I'm not a Player at that Price Point and never will be.   And there's only been Twice I've ever seen one For Sale outside of an Online Auction ever.  I bought the 1st one and regrettably Passed on that 2nd one.  But the one I Bought is in great condition.

Sometimes they have Original Outfits on them, often not.  Some never came Clothed tho' even when 'New'.   I think I have all Three of the Troll "Carry Case Houses".   I have the "Liddle Kiddles" Klubhouse too.  Along with some Liddle Kiddles from the 1960's.   Vinyl Shortages in 1970 ended their Production.  And they are very hard to find, let alone Buy, too, except at Online Auctions now.   Of coarse with the advent of the Internet you can find and Buy damned near anything you could conceive of.  I've had some random Need to Restore a Vintage Toy, like a Right Hand off a 1960's Johnny West Indian Maiden, Princess Wildflower, that was missing off mine, and bought one the same Day at Auction on E-Bay for Five Bucks!  And popped it on her, whallah, good as New now.  *LOL*

 

My Brother and I had the entire 1960's Marx Johnny West Collection but it all got Lost in Transit sometime in the early 1970's.  So, slowly I been Buying Back our Childhood one piece at a time when I see them at the Right Price.  I have such Memorable times with my Brother playing with this Set in the early 1960's.  It was some of our Favorite of Toys that we wanted and our Dad somehow managed to afford, with great Sacrifice I'm sure, coz we weren't a Wealthy Family and didn't Own a lot of Store Bought Toys.  So, it was a really Big Deal to have a whole Set of any Toy Line like this Johnny West Set.   Which are the Size of a GI Joe, but all the Accessories and Clothing were not Cloth and like a Rubberized Material, which has Aged remarkably Well.   My Brother and I liked our Native American Figure Toys.  We'd beat up the Cowboys so the Indians would always Win.  *LOL and Winks*

This Image is a tiny Sampling of the entire Line, and my Brother and I didn't have the entire Line, didn't want all of it actually.  We chose the pieces we wanted most and Dad made it happen.   I think I now have more of it Today in my Collection of the Line, than we had as Kids.  I even now have General Custer, that somebody's Dog or Cat Mauled a bit on the Face, and I didn't mind coz, it's Custer.  Not a Fan, natch. *Bwahahahahaha and Winks*   I have most of the Native American Characters of the Line tho' and their Accessories.  This was a very Accessorized Line of Toy and I actually Scored a very large Box Lot of the Accessories from Princess T's Store Location, and on Senior Day no less, so the low Price was discounted even more, SCORE!!!  They kinda knew it had Value coz it was in the Locked Jewelry Case Section up Front, but, it was Priced quite low for what it all was, they had Figures and Accessories, I ended up coming back and Buying it all on Half Price Day!!!  *Smiles*

I have gelled most of the day coz it's been really Cold, in the 30's this Morning and didn't get any Warmer than the low 60's, which, for us Desert Rats, is too Frosty.  *Smiles*   Since I was hunkered down tho', I did put some things back on the Industrial Bookcase in The Guest Bedroom that we'd have to move out when the Cox Tech came to upgrade our System of Cable & Internet to Fiber Optics.  I had Two Banana Boxes full of my stuff I had Displayed on the Bookcase and I wanted to get them out of the Sitting Room and our Bedroom, where we'd put them out of the way and then didn't get around to putting them back, 'til now.  I don't mind Decorating and Styling things, it's enjoyable to me, but, I have to be in the Mood to do the best job of it and have a nice looking Display or Vignette the way I want it.  I'm rather Anal about the way I want it.   The Son occupies that Space but is Cool about me having it Decorated the way I had it before he Moved In.  He doesn't have much Cargo that's his.

 

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Well, on a Scale I'd say this wasn't too Dark a Post, eh?

Dawn... The Bohemian

He Must Think He's A Fucking Viking Now...

 Hey, I finally got the Christmas Tree Undecorated and the Wreaths taken down Outdoors on the Front Patio.  *Whoop Whoop*  Still gotta take the Tree down and Boxed and what's under it cleared out.  Princess T came Home from Work Thursday crying coz they'd Sold her Jacket, which wasn't even hers, she's borrowed it from her Boyfriend!  And now she's gotta tell him his Harley Davidson Jacket got put out on the Floor!  She had it at her Work Station under the Table, when she came back from Rolling her Inventory onto the Sales Floor, it was gone and they said likely it got Tagged and Sold, mistaken for Inventory!!!   I'd be really Mad too and Upset, it's happened before.  Her Co-Worker Carlos had the same thing happen to his nice Jacket he wore to Work.  When you're earning only Minimum Wage, you can't afford for your best and most expensive Jackets to get Sold or Stolen while you're busy Working!  They have Lockers but can only go to them before and after Work or during Lunchtime.

When they work up a Sweat at Work, even tho' they Work in the Back Receiving Area, which is Colder than the Main Store, they take it off and have nowhere else to put it but at their Station under the Table they Work at.  They should be able to do that without their Clothing getting accidentally mistaken for Inventory and Sold or Stolen in their absence while they're out on the Floor doing that part of their Job!  Management make no apologies and it was an expensive Jacket, probably a $125 one!!!  Something like that won't last long before some Customer Buys it, especially the Re-Salers always looking for Brand Name Merch to Resell.  I also wonder if some Co-Workers might be Stealing something nice, I'd wanna view Security Footage.  I mentioned that to one of the Asst. Managers too.  It's a Problem they need to Resolve.

It was Hailing when I went to go get her, it had moved past Raining and gotten so Cold that Pea Sized Hail was coming down, hard and sideways due to the Wind, ouch!  What's Crazy is that just Two Days ago it was over 80 Degrees, now under 50 Degrees and Hailing!!!   No Wonder everyone is getting Sick!  I told her I had to wait 'til a break in the Hail to come get her, didn't wanna get hit with that or have it damaging my Vehicle and pitting it driving in it at a Speed that would make the Hail like getting Shot with Shotgun Pellets!  We've had Marble sized Hail before that did damage Cars and Housing really badly, in the past.  And it comes down so hard it can really cause bodily injury too.  It's been miserable all day long and was Yesterday too, and more Bad Weather coming, it looks Ominous out there!  Like Tornado Weather actually.

Other than that, everything is Swell.  *Bwahahahaha*   I'd taken The Man out for Brunch this Morning, we went to a Diner called "Brother's Restaurant" near the Discount Grocery Store, good Food, priced low, good Service, I'd come there again.  Our Waitress was Older and so adept at carrying out as many as 8 Plates of Food at a time that she looked like a Circus Performer!  I commended her on how skillful she was at have Four Plates of Food balanced on each Arm and made it look effortless!   She said all she needed was a Tightrope... and I said, oh, but don't forget the Unicycle.  And we both laughed.  I gave her a big Tip.  I had the Strawberry Crepes and Bacon, The Man had French Toast.  They had good Coffee there too and she filled me up 3 times.

Of coarse that also meant I had to Pee Twice before we left the Grocery Store just an Hour later.   Coz I'd also drank my whole Cup full of Ice Water too.   That was a lot of Liquids.   The Man always Jokes that I'm part Camel coz I always hydrate a lot compared to him.  *Ha ha ha*  He actually was so hungry he didn't even play with his Food and ate it all, so, that was good and I will take him there again when we're in Peoria.  We don't go to that City often coz it's really blighted where once it was vibrant, so many Stores and Restaurants have Closed, before and after COVID Pandemic, and now even more due to the shitty Economy and Tariffs.  So, about every other Storefront Commercial Building is Boarded up down the Main part of the City, it's Sad.  We used to Shop there a lot.  The Big Closeout Store beside the Discount Grocer is now Closing and had their Final Sale Banners up.

We got a Senior Discount at the Grocer as well as my Ten Bucks Off with my Coupon, so brought the Cost even lower than I expected, a lot for a low price too, Four Banana Boxes full!!!  They had my Fav Cereal, Special K Triple Berry Blend, which is $7.49-$8.49 a Box at the Regular Grocery Stores, and as much as $10+ a Box Online, for only $1.99 a Box, so I bought the last 3 Boxes of it they had.   Oddly, tho' it says it has Dark Chocolate in it, you can't taste that or smell it and it doesn't make me Sick like Chocolate usually would.  I LOVE this Cereal, it has Whole or halved Berries of Blueberries, Strawberries and Cranberries, lots of them.  But it would be a Luxury Purchase if I didn't get it at that Deep Discount, so I was Jazzed to find it at the Discount Grocer so Cheap!

Above is our Youngest Granddaughter of The Daughter's Five Kids, she just turned Sweet 16.   She has Angelina Jolie Natural Lips and Hair down past her Hips.   She's the one that the Oldest of the Trio in Mexico is Raising now that their Abuelita is Dead.  She's an Honor Student but had to drop out for this Semester coz they couldn't afford Tuition and she used our Tuition Money for their Middle Sister, whose Special Needs and has Learning Disabilities.  Since that one is already behind in School and this one is so Smart, she feels she can easily catch back up or finish Online and Ace her Tests, but her other Sister might drop out completely and never go back if they kept her out.  I Wish I could have afforded Tuition for them all, but, I only had enuf for Two of the Three... the Oldest didn't wanna drop out of College and her Scholarships weren't renewed.

This is all I'm gonna say Politically for Today.  Nuff said really.  Maduro is a Bad Actor, but has not committed nearly as many Felonies against the U.S. as our President has already been Convicted of, just sayin'.   Plus, Maduro is not an American and wasn't living in America, he was Kidnapped from his own Country, and his Wife.   And this isn't about Guns or Drugs or Donnie Two Dolls wouldn't be Selling Pardons for Millions of Dollars each to Top Tier Drug Trafficking Leaders or Major Cartels already in Prison, and he'd be doing something about our Gun Problem right here in America, which is out of Control, but, he is NOT.  Moving On... since... well... it's Illegal Fuckery Daily and I just can't get my Blood Pressure up about it Daily, it wouldn't be Healthy nor Helpful, it does no Good to.

I was thinking about all of the Bloggers I miss being in The Land Of Blog who don't Blog anymore.  One of my Favs was "Romany Soup", above was part of her Home during the Holidays, she had a gorgeous Boho Home, fearless use of vivid Color in every Room, and lived in Great Britain.  She often Surprised me with Blog Friend Gifts of Art she made, she is an accomplished Digital Artist.  She used to have long Dreadlocks but cut them off just before she quit Blogging, I think she'd had them most of her Adult Life before that.  She was a Beautiful Person, inside and out, I miss her Blog.  Her Art was often Online under "Blessed Wild Apple Girl".  {See Below}   I often Wonder how she's doing now?  But I haven't seen Online Activity in about Five Years now and lost her Address.  If I could find it I'd Write to her again and keep in touch.

She gave me a Copy of the Art Pieces Below as a Gift, I Cherish them.   She was definitely a Kindred Spirit and a Beautiful Soul.  I just Loved all of her Art.

So many Dear Blog Friends have left The Land Of Blog over the Years.  I used to hear from them all the time and then... MIA, suddenly, completely gone Off Grid.   A few who left Blogging did contact me via other Social Media they now use instead, even if they don't Post too often anymore to those sites either.   A lot moved to Instagram, some still use Facebook or have Etsy Online Stores.   I actually met some International Friends via their Online Stores or E-Bay Selling.  Either I bought from them regularly, or I sent them Gifts from America when they'd include Surprise Gifts with my Purchases.  I used to get my Antique Belgian Cut Velvet Fabrics and Trims from my Welsh Friend George who had Moved to Belgium and started a Bed & Breakfast there.  He'd send me fabulous Fabrics by the Kilo for my Fabric Art and throw in the Metallic Victorian Trim Fringes for Free.  Along with Gifts as a Surprise.

I do miss having the Spaciousness of the Villa McManse, I had completely Empty Rooms in about half of that massive Home.  With all my Cargo, EMPTY ROOMS!!!  It does Spoil you, even tho' it was a LOT of House to Maintain, it was opulent and Showcased all my Collections of a Lifetime beautifully without having to get rid of anything I didn't want to or have trouble finding Placement for it to be permanently Displayed.  And, the Family all had plenty of Private Space, as did House Guests, which, we had a steady rotation of, some staying Long Term.  Don't miss the shitty Community there, but at times do miss the McManse, not as much as our Historic Home tho'.   I knew when I bought the McManse, that I wouldn't keep it long, just long enuf to get our Grandkids Adopted by me and then flip it.  Of coarse back then I Imagined I'd be down to just The Man and I living Alone eventually, Right?  *Bwahahahaha*  Above and Below was my Meditation Room, the last Room I Decorated and got finished before Selling.  I still had Three Empty Rooms left to Decorate when we Sold it.  *LOL*

The Meditation Room was actually one of the Smallest Rooms of the Home even tho' in Reality it was massive too and had a Balcony out the French Doors that faced the Front Yard and Street, on the Second Floor.  I'd Open those French Doors when I was in there doing Meditation or Art, sometimes Reading.   I do miss this particular Space a lot, no Room here for a Meditation Room.   Most of the Antique Persian Rugs in these Pixs of that Room are now on the Floor in The RV Garage Mahal.  *LOL*  No place else to Display or put my Collection of Antique Rugs.  Plus, I Sold about 20+ of them when I Moved from the McManse, I looked like a Persian Rug Dealer I was Selling so many Rugs just before Moving, so I'd have less to Store at U-Haul Storage.  I Sold most of our large Furniture too, not knowing how much Room I'd Downsize to whenever we found a Home we were gonna Buy and replace this one with???   This Home we bought is actually one of the Smaller ones we looked at, but, had the Big RV Garage Mahal and a converted Double Car Garage made into an Office Space... and Acreage.

What I miss most about a Home that massive, it never looked messy or cluttered, ever, it was always in Order.  And you could entertain a Lot of Guests or have Big Family Gatherings without it being too Crowded, and that is something I do miss.   But, when you're Aging Out, you require things to be less upkeep and less Space to try to Maintain as far as Livable Space in a Home.  I don't mind having a lot of Land, but, having almost 5,000 sf of House was Too Much.  I've lived in as little as 300 sf of Home tho', so I've Lived Large and I've Lived Small, I can do both or either one and it's Nice to have done both.   This Home isn't Small, it's just Smaller.  And, there's a lot of us living here now, so, it's too crowded sometimes and not enuf Room really for everyone's Worldly Possessions when you have Seven Adults Sharing Space in One Single Family Home.   And we've had as many as Nine here before, since Moving here.

I'd like to get this Home Editorial and Edited enuf, Curating possessions and Downsizing sufficiently to Just Enough.   To where I can take Panoramic Pixs like this here too.  I could for a short time here, before everyone Moved back and it was just Three of us, The Man, Princess T and myself.  *LOL*  Plus, for the first 18 Months of being here, I deliberately kept a more Minimalist approach to Decorating.  Coz the Self Move had taken so much out of me and I needed time to recuperate, restore myself, get Settled in some, get the Grandchild enrolled in School.   Before unpacking most of what we brought over and mostly unceremoniously shoved into The RV Garage Mahal and Art Studio Spaces.  I didn't mind the Minimalistic approach at all, we did it while Selling the McManse too and putting the majority of what we Owned in Storage in order to Stage the Home with less personal items... to Appeal more to prospective Buyers.  The more Empty a House is, the easier it is to Sell.   Your Personality is removed and a Buyer can then envision their stuff in there instead.  I bought every Home Empty.

 

Mebbe coincidentally, any Home I wanted to Buy that still had the Seller's Possessions in it, we didn't end up Buying.   Even tho' every Seller had it very Nice, if you'd of bought it with all the Contents conveyed with the Sale, it wouldn't have been a Negative, each Seller had great Style IMO and very Nice things.  We only Viewed a couple of prospective Homes that how the Sellers lived was off-putting to me.  Mostly, if you've got a Home up For Sale, don't be messy and leave Dirty Dishes or Dirty Clothes, Towels on the Floor of the Bathrooms and crapola all over the Vanities in the Bathroom, and unmade Beds or Toys all over the place for a Viewing.  But, some people do and then I'm thinking, do they Live Nasty... and that kind of Creeps me out.  I can be untidy and cluttered, I'm no Domestic Goddess, but, I don't live Dirty or Nasty and feel uncomfortable in Spaces that look like someone does or even might.

Shit, even if I'm having Guests, if they're not Lifelong Friends who are like Family, I can Work myself up into a fucking Frenzy tidying up first and getting things presentable.   As if we live that way all of the time... which... Word Up, we don't.  *Ha ha ha and Winks*   Okay, one thing I did not Like at the McManse, it was the most Fitted Carpeted Home I've ever Owned.  Not all of the Rooms, most had Hardwood Floors or Tuscan Tile Floors, but a great many of the other Bedrooms that weren't the Master Suite, had Fitted Carpets... Gak... Hated it!!!  Do not like Carpeting.  Don't mind Persian Antique Rugs tho'.  This Home had NO Carpets and I Loved that about it.  And I like the faux Wood Ceramic Tile Floors of this Home, easy upkeep and looks Beautiful and Clean all of the time.  The Historic Home had NO Carpets and I Loved that about it too.

I'm hoping the Weather clears up so we can get some things done, hard to do when it's Raining and Cold.  I've got some things to get done in the House but putting it in The RV Garage Mahal or taking it to the Antique Mall or She Shed without getting it Wet is almost impossible when the Weather is so inclement.  I haven't even gone to The Gym while the Weather is shitty, I don't wanna drive in it.  It was Raining so hard Today, then Hailing, that it made visibility too compromised for me to feel comfortable being on the Road if I didn't have to be.   So, I just got the Grandchild from Work and didn't venture out again all Day.  That meant doing nothing after 2:00 p.m. that involved leaving the House at all, even to walk to my RV Garage or She Shed coz it was Raining too hard to.   It is frustrating to have things needing to get done and not being able to do it for various reasons preventing you from doing so.  After a while things get deferred and stack up.  Then you get behind.  

I don't like getting too far behind, things easily become overwhelming if deferred for too long.  I like to keep on top of things with consistency so that they don't pile up.   Doing even a little bit every day sometimes makes all the difference, and even when it all seems intimidating and overwhelming as a whole.   When you've got a lot you're responsible for, you do have to parse it out into doable increments.  And you have to acknowledge that sometimes it's not realistic to do it all without assistance.  Sometimes you get assistance, sometimes you don't.  You have to adjust accordingly and keep it moving.  Regardless of whatever amount of cooperation and help you might be getting, or not getting, at any given point in time.  It's my responsibility whether anyone assists me or not.   Sometimes it is too much for to do alone.   So, I am glad I have Two other Generations here who are doing what they can so I don't have to carry the whole load by myself anymore.

Tomorrow in Real Time is Payday at the Antique Mall and I finished the last Pay Period really Strong, better than I thought I did actually.  Which is really making up for over Two Months of Weak Sales and no Income from that endeavor.  It's balancing out when the Mall was not doing well during a Season when it should have, but wasn't.  The uncertainties that people are feeling is evident in how they're NOT spending what they don't have to... or simply can't afford to, coz Essentials are costing so much more now.   There's some things I used to Buy that now I can't afford to, coz the Price went up so much now.   If something is costing too much now, I won't Buy it.  If something Essential is costing too much now, I'll have to not Buy something else then, so that I can budget for the Essentials first and foremost.  I think everyone is on that trajectory by necessity.

What has gone up for us for 2026 is virtually everything.  Without exception, nothing is costing less.  So, I'm pretty sure for everyone else, they're finding a similar dilemma and having to Work around it as best they can.   Our Taxes and our Insurances increased, which made our Mortgage Payment increase, Utilities increased, cost of Food increased, cost of Non-Food items increased, our Medical Costs increased, Medication Costs increased.  Childcare is unaffordable for many.  Gas prices are all over the place, sometimes up and sometimes going back down.  But yo-yoing so much you cannot predict what you're gonna pay.  Arizona pays more than most States coz the Refineries we utilize are based in California.  

I can only stretch a fixed Retirement/Disability Income so much and so far... and keep Supporting Family Members in Crisis too, coz they're not getting Helped, that's just the Reality.  It is for many Working Americans too, Wages aren't keeping Pace with Inflation at all.  Unemployment is escalating, as is inability to afford Basics like Shelter, Food, Medical or Transportation.  I know Skilled People who've now been Unemployed for Months and have no prospects of being rehired yet.  They're Panicking, especially if they don't have a Solid Support Network of Family or Friends that can take them in, cover everything they Need while they have no Income coming in.  Or not enough Income coming in.  And no Services or Benefits being provided at all.   

I had done a very long Rant about ICE Murdering and Shooting Civilians now Daily in our Streets and Communities, like it's a Recreational Sport now.  But the Ether of Cyberspace just ate it up and it actually disappeared from this Post, which was really, really Weird and confusing, so, I'm not rehashing any of it!  Too weary to, you all saw and know by now what's going on.  I hadn't watched The News in a couple Days, so there was a LOT to unpack when I did.  So, the litany of things I could say about it, and did say, until it all just disappeared, was therapeutic to release, even into the Ether where ever it went?  *LOL*  I just can't Go There twice tho', sorry.   I even Wrote out the whole 1st Amendment, which, Donnie and his Cabal do NOT like and are trying to completely do away with all of it, and aren't complying with any of it in the meantime. That's how dedicated I was in hammering out my Protest for this Post.  *Ah well... another Day mebbe...*

 

My Computer has been doing some Strange things and I think what may be happening is a Post: Edit Version, will be up in Two Tabs and I Closed the Wrong one?   I only Opened it Once, but sometimes it never Closed from the Day before, or something.? I'm Tech Challenged, so when I see Two up there in different Tabs, I just Closed the later one rather than the earlier one accidentally?   That makes the most Sense to me anyway of what likely happened to this Post and I lost the most updated Version of it then.  So, everything I'd Typed this Morning, just fucking got Lost.  *Le Sigh*   I try to remember to Close all Tabs at Bedtime, so that the next Morning they're not still Open when I Open a New One to start Blogging again.  Sometimes I just don't Notice Two are now Open to Edit the same Post, and I will have to Close one and be more vigilant about which one is the most Updated Version now!   

It's Okay, you didn't need my Opinions about any of it anyway, I'm sure you're forming your own.  Seems Leadership instantly formed theirs, and put it out there immediately and recklessly.  Without even knowing the Victim's Name Beforehand, or anything about her yet.  Without having any Evidence, Proof or Truths and Facts, or doing ANY Investigation before jumping to their Conclusions and passing it off as Factual and remotely Credible, rather than Bullshit and Spin!  And Slapping the usual Labels on her... of Far Left Lunatic Fringe and Domestic Terrorist.  Interesting and predictable.  Tho' all Credibility and Public Trust is long GONE now, so, there's THAT!   And almost anything the Public does now can be subject to Capital Punishment and a Death Sentence it seems?  Due Process, forget about it... 1st Amendment Rights be damned... it's Open Hunting Season on Civilians now on the Streets of America.

And, one thing I did Observe and will rehash, becoz MEBBE it's important and relevant, I dunno, I'm pondering it still.   Did anyone else Notice and find it Odd that the Community this Death occurred in and suddenly was inundated with ICE Agents doing a Raid... seemed to be a predominantly White and LGBTQ+ Neighborhood???  I'm not familiar with that City or part of that City, but every Channel I did turned to, after Two Days of NOT watching TV, was Interviewing Witnesses and those Living right there where it happened.   And it seemed predominantly White Lesbians and Trans folk in that Neighborhood???  Interesting I thought.  Are they suddenly having an Illegal Alien Epidemic in their Neighborhood of the most Serious Criminal Offenders ICE always Claims they're going after?  I doubt it. 

OR... is it a Message being sent to sow Chaos, Fear and Intimidation in that Demographic too perhaps?   You're Next... we're Coming For YOU too?   You're not gonna be Safe either and we'll be Profiling you just like we have with the Browns, Blacks and Asians... and the occasionally mistaken Indigenous, who they can't tell the difference of.  That instantly jumped into my Mind while watching and I asked the Family, doesn't that seem Odd to you too, or is it just me?   And then my Lesbian Niece called, but I couldn't take the Call, coz I was on another Call.  So I gotta Call her back Today, coz it was directly after I'd Observed what I had, and then I thought, Wonder if that's exactly what she Noticed/Observed too about all of this and is Calling me about?  

We'll compare Notes.  She's very involved and concerned about the Fuckery, so we talk about it often.  She lives deep in MAGA Country now, so, not many she can discuss it with who aren't of The Cult.  Or aren't Homophobic too.  And might not Support ALL of the Fuckery, still. LATER:  Yep, discussed it with my Niece and The Young Prince, they concur.  The Woman Murdered was a Lesbian, and the ICE Agent shot her in Anger, she was Smiling and Calm, there's Video HE Recorded of them saying he has their License Number, they're not Mad, they can come find them and Talk to them later if they like.  Coz after the Three Shots and killing her, and him video recording the whole thing with his own phone, while shooting into a Vehicle numerous times, even as it drove past him, which is all highly Suspect, he blatantly says, "Fucking Bitch!"   

Now, an Angry Individual with a Gun and a Grudge, is Dangerous, I don't Care who they are.  And this Guy seems to get himself out in Front of Cars and Escalate Situations rather than De-Escalate them as he should. Since Six Months earlier, damn near same thing happened and he got seriously injured!  Coincidence he's violating Training and getting in front of Vehicles Angry and like a Fool, putting himself in harm's way so he can have justification to escalate to Deadly Force???   Should he then even have been sent out on the Streets in that condition?  I think not.  Anyway, I now got the Three in the Mornings and having Bizarre and disturbing Dreams again, so Sleep eludes me.  

I had to turn off The News since, Threats of taking Greenland by Force, Boots on the Ground in both Venezuela and Columbia now, Threats against Cuba and Mexico... Fuuuuuck, this "Peace Prez" sure is getting a Hard On to go to War on many Fronts, isn't he?  Looting whatever Countries has that HE wants and somehow putting a Spin on it for it being "America First"... does he now think he's a fucking Viking???  Well, we already know he Rapes and now he's given to Pillaging... yep, thinks he's a fucking Viking now!!!  He'll be donning a Flava Flav Viking Halloween Hat any day now!  *Eye Roll*  And we already know The Couch Fucker is all Mouth and faux Bravado for War.  And Noem Kills defenseless Puppies, and folks who Kill or Torture Animals are True Psychopaths and often move up to doing the same to Humans.

I'm Praying that The Wheels don't come completely Off America, but, it ain't looking Promising!   This Administration may have reached their Kent State Moment this time, I dunno?   Those of us who remember THAT Moment of American History... and the Civil Rights Moments, know how Violence against Civilians in our own Streets and Neighborhoods, by our Government, eventually erupts like a Volcano.  I wouldn't feel the least bit of remorse if he and his Cabal were dealt with like Marie Antoinette, after the French had enuf of her Leadership and dealt with it in a way that definitely made a Historic Statement not soon forgotten.  I will not turn my TV on for the rest of the Weekend and expose myself to any more of the Fuckery.  I wanna have a pleasant one and that would undo that if any Breaking News hits that's even worse... and it's always even worse and ALL Bad now, without exception.

When I was a World Traveler and Global Nomad, I got to experience and Witness how other Countries are.   The Man as well.   I got firsthand benefits from what Worked very well that America could implement too, if it wanted to have vital things for our Citizenry Work Better.  There's Examples out there and they could consult those Countries excelling at things like FREE Healthcare for all their Citizens.   Forget about Affordable Healthcare, do you realize many Countries can and do provide it at no Cost to their Citizenry and it Works?  I've been Treated under it when I was in certain Countries that have it, I got exemplary Care.  Actually it was better Care than I've often received here while Paying for it or even having my Insurance Coverages Pay for it.   And paying a LOT for it.   Just sayin'.

Anyway, I've come to the Conclusion that it's not Fixed here coz they don't want for it to be Fixed.   And that's the only reason it's not Affordable and we have so many Americans without Healthcare at all.  Capitalistic Greed running amok is never Pretty, and can become quite depraved and corrupt.   Those getting very obscenely Rich off the Status Quo certainly don't want that drying up for them.  Why do you suppose the Gun Violence Issue of America hasn't already been dealt with, even remotely successfully, same reason.  Or even the Drug Epidemic... hey, he's Selling Expensive Pardons to the Major Suppliers we DID have locked up.  And, if he's after the Oil Reserves of Valenzuela and Greenland, don't you wonder if the Coca Fields of Columbia aren't looking mighty lucrative to him too?   

He's had his Eye on Mexico for a while as well, we Import a lot from Mexico, so, why not just Steal it all instead?  He'd rather NOT Pay for what he wants and just take it by force, threat or intimidation.  We've seen that time and time again.  He sees himself as the First American King after all.   He's sent out his AI Memes of himself flying over the American Citizenry in Military Jets dumping shit on us, coz, well, that's what he thinks of all of us, and made that Crystal Clear, so you don't have any Doubts you could fall back on otherwise.   Perhaps some of his Cult might tolerate or enjoy being shit upon tho'.  Mebbe they're S&M inclined and either like being Sadistic or like being Masochists, I dunno, it looks like it from my vantage point.   I could see how he'd attract that Demographic... and the Rapists, Criminals, the insatiably Greedy, and Pedos of America too.   The Base is Wide.

But I'd say a broader Base of Humanity still exists that would be Opposed to all of that and must Act Upon ensuring the Greater Good prevails in Decent Society and we stay on the Right Side of History.  Or you will end up with an Indecent Society quickly and on the Wrong Side of History that tarnishes your Reputation as a Nation FOREVER and EVER.  You can't ever Live Down the Atrocities you allow to happen.  It tends to be Remembered Historically and has been the Downfall of many thruout History.   I sense that America stands at the Precipice right now.  In this Moment.  And How we handle it will make all of the difference Now, and in the Future, and for Generations to come.   And I don't really know yet What America Plans to Do about any of it?  I really don't.  And some better step up and step in quick to Deal with it in Government, I can tell you that much.   Grow a Pair and Serve the American Public who installed you as Public Servants.  Coz America is in Trouble!!!

 

Anyway, enuf of that and Moving On... so that my Weekend stays intact and pleasant.  *LOL and Winks*  I brought a Crate full of Inventory in to the Antique Mall, Sales have remained decent for the Start of this New Pay Period.  I'm being more Mindful of what I bring in, to hopefully have a Quick Turn on it.  I'm Marking Down whatever has Languished in Inventory, get it Gone.   Doesn't matter how Nice or what Value something has if nobody Buys it and it sits around collecting Dust, taking up Rental Space, or Space here at Home that I don't have and want Cleared Out.  I have pretty good Instincts and I have to pay more attention to what they're Guiding me to do, or not do, in these Moments of far too much uncertainties about our Future and this Country's condition.   It's not in good condition, this we Know.  How we Weather all that will be up to each and every one of us.  Nobody is gonna do it FOR you.  The Cavalry ain't coming my Friends.  And what is coming may be more Against you than For you.

I thought about the Title of that Movie "The Devil Wears Prada"... liked the Movie, liked the Title of that Movie even better tho'.   On the Homefront, I made Chili again, everyone wanted me to and it's great Comfort Food and our Weather has been off and on inclement and Shitty.  Mando was doing Property Repairs for me that needed a Handyman, he can Fix anything that Guy, and he did.  We had a Leak in some Outdoor Plumbing near The RV Garage Mahal in the back Acreage, he repaired it.  We had the Doorknob to the Back French Doors of our Dining Room leading out to our Back Patio malfunction, he repaired that too so we didn't have to Buy a new Knob and Lock.  He'd repaired the Fridge not long ago so we didn't have to outlay for an expensive Appliance we couldn't afford right now too.  Even the most expensive Appliances don't last worth a shit now, they're not built to either.  I remember when a Fridge would last virtually forever.

The Fridge I had at the Historic Home was over 35 Years Old and still working like a Charm, they're probably still using it.  And, the Art Studio Cottage had one from the 1930's still Working, but I Donated it to an Elderly Person that the Salvation Army said didn't have a Fridge or Stove, we Donated one of the Historic Home's Three 1930's Stoves to the same Woman via The Salvation Army too.  We used the other Two Stoves, they worked just Fine, I still have them coz Mr. Avila gave them to us when we conveyed the House and he wanted to give his Tenants new Stoves.  Not that the Historic Stoves didn't Work coz they did, but, coz Modern People want Modern shit even if it breaks down in 5-10 Years with consistency so you have to keep replacing it.   And spending a Fortune doing so.   Ask any Repairman whose Honest and they'll verify that Fact, most aren't even built to be Repaired anymore, just Replaced.

I've got Loans out right now that I didn't intend to have the Debt of, but, Major shit broke down and had to be replaced when it couldn't be repaired instead.   Air Conditioners/Heaters, Fridges, Washers and Dryers, Water Heaters, Water Softeners, Pool Vacuums, Vehicles, well, you get the gist, the Laundry List can be virtually fucking endless and constant these days with how shitty everything is now built, and built that way intentionally.   Doesn't matter how much they're charging for it, it will break down now in short order and be expensive to either repair or replace... over and over again... causing perpetual debt outlay for the Average person.  I've conservatively spent about $100,000+ on just Home Repairs since Buying this Property and it was in good shape compared to Modern Builds, coz it is a Vintage Home, built way better.  Modern Builds are really POS Properties, all of them.

Sorry that I haven't been a Ray of fucking Sunshine my Friends, but it's hard to be lately.  Even with the Intention of being Positive, it's a struggle right now, isn't it?   I'm a Glass Half Full kinda Gal, but when the fucking Glass is knocked over, broken, and spilled of all contents, it will end up Empty regardless.   And it's difficult to find the Optimism in the Shattered Glass of it... and all you can do is try not to get Cut now by broken Glass...

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Be Well and Stay Safe my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian