Moving Bodies

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 Okay, so, the Blog Post Hook Title isn't actually as "Dateline" Ominous as it sounds, but, it got your Attention and drew you in, didn't it?  *Winks*  The Bodies I am Moving aren't Human... *Whew*... so no Need to make an Anonymous tip to the FBI or anything.  Tho' what that Drunken Mister-Party-All-The Time Moron Kash Patel would do with it might Amuse the fuck out of me.  *Giggle*  I managed to schlep my 2nd large full Body Antique Dress Form on a hanging Cast Iron Frame out of the Art Studio and into our Boudoir.  What an ordeal, she's heavy as a Boat Anchor or a Dead Body {I am Imagining that 2nd Example, Winks} but she is on workable Cast Iron Wheels.   I just didn't want them in the Art Studio Space now that it's not gonna be my Art Studio, they had Purpose in there and now they didn't with The Grandson living in that Space now.  He was starting to utilize them in ways I wasn't having a Peace about coz they could get damaged and they are expensive, Old, not Props for Cosplay Weaponry and Silence of the Lambs Type Costumes.  

I took a lot of time Saving Up to afford them, they're pretty Rare and hard to Source or replace should something happen to them.  I got good Deals when I bought them quite some time ago, I couldn't get those kinds of Deals now on one or afford what they go for now.  Both of them are unusual in that as Old as they are, they are both very Full Figure Dress Forms for us Big Made Women.  So, when I want to Design Wearable Art Wardrobe for myself, they are the perfect Size too.  Most Antique Dress Forms have Wasp Waists and were diminutive Sizes during that Era.  My 2nd "Rescued" Dress Form is Pictured Above and Below.  *Smiles*  Another Body successfully Moved out of Buffalo Bill's Space, the Adult Kids inappropriately joked.  *Winks*   And now you can see the wee Corner I Blog in of our Boudoir, behind the Door!  *LOL*  

Yes, I've been totally Displaced from having an Office Space now... whatever... I kind of Like my Lil Cubby Corner here... with the Clothing Rack and Mannequin surrounding it,  it's now very sequestered and insulated from prying Eyeballs and distractions.  They can't even get in here to stand behind me now or peek at me from the Media Chair Location!  *Bwahahahaha*  These I have, I don't know if they're European originally, but, could be, and likely are American ones?  In case you aren't familiar with them I Cribbed an Online Image of one very similar to mine only not as Full Sized. {Further Above the Pixs of one of mine.} One of mine has a full Right Arm too.  The Cast Iron Base is usually Ornate and mine actually hang from a Cast Iron "L" Shape away from the Main Pole.  These days the Vintage and Antique Models go for close to $800 or more if you can Source one.  They make Modern versions that are still around $770, so not much cheaper than the Antique versions, even if bought from large Retailers like Wal-Mart.  I don't know the new ones are built as well? 

I had Room in our Boudoir for one, the other one now stands behind me here at the Computer.   Coz I really didn't have Placement for her here, but, I'm not opposed to where she is either.  The same with my Cast Iron Clothing Rack with my T-Shirts that had to move in here, it'll do, we make do with what Space and Room we have now.  There isn't even adequate Placement for all the People, let alone all our Worldly Possessions, all crammed together now indefinitely.  At least now I can enjoy the things I Need, Use and want to Look at, that I Value most of what I've Collected and wouldn't ever Sell Off.  These Dress Forms won't be Sold in my Lifetime anyway, I have serious Attachment Issues to my Collections like this.  *Smiles*  I rescued some of my Jewelry out of his Room too, he'd broken this Rosary coz he had it as part of an Art Installation he'd Created and I had the Vapors when I saw that coz it's an Antique Nun's Rosary!!!  *Argh!*  The Mad Artist struck again!!!

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  I always Decorated my Art Studio Spaces with Inspirational Objects Collected and Displayed, but, now I no longer have an Art Studio.  Off and on that's just been the Reality of being displaced when Family had to move back in with us and Occupy what was used as my Art Studio.  For lack of anywhere else to put them and their possessions.  Will I ever have the Time to devote to doing my Art again, I truly don't know?  I'd like to think I will, but it's been long delayed now.  I used to enjoy working on my Art Projects and now it's been so long that I haven't even thought about Creating in ages now.  And it Feeds the Soul, so I know I should get back to it but I can't concentrate well if I don't have a Space designated to do it that I don't have to pick up in between working on something.  An Art Studio gives you the Creative Space to spread everything out and work on it without interruptions and without tidying it up while the Work is still in Progress.  And I do so miss my previous Art Studio Spaces I had at Two previous Properties.  They always were my Favorite part of our Properties.

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The RV Garage Mahal is massive, but not a Climate Controlled Space, so utilizing it Year Round is not possible.  And, with Climate Change and every Year heating up hotter and for longer, there's even less Time I can safely spend much time in there now either.  It would cost a lot to Climate Control a Space that large, it's Warehouse sized.  As it is Utility Costs are escalating just to AC or Heat a Home, let alone extra Spaces.  If I Invested a small Fortune in Solar perhaps it could be done, but the Two Major Utility Companies in Arizona have already been Fined and lost Cases in Court for violating Anti Trust Laws concerning Solar and what they have done illegally to Solar Customers.  When I had Solar on the Villa McManse, I fought the Utility Co. we had at that location, APS, and Won a huge Reimbursement from them.  They were Stealing Energy from me at a Discount and then trying to Sell my own Energy produced back to me at a Premium!!!  They are only allowed to Buy any Overage... and we're only required to Sell them any Overage at a Discounted Price.

The way Solar is presently structured, and how they Sell it to the Public, is corrupt still, so I'm not willing to Invest in it again until that is remedied, even tho' it's Cheaper Energy and works very well.  The Sun in Arizona never lets you down and produces a lot of Solar Energy Year Round.  We need to rely less on Fossil Fuels and Traditional Energy Methods that make us Vulnerable Globally and at Home,  And Invest more in Alternative Green Energy like Solar, Wind and Battery... but the Big Oil and Utility Companies spend a lot of Bribery Money to block it in our Politics by being Mega Donors to our Politicians, coz they fear the Competition and Losses it would cost them.  Just follow the Money, as I always say, to know why Sensible and Progressive better Methods are not being considered or Invested in to Solve critical Problems we're already facing.  

This Regime is Bought and Paid for by Oil and Coal, it's why they tout it so aggressively and vilify Green Energy.  With lame excuses like Wind Turbines hurt Birds and Whales, etcetera.  *Eye Roll*  Like that Corrupt Environmentally Unconscious Money Hungry Fucker Cares about Wildlife or the Environment!!!  Does he remotely look or sound like a Guy who gives a Rat's Ass about the Birds, the Bees or Whales?  *Come On Seriously!* And he certainly doesn't Care about the American Public or our Future.  And what he's forcing us to be reliant upon and refusing to give us Options that would be less Costly and less reliant on these Countries supplying Oil and holding us Hostage right now becoz of that reliance on those forms of Fuel and Energy.   China for Example is Developing Alternative Energy on a far larger Scale than the United States.  It is expanding it's renewable Energy Generation capacity, particularly Wind, Solar and advanced Grid Infrastructure.   And at an exponential rate that currently is outpacing the rest of the World combined, they're Smart to be doing that, we're Stupid and Foolish not to be also.

I like the Above Tag but didn't Buy it, I don't think I've been Tamed, pretty sure most of you would concur I'm still Wild?  *Bwahahaha*  I'm not completely Feral Acting tho', like some nasty and destructive Humans prone to Wrecking their whole Environment coz they cannot be the least bit Civilized... or their out of Control Spawn.  Luckily, when I picked up my Check and worked on the Showroom at the Antique Mall on Friday the Ferals hadn't been in there and it was in decent Order still from the last time I ran damage control behind the Feral Humans.  I don't mind a lot of Traffic thru the Space, that's usually a good Sign that it's attracting Interest.  But those that come in and Wreck it are not Welcome and I would rather that the Mall take a firm stance about those vandalistic types who manhandle everything, act the Fool, break things and Steal, just be asked to leave.  Or be permanently Banned if they cannot behave while there.

I think it's a very sad commentary on the lack of appropriate Parenting when even the Chazzas have to constantly make Public Service Announcements over the Intercom for Parents to keep their Children up under Control and with them at all times.  For the safety of the Child and other Shoppers, coz some of them Bebe's Kids {Comedian Robin Harris' infamous skit}, are buck Wild and completely out of Control.   Sadly Harris is no longer with us and taken prematurely, but his Dark Humor about out of Control Spawn lives on and on... and in Public, you still see Feral Children like what his Comedy talked of that were the scourge of his Dating Scene.  A "Bebe Kid" is now Slang term for extremely unruly, chaotic and misbehaving Children.  Our Family uses the Term all of the time when we see those types of Families in Public with Kids who are out of Control, run Wild, have no Home Training and the Parents aren't up to the Job of Managing them appropriately.  *Winks*   And we will say it loudly in Public too, so their Parents and the Kids can hear us, "Them some Bebe Kids!"  *LOL* 

They made a Satirical Movie of it, Cartoon Style, but in Real Life, Kids who Act like that are no Joke and everyone despises them and their Parents.  Especially Retailers coz they can Wreck a Store or Restaurant and cause a lot of disruption among other Patrons who would rather not have to Deal with your Kid misbehaving.   I have been known to give my "Gramma Crazy Eyes" Stare Down to a Kid acting like that, no Words are necessary and the response is immediate.  A Kid knows when an Adult is in Charge and won't take no mess from them.   And most Kiddos aim to Please, Kids Like me in spite of me taking no mess from any Child and expecting them to Behave.  Gentle Guidance and Consistent Training work wonders even on Kids whose own Families fall way short and thus end up with Behavioral Issues.   So, I blame the Adult who isn't being responsible, not the Child, that Child could be Trained to know how to Act and be Socially Acceptable little Humans.  It's a shame for any Child to have Parental Guidance completely absent, it sets them up for some Hard Knocks Life when they grow up and nobody is gonna Deal with them kindly once they're Grown and still act like that.

Discipline is not Abuse, but we have so many Undisciplined Humans running around creating Problems for Society.  I highly suspect many of them were Bebe Kids who were either Spoiled Rotten, or the Parents tried too hard to be a Friend and not a Parental Respected Figure, or the Parents just didn't Care and were Negligent.   There are some recent Commercials on TV that irk the shit out of me coz of the Kid in it.  A VRBO Air B&B one in particular where the Rude, Bitchy, Sassy Teen is so Disrespectful to the Parents, especially the Dad, and the Commercial makes Light of it as if that's Normal Behavior that should be Tolerated and is Humorous.  It's NOT, if a Teenager acted that Disrespectfully to me or in front of me, there would be no holding me back in Dealing with them appropriately and swiftly.  It would be a "Who in the Hell do you Think you are?" Moment for damned sure.  

In the Commercial the Teen is a pretentious precocious total Bitch acting Older Teen Female Child at the cusp of Adulthood.  Oh, she'd Learn FAST who was the Alpha Female and dominant in the equation if she was foolish enuf to try to Square Off.  *Winks*  The Take Down would be fast... it wouldn't happen again.  I HATE how those Parents react in that damned Commercial!   But, I can Guarantee that a Kid that Old whose Acting like that, had a whole damned Childhood of Learning instead that she was in Charge of the Parents and could say or do whatever she liked or wanted without consequences.   And when I Googled why the Ad Makers would chose such a Rage Bait Scenario, I was Right... it's a Marketing Ploy to make it more Memorable.  To feature a Sassy Teen to leverage the "Entitled Disrespectful Youth" Trope as a form of Rage Bait, is a common Marketing Tactic Designed to make the Ad Memorable by sparking Strong Emotional Reaction, both Positive and Negative... and translate to high Brand Recall.  

But, for a Consumer like me, doing so would make me avoid said Brand even if I remember it and Blog about the Commercial.  *Smiles*  One that every time I watch it, is making me wanna jump in that Hot Tub and hold that Bitchy Girl underwater for a Minute... and slap both of her Parents... on the Canvas of my Imagination, coz all Three of them annoy the Hell out of me and make me Hate the Brand I'm Recalling too.  So their Rage Bait did work, just not the way they probably intended for it to and I put VRBO on Blast for making such a distasteful Commercial that I cannot stand watching, so I wish they'd just take it off the air.  I'm not Connecting to that Family in any kind of Meaningful way or commiserating with them.  Coz that would be a Kid who'd never fucking go on a Vacation with me ever.  *Bwahahahaha*  Our Kiddos Learned early on if they couldn't Behave in Public or on Trips, they would be denied the opportunity to come along as a consequence.   And my Kiddos are Special Needs ones, somewhat Behaviorally Challenged due to what's Wrong with some of them, but it was never an Excuse to get away with shit that was unacceptable or disrespectful.  

And, Yes, I've known some very Liberal Parents who think it's Progressive to not Discipline a Child at all and be their "Buddy", and talk to them that way.  *Gak*  And those are typically the Kids I see manipulating the Hell out of said Adult coz Boundaries are blurred about whose really in Charge, the Kid or the Adult???   You can use some Psychology Successfully on a Child that is more effective, Kind and Gentle Guidance, but don't fall into the Trap of thinking your little one should be your "Friend", they Need a Parent, chances are they're all Friended Up already and don't Need any more Friends, especially "Adult Friends". *Eye Roll*   I personally think it could even make them more prone or susceptible to being Victims of Child Predators to assume that an Adult posing as a "Friend" could Earn their Trust quickly coz they've been Conditioned to think that way?   Just sayin'.   And a bratty Kid is generally not endearing themselves to any Adult quite frankly, so their Parents should Wake Up to that Fact.  I don't Like bratty Kids... blame the Parents... but, still don't want that Kid around me disrupting my Calm and Testing my Patience, Period. 

Okay, so enuf of me Ranting about People's Feral Children.  *LOL*  I genuinely LIKE most Children, but the Feral ones need to be Domesticated and Housebroken better to be tolerable to me.  *Smiles*  And if you're Twenty-Something and still acting The Fool in Public, I will ask you how Old you are and if you think that's a Good Look for someone Old enuf to Know better?   *Winks*  I've had College Aged Young Men, in particular, who I do think come in to the Mall after some libations and act like they're 14 Year Old Boys.  Once I had one on our Upstairs level, which circles the entire Downstairs level, dropping Ice Cubes down on his Friends Below!!!  Well, one of them had rang a Locked Case Bell and I was responding just as an Ice Cube was dropped and hit me!  I looked up, The Young Men were now no longer Laughing about the Prank gone awry and hit some Old Lady, and were Shitting Kittens!  Coz I looked up, and sternly told their wayward Friend, as if he was my Adult Grandchild, and loud enuf to draw Attention, get down here RIGHT NOW Young Man!!!  *Ruh Roh*

  

He complied Obediently and his Friends now were somber as Hell, coz they knew I was not Playing.  I had Ice Water dripping down my Face and in my Dreadlocks!  When he got down there I do what all Young People dread, I Called him Out about misbehaving in front of his Friends.  How Old are you?  He responded he was 23.  Are ya'll in College?  Yes Ma'am, he and the others responded.  And this is what your Parents are paying for Higher Learning for... and likely making Sacrifices and going into Debt, thinking you all are Mature enuf now that you are all Grown Ass MEN?  They all looked down at their Feet, shuffling and uncomfortable by now.  I want you all to DO better coz I KNOW at your Ages you SHOULD KNOW BETTER, so Man Up, Okay???!!!  Yes Ma'am they replied in unison. And then I Opened said Case and waited on them pleasantly.  They all Behaved for the rest of their stay at the Antique Mall and the Young Man did apologize profusely and sincerely to me, I accepted said Apology.  

I knew he hadn't intended to hit ME on the Head, and they weren't Bad Young People or total Delinquents.  I've confronted Gang Bangers just as harshly when living in Da Hood, if they Disrespected me or messed with me or Mine.  I'm not Inhibited or Intimidated in the least and I Bow Down to no Man.  The Man doesn't back down to anyone either, he's Calmly and Chillingly told Young Thugs who think they are Bad Asses that he'll rip their Head off and shit down their Throats.  He can give that Deranged Veteran with extreme PTSD 1000 Mile Stare that Chills those Punks to the Bone.   He put one Young Adult Thug who tried to Rob him at a Gas Station thru the Windshield of that Young Man's Vehicle once, he was in his Sixties, the Guy perhaps Twenty-Something.  *Ha haha*   We Give Respect and Demand it.   Anyway, this Young Adult was just messing with his Friends as Young People do... but this was in Public and it could hurt someone, cause a Slip and Fall liability to the Business once the Ice Melted on the Floor, and we have Families and Old People Shopping there. 

  

 Plus, when I was 23 I was already out on my own, Raising a Child as a Single Parent, holding down a Corporate Bank Executive AVP as my Career, Managing Three Departments of Nine People Older than me and a Fourteen Million Dollar Portfolio of Investors Loans, and Owning my own Real Estate.   If I'd of met any of these Guys back then, who were the same Age as me and acting like Tween Boys, it wouldn't be attractive in the least.  And they were all Nice looking Young Men, and Cleaned Up well once they were confronted with Immature Behavior not being Appropriate at their Age and in Public.  Sometimes they just get carried away with themselves and go too far having a good time, but, being a public Menace in the doing of it that gets out of Control.  And I never wanted to get embarrassed as a Young Adult by Acting Immature for my Age.  Yet, I do also try not to get so Old I Forget what it was like to be Young.  So, I can relate to Younger Generations quite well, I just don't put up with any Bullshit and Nonsense, and most of them do Respect that and Respect you more for it.  You Teach People how to Treat you.

In France it reached 110 Degrees and that massive Heat Wave is hitting all of Europe.  All of Germany is under Extreme Heat Advisory Today, they're as Hot as here in Arizona, which is Crazy!!!  Here we are not only used to it, but everywhere has Air Conditioning and mostly, it's a Desert Dry Heat, except during Monsoon Season, where then it's Humid.  I've lived in Europe, numerous Countries there, triple digit temps are not Normal there and probably they will be now with Climate Change.  I don't know they're being proactive enuf about it either to protect their Populations adequately?  Cooling Stations here are plentiful, I don't know they are in Europe?  I don't know that many European Families have AC, I know during the Years we lived there, nobody did, not even in Shops, tho' they might have more AC Buildings retrofitted now?   Google says only 20% of European Households have AC... compared to 90% in the U.S..   Southern Europe does better, with 50% in Italy and 40% in Spain having AC.   But only 6% in Germany do and they are under Extreme Heat Advisories, which can be Fatal.

 It was Windy Today but still around 108-110 all day, I did some Environmental Cleanup, a lot of Drinking had gone on Friday Night so I got 23 Lbs. of Aluminum Cans and traded them in at the Recycle Center.  The Daughter has a Cleaning Job in Chandler Tomorrow, so the day will be spent doing that and transporting her there and back.   Monday will be The Son's 40th Birthday in Real Time, I know this Post will Publish long after that since I'm about a Dozen Posts ahead that aren't Published.  I'm still trying to remember to shorten my Posts, sometimes I even Succeed.  *LOL*  When I went to one of the Major Mountain Parks that I have an Annual Pass to I was literally the only Person there!!!  It's Summertime and the Kids are out of School but most Parks are barren and devoid of anyone lately, it's kinda eerie and unusual.  Usually there are lots of Kids on the Playgrounds, which are covered in Arizona to provide Shade, the Gazebos and Ramadas are usually full of Parties and Picnics, but lately... Nada.  There are Fire Restrictions in effect and No BBQing may account for some of the avoidance.

And nobody should go Hiking in this Heat either, so a lot of the Hiking and Biking or Horse Trails are Closed while the Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect.  Mostly due to Rescues and Deaths already happening when folks are foolish enuf to go do something like that when it's over 110 Degrees.   Usually it's not Locals, it's Vacationers and they're ill equipped to be out in the Desert to begin with and bring a single paltry Bottled Water!   And don't realize that even surrounded by City, sometimes you can't get Cell Service for Emergencies around the Mountain Ranges that surround Metro Phoenix.  There are Dead Zones where you can't get a Signal Out so you couldn't Call for Help if you Needed it and nobody is coming by to accidentally find you either.  Coz most Sane and Sensible folks wouldn't be taking a Hike in the Extreme Heat and wouldn't imagine anyone else would be either.  Unless someone sees a Vehicle Parked near a Trail Head for Days, it wouldn't even arouse suspicions unless someone reports you Missing.

Anyway, I had all of Estrella Mountain Park to myself and it's a very big Mountain County Park, so it was quite Serene and lots of Wildlife apparent when People are absent.  I saw what I think were some Vermilion Flycatcher and Cassin's Finch, which are tiny Birds, that are very Colorful and you don't see too often, the Red Feathers on them catches your Eye and they're Curious when they see you.   And we'll end this Post with a couple of Selfies of one of the Granddaughters in Pittsburgh.   The Young folks take such good Selfies, I totally Suck at it.

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I'm finished moving Bodies for now... Dawn,,, The Bohemian

Not My Day To Watch Them

 

Well, I Won $5 on my Frida Scratch Ticket and The Son Won $20 on his Scratch Ticket, so we both were Winners!  *Winks*  The Ten Grand would have been Nice, but, hey, whatever... a Win is still a Win, Right?  I had forgotten my Phone tho' and didn't realize it in time, so Princess T had poor Rusty, her Boyfriend, get off Work to come get her coz she couldn't reach me by Phone... and when I finally realized I didn't have it on me, I raced to her Work just as she was getting off and poor Rusty was almost there too!!!  So, he had to do a turnaround and just go back to Work, I felt really bad and so did she.  I'm so forgetful lately tho', I'd forgotten to Cash my Check too and had to go back to the Bank to do that as well... it was just an Airhead kinda day for me.  Princess T did feel badly for making me feel badly, and apologized, she knew I didn't forget it on purpose.  It was 114 and nobody wants her walking Home alone anyway, let alone in that kind of extreme Heat.

I'd told The Man I was rushing to the Bank coz I'd forgotten to Cash my Check from the Antique Mall, and then I'd be picking her up from Work after that.  He didn't know I didn't have my Phone, I didn't know I didn't have my Phone, so when she called the House to ask where I was and why I wasn't answering my Phone, he'd forgotten where I said I was going, just that I wasn't Home, and just told her to call my Cellphone again!!!  She did and her Uncle answered it coz he heard it ringing here in our Bedroom and thought it Odd coz he knew I wasn't Home, or why I hadn't taken it with me?  *Le Sigh*  And told her, well, Gramma doesn't have her Phone and she's not Home!  That's when she called the Boyfriend for an Emergency Ride!!!  And then everyone was Worried about me and where I was?!   Oy Vey!!!

Anyway, all is Well now, we passed Rusty and waved, she was Calling him to tell him what happened, he wasn't Mad, we were probably more upset about it than he was.  He's such a good Guy that Princess T said he just never gets Mad or Upset, he's Chill all of the time and very Laid Back about everything, which is Nice.  We're all High Strung enuf to offset his amount of Chill, she said, and she's Right about that!  *LOL*  Anyway, she took Tomorrow off Work coz initially a Friend was having a Birthday Party, so Matthew and Timmy, her Gay Posse, wanted her to go to it with them, they all know the Birthday Girl.  Well, she asked for the day off and then decided she didn't wanna go coz everyone was gonna spend the Night since Drinking would be involved, the Friend was turning 21.  Princess T doesn't Drink so she just didn't wanna be around a bunch of Drinkers who'd likely end up Drunk... and Opted Out now so it wouldn't end up awkward.

She would require a ride there and Home so Matthew would have been her Ride and if he was Drinking and spending the Night, she didn't want him to feel obligated to take her Home first.  Matthew is Native American and a very Conservative Young Man with high moral values about his Lifestyle.  So I was under the impression he didn't drink... both due to being Indigenous, and being like Princess T, rather Conservative in their Habits compared to most other peers in their 20's.  Princess T doesn't hang out with any Party Crowd and doesn't want to either.  Even her Friends who do like to Party every once in a while, she says, I Opt Out coz I don't want it to be my Day to Watch them.  We Laugh about that but it's our Catch Phrase... "Not My Day To Watch Them".  *Winks*  So, anyway, now we're all relaxing at 3:00 p.m., done Todaying for Today.  *Smiles* 

   While I was at the Antique Mall our Manager came up and asked me if I was Okay and The Man was Okay?  He knew things were not Right and so I did tell him a bit of what's going on and why I've been turning down so many Shifts, he only knew in part and hadn't wanted to pry.  He's a Young Guy and the Grandson of the Founder, and has always been very good to me personally and values my input and my Work Ethic.  So he always calls me first when options exist and I appreciate that.   He also knows I have been there since this Location Opened and had the 1st Sale before they even had a POS up and running!  *LOL*  He was truly concerned about us and I saw that.  He said he will always have me at the top of the List for whenever I feel Well enuf to take on Shifts again.  And will be Hoping for the best for us both.  As you can see by my Fiesta Ware Vignette in the Showroom, I'm trying to make it Display Summery and Festive.  Not going with the Red, White & Blue Patriotic Theme, coz not Feeling particularly Patriotic with this Regime in Power giving America a Black Eye Globally, Tanking our Reputation among Allies, Friends, and valuable Trade Partners.

I had several other Vendors, that I don't even know all that well, I couldn't even tell you their Names, coz I don't even know their Names, come up and talk with me and ask why they haven't seen me around?  I hadn't realized anyone who doesn't know me that well even had noticed, I guess they had and were concerned.  That Touches your Heart to see the genuine Concern of people you don't really have a Relationship with, but Care and notice when you've been Missing.  I don't elaborate with folks I don't know, but just said Health Issues had come up in the Family and I was giving that a priority right now.  Of coarse the Co-Workers and other Vendors I do know well always ask how we're doing and we have a good Relationship with all of them there.  They really are the bulk of my Social Circle beyond the Blog actually.  I've said it before, most of our Inner Circle have either moved away or Passed Away now.  We have already Lasted longer than damned near everyone we were very Close to who were Lifelong Friends, or Family our Age.

Our Antique Mall hasn't leaned heavily into the Patriotism Decor even tho' it's the 250th, like so many others have.  I've enjoyed seeing it elsewhere even if I don't Plan to go all Stars N Stripes Forever as a Theme in our Retail Spaces at the Antique Mall.  I don't Collect nor have a lot of 4th of July related Vintage Merch anyway.  Plus, Red and Blue not being Colors I personally Style with often, if at all, and White isn't my Fav Non-Color either to Decorate with, too hard to keep Clean.  Tho' if done well I'm not opposed to a Colorless Palette, so long as I don't have to Maintain it.  *Ha ha ha*  I tried it once back during the "Shabby Chic" Rachel Ashwell craze, which, I did Adore her Style Sensibilities, it just wasn't for me and my Family.  Too many Men, too many Kids, too many Generations under one Roof, too many Pets, and constant Visitors, to make it Functional for us in the Home.   It isn't a very Forgiving Color to Live with, or Entertain in, let us just say.  *LOL*

And, while at the Antique Mall I was overhearing some very Interesting conversations from mostly Older Shoppers as I Eavesdropped unintentionally on conversation they were having with each other while Shopping.  About the 250th, the 4th of July this Year, and not feeling at all Patriotic!!!  Most seemed just Sad they couldn't Feel it since you overheard them saying they've always felt Blessed to live in America and Proud to be an American... but current Politics have made them just not feel Patriotic at all now.   These were mostly Old White Folk too, some of whom one would think could be MAGA Supporters and might have Voted for this Administration once, twice or thrice... so, it was interesting to overhear that Sentiment from so many this close to the Big Milestone National Holiday coming up soon.  I completely understand and am in Agreement.  I've always been Proud to be an American, I've always Loved my Country, felt Blessed to be here, and for Generations our Family has Served in the Military and made Sacrifices for the U.S. and our way of Life, and to Protect Democracy Abroad when it was threatened.

It's not that I don't acknowledge some of our Bad History, I certainly do and a lot of it is quite recent.   It's not Old Bad History, the Timeline has been before and during my own Lifetime.  But I always felt like we could do better, be better.   Aspire to become more enlightened and Support Humanitarian Causes in a way that would make Americans Proud of being on the Right Side of History as we go into the Future.  That our Children, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren would have it better than we did.  That they all could attain The American Dream and Inherit a Future and a Nation that Ancestrally has been Fought long and hard for them and many Sacrifices made so they could Receive so much more.  My Parents were always so Proud that we had attained so much more than they had or even could.  It made all their incredible Sacrifices worthwhile to them, all their Hardships worth whatever they'd been thru or endured, to ensure that kind of Present and Future for us, their precious Children.   We were so Proud of them too, against incredible Odds they gave us a good Foundation to build upon and excellent start to move Forward and Succeed.

My Dad never even finished Grade School at the Indian Schools... I don't know that his Mom or Dad ever had an Education... my Welsh Gran-Gran didn't have any Schooling either.   My Welsh Nanna and my Mom were highly Educated tho', it's something they got the Opportunity of even back when a lot of Women didn't, of their Cultures.  I would venture to Guess they both had Genius IQ's and stood out, so were selected for Higher Education due to that.  My Mom was given a College Education free of charge from the Age of 14 becoz she was so Brilliant... before she met our Dad she was in Charge of a large Export Company's Comptrolling.  She was a Senior Executive Comptroller before she was 17.  Often your Gifts make Room for you in Life that way.  She only gave up her Successful Career to Marry our Dad and put his Military Career ahead of hers and come to America, which she didn't know a lot about actually and had never thought she'd leave her Homeland, which she Loved and was fiercely Proud of her entire Life.  She never became an American Citizen and never wanted to be... she was Proudly Welsh.

There weren't a lot of Non-Welsh folk she'd ever met in her Lifetime before then anyway.  Before Dad joined the Military, there weren't a lot of Non-Native American folk he'd ever met in his Lifetime before either.  So both of them had Grown Up in rather insulated Cultures among their own People, and were Young and eager to explore the whole World and everyone in it, and experience all they could.   Which they did together for over 36 Years, 27 of it was my Dad's Military Career Span.  They did eventually Divorce after 36 Years... for a brief time Dad went back to the Rez, but decided it wasn't for him anymore and returned to Arizona.  One of his Youngest Sisters became Widowed and moved from the Rez and in with him until the day she Died.  Which is Culturally what Indigenous Brothers do with Widowed Sisters, take Care of them when their Husbands Die.   My Dad and his Brothers took Care of my Widowed Grandmother until the day she Died too, financially Supporting her.  I never knew a time when my Dad wasn't sending Money Home to his Family to help Support them.  My Mom was Okay with it coz in her Culture you do that too.

Her Older Brother Supported not only their Mother, my Welsh Nanna, when she became a Widow... but his Wife's Father when he became a Widower too.  He moved in with my Uncle and my Aunt, who was his Daughter and an Only Child, so it would have been her Duty to take him in, when his Dear Wife Died and lived there with them until he Died.  My Uncle just Adored his FIL William and I heard many wonderful Stories of William.   My Male Cousin and his Wife helped Care for my Uncle once he became a Widower, tho' he chose to live Independently, becoz he was able to, and was self-sufficient still when he Died at Age 90.  But my Cousin and his Wife visited him, made sure he had everything, had him over often and corresponded with us so we'd know Uncle Syd was doing well.   My Uncle's Wife was an Only Child, usually its the Brothers who Inherit the Parents to take Care of in Old Age, but if there are no Male Siblings, the duty goes to the Daughters.  My Brother and I split Care of our Parents, me doing most of it since I lived Locally still and he lived in Cali.  Then he moved Mom out to Cali near the End of her Life.

The Man's Family weren't that way at all, since most American Families aren't structured that way Culturally, and I think their Church mostly stepped in to help my MIL when she became Widowed and until she Remarried.   The Man likes and now prefers my Family's way of Being, we look after our own, no matter what it takes.  Whatever it takes, that's what ya gotta do without Question.  And we really never think about it as being Optional or something we would choose not to do anyway.  So, sometimes when The Man tells the Adult Kids or The G-Kid Force, oh, I don't want to be a 'Burden' to you Kids... they scold him and say, it's no Burden Dad/Grandpa, you Looked after us and took Care of us, now it's your Turn to be Looked after, it's only Right and you've Earned that Right for the rest of your Days now, Mom/Gramma too.  It is Daunting, I won't Sugarcoat Full Time Caregiving or Sanitize any of it.  Anyone whose done it, whether Paid or Unpaid, knows what it takes and entails... you cannot Romanticize it or you'd be being disingenuous and not Keeping it 100% and Real.  I'm sure I have PTSD from Decades of doing it nonstop.  *LOL*

But I do Believe those we Love should be shown unconditional Love and Care.   If you don't Care or don't have that Love, then I would think it would be impossible for you to fill that Role tho', and mebbe you even shouldn't or can't, for whatever the reasons or circumstances?  I wouldn't presume to Judge or know your Personal Dynamics with those in your Family or Inner Circle.  Every Family is Unique, different, diverse, it can be very complicated and there's really no Right or Wrong answers for each of us IMO.   I do think Americans NEED to Connect more with one another tho', on a deeper and more meaningful level, and in Unity, and of Unified Purpose.  We would be the better for it...

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Positive Energies being sent your way my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian

Looting And Legacy Shopping ~ This Regime's Priorities

I am a ridiculous amount of Unpublished Posts ahead, but, what's One more?  *Winks*  Shortening them some and being more Editorial has been prolific coz I can knock a Shorter One out in short shrift.  *LOL*  Probably makes for easier Reading too, which, I'm sure is Helpful as well?  I Love to Blog, to Write, to take Pixs, so, it's something I Like to do every day and set some Time aside to do, when I can squeeze it in to a hectic Schedule.  And I Need to devote Time to it since it is Therapeutic and Cheaper than Therapy.  Brings me back to Center and restores my Calm.  *Winks*

The Son walked Home from Work early, but, he'd gone in real early, by 5:00 a.m., so he's Home when it's still early and still Morning, he Loves that Work Schedule.  His 40th Birthday is fast approaching on the 29th of June and he admit he's going thru a Midlife Crisis of epic proportions due to it.  It was obvious to the rest of us.  We wanna do something Special for his Birthday for him.  He said he'd like to do a nice Luncheon, so, that's what we'll do as a Family, his choice of Restaurant.  He has to Work that day, but, has a very Early Shift and will be off before Noon.   And he decided just Family is best, coz Invitations can either fall flat if nobody can attend, or get out of hand if too many attend.

I had to tell Gypsy James we can't take on the Bunny, he finally had it ready for us, much delayed, and it gave me ample time to then change my Mind about it.  I don't Need or want yet another Living Thing to be responsible for the Care or Expense of, pretty Tapped Out.  I have Bunny Food now but I think Birds can enjoy it instead.  Species like Grackles, Crow, Ravens and Blackbirds steal Dog Kibbles, so I'm thinking Rabbit Kibbles might just attract their Interest for consumption too?  We don't get Wild Rabbit or Hares this far into the City much, at least I haven't seen them setting up House here at the Mini Farm Community like a lot of the other Wildlife does.  Grassy areas within City Limits do get them, but we have a lot of Predatory Wildlife around here.

And speaking of Predators, this Prez, what people forget about him, is that all Predators Study their Prey in order to make a Kill successful.  All Conmen Study their Marks so they can successfully Play them, Victimize them, and the Con succeeds.  Looting and Legacy Shopping are, and have always been, this Regime's Priorities, enriching themselves, feeding his Ego.  He never really connected with his Base, coz he isn't one of them nor has he ever been, he has zero Point of Reference of the Average Person's experience in America.  He's enjoyed extreme Privilege and obscene Wealth his entire Life, he's never lived as you live, he's not one of you, nor will he ever be, so he's not betraying HIS Class.  

Billionaires never Earn their Money, Millionaires might, but once you get into the Billionaire Class, it's Exploitation Riches and taken from others, to further enrich themselves. And reliance on Elite Welfare to evade and avoid Taxation and be Subsidized.  It's hilarious to me the Elite made Socialism a Bad Word when they have benefitted from it the most.  LATER:  The MRI went well but was definitely the longest one I have ever had, without contrast lasted 45 Minutes, with contrast was shorter, but I was there over an Hour.  They had me holding my Breath a couple times so long I thought they forgot to ask me to Exhale!  *LOL*  The Female Techs were very nice tho', the Location was a new SimonMed I'd never been to but is close to Home, so I could get there in less than 5 Minutes from our House.  I picked up Mongolian Beef, Steamed Rice, Eggroll Luncheon from "Dragon Garden" for afterwards and halved it with The Daughter.

She's been working tirelessly on her Son's Living Space, done Six Loads of his Laundry, it's looking better, you can now see almost all of the Floor in the Art Studio Space he Occupies.  While he's in New Mexico until the 4th of July we wanna get as much done as we can.  We've Moved one of my Antique Mannequin Dress Forms out and into our Bedroom, it's Pictured and wearing my New Purchase I got myself as an early Birthday Pressy.  The Seller gave me a very Deep Discount on it and it's an early "Magnolia Pearl" Bag, LOVE it, looked even better than the Listing, the Dress Form looks lovely Modeling it to Display it and 'her'.  I had to contact the Seller coz a couple more Rhinestones had fallen out during Shipment and weren't in the Packaging, so, I Hope she might find them and send them to me to Restore the Two larger missing Stones to the Vintage Jewelry Clasp.  On the Listing she'd clearly states 3 small Stone Chips missing, but the Two larger missing Stones were there before my Purchase.

This is the only Existing Pix I think we ever had taken together as a Family, by a Neighbor Friend with their Brownie Camera in the 1960's, when we lived at K.I. Sawyer AFB in Upper Michigan.  This was after Dad returned Home from Vietnam and before he got Stationed in Great Britain.  After Vietnam Service you usually got your Base of Choice, even if before you were getting shitty Assignments and Tours of Duty, which, many G.I.'s of Color always seemed to get in those days.   Dad put in for Great Britain so Mom could be closer to her Home in North Wales.  All American Bases there were now in England, the American Bases in North Wales Closed in the early 1950's. 

 But, by the early 1970's we got a Four Year Tour of Duty there, Stationed at Mildenhall AFB, I went to High School at Lakenheath AFB American High School.  And both my Brother and I went to Jr. High School at Feltwell, AFB in England.  You got Bused to School if you lived close enuf.  If not, at other American Bases in England further away, you had to stay in the Dorms at Lakenheath AFB during the Week, go Home only on Weekends and Holidays.   It bothers me a lot that the Voter Suppression of this Regime is now Targeting Mail In Voting.  Not only for Stateside Voters to make Voting Accessible to all, but ALL American Servicemen, Servicewomen, and their Families rely exclusively on Mail In Voting while Serving their Country Abroad!  Trying to deny them their Voice and Right to Vote when they are Actively Serving our Country Overseas and often in Harm's Way, in Theaters of War, is a travesty.  You Invest in a Candidate now and you have Equity, you Own a Piece of them.  You have a tremendous Rate of Return on a Short Term Investment by Buying your Political Candidate.

I think I told you that a few days ago I got 12 Fiesta Ware Coffee Mugs in 12 different Colors at SAVERS and got my Discount.  Well, Today they had 4 Cereal Bowls in 4 Colors.  And 12 Plates in Two Sizes in 8 different Colors of Fiesta Ware.  I'm keeping the Cereal Bowls and Mugs, but Selling all the Plates at our Showroom.   Today was Customer Appreciation Day {every Thursday}, so I got a Discount on the already low Prices on all of it, Booyah!!!  Someone must have gotten rid of their whole Collection of Fiesta Ware to have so much of it there in just the last couple of days hitting the Sales Floor.  Color me Happy, Fiesta Ware remains very Popular, ever since the 1930's, and is an easy Sell, I've Sold a LOT of it over the Years at our Antique Mall.   I also got a Tarot Deck, they often get brand New Old Stock of various Tarot Decks.  I Collect those and if I get duplicates I easily Sell them to my Demographic of Customer.

I also got a Bagged Lot of New Old Stock of Essential Oils really Cheap.  And I got a Vintage Green Uranium Glass Juicer, a bit disappointed that the Store had Taped the Edges so that it disguised the chips on the rim of it.  But, I only paid $8... I just can't resell it in that Condition, I never Sell Merch that has damage to it, so I'll Keep it.  I like Uranium Glass, I've Sold most of what I Collected of it tho', so only have a scant few pieces left.  And that's Okay, I never use it, just Display it with my Jadeite Collection, coz the Green Uranium Glass looks good with it.  I Sold all of my Yellow Uranium Glass, wasn't as keen on it, but it has it's Fans who Collect that Color of it.  Displaying it under Black Light is Fun, Kids Love it, so when mine were Small I Displayed it that way and they'd show their Friends that it Glowed.  It emits negligible Radiation... but you shouldn't eat or drink from it really... coz Acidic Foods can cause it to leach and chipped pieces can cause ingestion hazards.  This Juicer will be merely for Display Purposes.

The Daughter, as Luck would have it, had a Bag of various Vintage Rhinestones and we set about Restoring that Clasp some, with the bigger missing ones, didn't bother with the Chips, happy with our results.  The Seller had good communication and looked, but couldn't find them, I looked everywhere too meticulously thru the packaging materials, she'd really packaged it well and beautifully.  Only found One, not Two... and The Daughter found an exact match and then added Two more on the top one to make it blingier.  Robin's Bags used Vintage and often imperfect Materials so it wasn't a Big Deal really and I knew we could either find some replacement Stones or just leave it "As Is".  

The Antique Dress Form I moved from the Art Studio into our Room I set about making look the way I wanted her to Display.  The Young Prince had put a lot of shit on her and I was worried he'd make her into some Art Project, and she's Valuable and I'd saved up a long time to Buy her.  So... I'm glad we Rescued her.  *Winks*  We have one more to Rescue out of there.  But we're Tired and have a few more Days before he returns.  He should be Happy to have more room for his own stuff.  Plus, my stuff needs to be relocated that I want to enjoy, I can't do that in someone else's Space coz I give them their Privacy when Occupying that Space, even tho' it's our Home.  I want him to be able to Decorate and Style it more to suit his Aesthetic and make him Happy living in there.

 

It's stayed above 110 all Day so I haven't ventured out except to make my Appointment for the Medical Test, it was close by so not a long commute.    I'm low on Gas and low on Funds until I get my Check from the Antique Mall Tomorrow, this close to EOM we're at the Wire Financially anymore.  At least I'm getting a decent Check from the Antique Mall for last Pay Period, that's really Helpful.  *Whew*  It used to be discretionary Income from a Hobby and Downsizing our stuff, but now it literally helps pay for Essentials and Bills.  And I think even for most Working Americans now the Underemployment is more of a problem that Unemployment ever was or is, Chris Cuomo did his Take on it Today, he had my Guy Andrew Yang on, I was part of the Yang Gang during the Election and established the Forward Party, since he's an Anti-Partisan as me and Chris Cuomo are.  I wanted Andrew for President actually, but knew America would never be ready for an Asian Prez any more than they are ready for a Female Prez or another Prez of Color.  That's just how superficial we really are as a Nation in picking and Electing Leaders.

But any Geriatric Old Straight White Man, we seem stuck in that rut Politically.  We shouldn't have Geriatrics in Cognitive Decline making any important decisions, even for themselves, let alone a whole Nation and serious Global matters!!!  When Voters would rather have a Sociopath Dementia addled 80 Year Old Racist and Career Criminal Leading them, while shitting his Diapers and falling Asleep, not always looking or talking like he even knows where he is or why he's there, and is totally out of Touch with Reality... we really need to recalibrate!!!  It's not Normal.  I do, however, get that too many Americans are SO fed up with the Status Quo and System that is Broken for them, that they want it all destroyed, burnt to the grown, rebuilt in some way they HOPE will finally Work for THEM and not just the select few.  They do feel left behind, ignored, not Cared about, becoz, they have been and it ain't gotten any better for them regardless of which Major Party was in Power.  So, they're Angry and Malcontent enuf to go Off Rails and Support whatever Political Theater gives them the Illusion of to get their Votes. 

 

The Rising of the Democratic Socialist Movement and "Party" has me very conflicted, becoz, is it the Far Left's version of MAGA really, being Sold to the Public?   I mean, MAGA was NEVER about being Conservative and corrupted that Party completely.  I just don't know for sure they're not just another version for the other side?  I don't know that using the Word "Socialist" will fly in every part of the Country as a Label embraced in America either.   I mean, if you were to go to a Deep Red State and ask them if they want more affordable Healthcare and Cheaper Prescriptions they will undoubtedly tell you YES we do.  But if you approached them with Socialized Medicine or Medicare for all, they'd shut you down immediately.  

 

Even if for their own Benefit Socializing anything would Work, they've been conditioned and programmed to think it's The Devil.  Even tho' we've Socialized a LOT for the very Wealthy and for a very long time in America, the Wealthy have convinced the Poor and Middle Class that Socialism equally distributed to their Classes would be disastrous.  Why?  Coz the Elite make a LOT of Money and Profits off what you're Paying too much for and they Own all of it, or are big Shareholders and Investors in all of it.  But, anyway, I've got my Eye closely on the Contestants of this New Movement to Observe what they're doing, and in what Spirit they're doing it?  How effective will they be in improving the Problems that exist and offering viable solutions?  And, also, who they are attracting and how that Base will ultimately Behave?   As an Anti-Partisan Moderate Independent I don't get On Board any side's Crazy Trains.  I don't Buy the Ticket to become one who, since I bought that Ticket, now I'm on for the Whole Ride, even if it veers Off Rails.

I've certainly made my fair share of Mistakes in Life and sometimes Trusted or gotten involved with the Wrong People.   We all can be fooled once, just don't get fooled twice by the same Actor.  But, I've belonged to the Streets long enuf not to be an Easy Mark either for the Predators in Life, or not recognize an obvious Devil when I see one.   Eventually, no matter how smooth that Devil may be, and how alluring and Charming, out of the abundance of the Heart the Mouth will always end up Speaking.  And Actions will always follow that reveal the True Nature of said Beast, no matter how carefully they initially cloaked themselves to appear and give the appearance of not being what they are and what they're after really.   I tend to be a Revolutionary, an Activist, and quite Militant in my ways, seems I've always been Fighting The Establishment, coz I don't think The Establishment has ever actually caused much to be improved for the Ordinary Person or for the most Vulnerable of our Society.  

Promises Made are rarely Kept.  It's always The Bait tho' in Politics.  Vote for me and I'll set you Free... {Insert ALL the Lyrics of The Temptations "Ball Of Confusion" 1970 coz it STILL applies in 2026!}   You'd think it had been a Revolutionary Song Written for Today, becoz NOTHING has Changed.  

People movin' out, people movin' in
Why? Because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run, but you sure can't hide
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I'll set you free
Rap on, brother, rap on
Well, the only person talkin' 'bout "Love thy brother"
Is the preacher
And it seems nobody's interested in learnin'
But the teacher

Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration

Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation

Ball of confusion

Oh, yeah

That's what the world is today

Woo, hey, hey

The sale of pills are at an all-time high
Young folks walkin' 'round with their heads in the sky
Cities aflame in the summertime
And oh, the beat goes on

Evolution, revolution, gun control, the sound of soul

Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growin' up too soon

Politicians say more taxes will solve everything

And the band played on

So 'round and around and around we go

Where the world's headed, said, nobody knows

Oh, Great GoogaMooga

Can't you hear me talking to you?

Just a ball of confusion

Oh yeah, that's what the world is today

Woo, hey, hey

Fear in the air, tension everywhere

Unemployment rising fast

The Beatles' new record's a gas

And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation

And the band played on

Eve of destruction, tax deduction

City inspectors, bill collectors

Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand

Suicide, too many bills

Hippies moving to the hills

People all over the world are shouting, "End the war"

And the band played on

Okay, so how much of it WASN'T just as relevant and the same coz our Politics on either side have never done a damned thing differently to Change any of it?  Asking for a Friend...    And so I can certainly see why some of the most disenchanted and aggrieved are primed and groomed for the pickin' by Politicians who use Grievance Politics and Culture Wars as their Platform.  The Red Meat.  And see them as being Marks, easily Baited, easily manipulated and weaponized for their unscrupulous Causes.  If they make it look and appear shiny and attractive enuf, folks can and often will fall for it every single time, coz desperate people do desperate things.   And if they feel like nothing has ever gotten better for them, or is working out, or they're losing ground or being "replaced" and offered a Scapegoat "imminent Threat", then they feel they have nothing to lose and may even Believe they're righteous and even being Patriotic.  

Psychology is a fascinating Scientific Study of Human Behaviors and the Mind.  We're actually pretty predictable Creatures as a Collective, which is why all the Old Fascism and Authoritarian Playbooks tend to Work on the Populations who Buy into it... at first... and then...  Buyer's Remorse sets in.   And some will be too Proud, too Radicalized or Brainwashed to admit they were Played and mebbe they even want what Chaos and Hardship ensues.  Its perhaps more important for them to feel like they're Sticking It to those they despise or feel Superior to, even if it's Sticking It to themselves as well in the Process.   Dividing the Citizenry is the easiest way to conquer all of them.  And to keep them so busy fighting amongst themselves that they're not paying attention to the Looting and Legacy Shopping the Regime is doing, rather than Representing any of them or looking out for the best Interests of the Country and it's Citizenry.  Distractions abound to keep your Attention off of what you should be paying Attention to, the sleight of Hand of a Successful Con Artist.

I did hit the Gym this Friday Morning, it was super busy even early, which was odd.  But I didn't have to wait on any equipment I use coz it was mostly Young Members and not Seniors, most of who have their Membership Paid by Medicare Programs and have those Restriction Hours imposed.  There were a lot of Young Moms with small Children, so, assuming they don't Work and keep their Girlish Figures by spending a lot of time at the Gym?   They have a Day Care for Children under 12 and do a lot of Healthy Activities for the Kids.  I know when The G-Kid Force were under 12 and we had a Membership coz we were still Working, they Loved the Day Care and Activities designed for their Age Group to Exercise and Learn to Eat Healthier.  I also stopped by the Antique Mall to put in all that Fiesta Ware, and arrange a large Fiesta Ware Vignette in the Showroom now.   It looks good, I did Photograph it... Pixs to come...

 I visited with my Vendor Friend Deb briefly, she's recovering from Hand and Arm Surgery... but has to help out her 93 Year Old Mother still.   Her Mom is in a very expensive Nursing Home but they hadn't done her Laundry in over a Month!!!  Deb said when they do her Mom's Laundry they charge her $50 a Load, which is Extortion and taking Advantage of the Elderly, so Deb said she just took all Six Loads Home and did them, so her Arm and Hand were killing her, she shouldn't have even been lifting anything as heavy as a load of Laundry, but her Mom had no Clean Clothing to wear and had been washing her Undies out in a Sink!!!   In an expensive Nursing Home Deb said her Mom is paying for better Treatment than she's receiving.  Her Mom is a Retired Executive and chose her own Facility, it is an Upscale one, so you can only imagine the level of Neglect at ones Medicaid or Medicare Recipients are getting!!!

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Blessings, Love and Light from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian