The Reality Distortion Field

 It's Sunday in Real Time so I get to Sleep In on a Sunday and Mondays coz Princess T has those Days off Work.  Yet, she spent the Night at her Boyfriend's so her Cat, Eli, was loudly singing the Song of his People to get me up to Feed, Groom him and change his Litterbox.  He doesn't like his Staff to Sleep In.  *LOL*   So, it was after 9:00 a.m. and he felt like that was enuf Sleep for Staff and WTF, come tend to me and turn my Cartoons on too while you're at it, I'm missing some Episodes of "Sponge Bob Square Pants"!!!  *Winks*  Now he's Happy and fed, parked in front of the TV watching it, he's as much a Creature of Habit as The Man and I are!

I've got an expanded Med Duty with The Man now coz they gave me a whole New Printout, when he was discharged from Hospital this time, changing up Meds, adding some, decided not to discontinue Aspirin after all!!!   So they printed out a new Printout to replace the Printout they'd given me after his Surgery, and it's all changed up, but at least in Writing so I can follow it without as much confusion.  I should have been a Pharmacist to actually be as adept at administering Life Saving Medication as I'm tasked with now!!!  They put AM/PM beside those that now he's got to take twice or thrice a Day!  *Le Sigh*

I had both of the Guys help me with their Dad/Grandpa's Meds, it took all Three of us an Hour, coz he's got Two Pages of Meds.  We had Two Meds he doesn't even have that are on the List and it's a Sunday so we can't call the VA to ask them to fill the Scripts for those.  He should have them, but, he doesn't.  Luckily The Grandson is studying Latin and is interested in Pharmaceuticals and The Son once worked for a Pharmaceutical Distributor and once thought about becoming a Pharmacist.  So, they're more familiar than me about what each of those Medications is for and actually does... it's all I can do to keep track of that many Meds administered 1-3 times Daily!!!

We Spirited away any Meds he's no longer on that they discontinued and replaced with something else now.  So, we got his Meds straight for now and each Sunday we'll get together and put them in his Pill Box for the Week in AM, Noon, and PM doses.  Plus he takes Two Injectables as well.  It's a lot of fucking Medications to keep him Vertical now, it's rather overwhelming which is why I solicited the Help of The Son and The Grandson and they found it quite overwhelming and know now why I've been so stressed out about Med changes.  Just when I get it 'Down', it's changed again and I have to start all over with Organizing my Thoughts about what he's taking and when... and what he's not anymore!?

The Man was Laughing, coz he found it Amusing, the Three of us huddled over his Medications, figuring it all out for the Week, which the Bottles are in a Shoebox and fill the goddamned Shoebox now!!!  Then, after I got him situated, it was time to then go do my Meds.  Thankfully I'm on way less than he is and can keep it straight in my Head and do it for myself without Help from the Kiddos... for now... who knows what the Future brings so I gotta School them now on how best to Help keep us Alive.  *Bwahahahaha*  So, it's like one of those corny Jokes about Guys going into a Bar... only this Joke is about Guys Helping their Bipolar/ADHD Mom/Gamma, one's an ADHD Bipolar Autistic, the other is a Paranoid Schizophrenic with D.I.D., what could possibly go Wrong?!  *LMAOROTF*

I think I may wait 'til Midweek to go in to the Antique Mall and rework my Locked Case to put all this Fresh New Old Stock Inventory in.  The Weekends are so busy that it's hard to work around Customers swarming around you and getting in the way.  I also like to Talk to Customers who want to interact with me, or other Vendors, but it does interrupt the Work you're trying to do and then I get too distracted and off Task.  With being a Full Time Caregiver I only have an allotted amount of Time to pursue other obligations, so I can't have my Time thrown off with unexpected Socializing.  I never want to be Rude or make it awkward for Dear Vendor Friends or our Regular Customers who are Friendly tho'.  I'd like to have more time to just Socialize or do Recreational things, I really would, in a Perfect World.

 

The Grandson is helping with making Lunch again, since his Mom left, she had been doing most of the Cooking and Cleaning, now it falls on me mostly again and I got a lot going on.   So, I'm glad he's stepping up and stepping in for Cooking sometimes, he's not great about Cleaning, The Daughter is the one who was great about doing that around here and I miss that Present Help.  Still don't hear from her and usually when she goes off the Grid, it's for an extended period of time.  It's the longest she hadn't gone off the Grid actually, so, it was an improvement.  I do miss her and she'd been doing so well... until... she wasn't anymore.  And I don't know how much of that can be attributed to the influence of the Boyfriend, or was just her going Off Rails again?  It hardly matters. 

 So, for Lunch we're having Steaks I got on Sale and a Wild Rice Mix Blend {Wild, Black, Purple, Brown & Red} as the Side.  I have several Brands of it, each slightly different, the ones pictured above are just some of my fav Pantry Staple Brands.  We like a nice Jasmine Sticky Rice, but I also like Gourmet Rice Blends too and they're some of the pantry staples of non-perishables I keep stocked up on in case the Economy tanks further and food either becomes scarce or skyrockets more in price.  The Discount Grocery actually had some of the expensive Gourmet Rice Brands in Stock the last time I went there.  So I bought it, they didn't have that much and you never know if they'll get more in stock at the discounted price point that is a real bargain. They promote Heart Health, high in fiber, protein, and essential minerals and are a lower calorie option.  The Man will eat them without protest.

But, I digress.  Even The Daughter's Friends have said nobody has had contact with her and that IS Rare.  She usually keeps in contact with at least some of them on The Regular.   He's been Isolating her from her Friends tho', he's jealous and insecure and he's not at all a Sociable person, so few of her Friends liked him at all, pretty sure he sensed that.  They tolerated him for her sake, but, they didn't think the relationship was good for her and he was too controlling and had a temper he wasn't controlling.   Anyway, if she wants to be with and stay with him, that's her prerogative, she's Grown, I can't make those Life's Choices FOR her.  And I think mebbe the responsibilities here were just too much for her and overwhelming?  She did her best, that's all I can ask of her.  It was Nice while it lasted.  She's Homeless again and likely no longer Clean or Sober.

It's Peaceful here with whose still occupying Space and Sharing it, if The Son isn't drinking he's no problem, The Young Prince and Princess T are generally not problematic either.  The Man has his Routines and if they're kept in place, he's content and we just ensure he has Caregiver Coverage.  He can be okay for short periods of time without being Babysat, he follows his Safety Prompts and mostly just sits and watching his Programs or takes Naps.   So you don't have to be a Helicopter Caregiver with him, just ensure he gets his Meds on Time, get him Dressed and Cleaned Up, Feed and Water him, and the rest is his Down Time.  He will take Naps or go to Bed when he just feels like it.  He likes to mostly be left alone with his Programs and when he's feeling better and doing better, be taken out every now and then just to get out of the House.

Before his Heart Attack this time tho', he'd kind of soured on even being taken out to do the things he did used to want to do and enjoy doing. Like the Environmental Cleanup which he used to Love and request we go do, or being taken just for a Drive or Out to Eat.  So, I can see where he's limiting himself and mebbe he just Needs to since he's not feeling 100% to do much of anything anymore.  It would keep me more housebound if I didn't have the Younger Generations here to give me Caregiver Respites, so I'm glad they're willing to fill in for me when I just Need some Me Time and to go do something pleasurable.  It keeps me Centered and Balanced, keeps my Head on Straight and regulates my own Moods appropriately.  I still wanna have a Life, what's left of it. 

The Grandson is going to do some Environmental Cleanup with me before the Heat of the Day sets in, now we've got everyone fed.  His Uncle is here to keep an Eye on The Man, tho' both of them are Napping right now, so, they'll be Fine until we get back.  Princess T won't be back from Rusty's until Monday Morning, he doesn't have Mondays off.  So he drops her off early before he goes in to Work Monday Mornings.  Sometimes she just needs a Break from what's going on around here that is stressful and worries her.  It is a LOT.  Her Brother oddly handles it all better than his Mom, his Uncle, or his Sister does.  He's very pragmatic about Crisis and can more Emotionally detach, like I do, so that he can remain more effective while moving thru them.  Plenty of Time to get Emotional after you have successfully dealt with a Crisis.  It does no good and isn't Helpful, to fall apart Emotionally during one.

I took a long Nap, too long, I didn't even wake up in time to eat our Wild Rice Mix coz I Slept thru to 5:00 p.m.!!!  We're Coping each in our own way, not always an Ideal way.  The Son has been drinking too much and too early, and he's embarrassed when I bring up it's not a Solution or a good Coping Mechanism to all that is going on, coz he knows I'm Right.  But being stone cold Sober thru all these Trials and Tribulations he's experiencing, has been really difficult for him.  He lost his Career thru no fault of his own, he has zero income since before Thanksgiving and relies on Elderly Parents to ensure he's not just Homeless and Hungry.  He can't find Work.  Now he has IRS problems coz the ACA Subsidy he Qualified to receive, now they want it all back when he has no way to pay it back!!!  His Sister might be relapsed and Using again and is MIA once again, so we all Worry about her.  His Dad is failing in Health rapidly and deteriorating before his Eyes.  

He actually Melted Down Emotionally just helping me with his Dad's Medications, but I requested Help.  It Overwhelmed him to see how much The Man is on now and said no Wonder I've been so Overwhelmed and his Dad so confused about what he's taking and why?!  So his Nephew had to step in and say, it's Okay, I got this for Gramma and Grandpa, go lie down.  Both of them know more about these Rx that The Man is on than I do, so that disturbs them.  It is a LOT of Medication and if he were not a Veteran and getting them from the VA at no cost for his Meds at least, we couldn't possibly afford all of it, we struggle to a afford mine now that the Base Satellite Pharmacy doesn't carry most of them anymore and you must use TriCare, which Charges, but delivers to your Home.  We don't Qualify for Medicare Part D to cover our Medications, since, we have TriCare.

I should be Pricing more Inventory and I'm procrastinating doing it, so I got Crates of it sitting on the Floor here in our Boudoir, where I was Pricing it while The Man was still Hospitalized.  Taking care of him now shifts my priorities, and trying to catch up on my Rest too, so, that's shifted down to a 3rd Priority for now.  It's not a huge Deal, but, with how full the Calendar will be with Appointments stacked up already, it means less time to do much else now.  So, I am juggling Priorities Daily and the Medical of coarse is the highest, then the Social Services Applications for The Grandson to receive Services so that he isn't left destitute like his Uncle is at the moment.   I can only Help each of them so much, they Need Services and they're not getting any at the moment.

We already know neither will get Nutritional Assistance to have a basic necessity like Food made available to them.  Unless we make more treks to DES and never be able to get thru to them by Phone for Months.  So, just Hope that by going in Person and waiting for Hours, and just MEBBE they will Schedule a Phone Appointment with each of them to try to Qualify for very limited Temporary Assistance.   Since they don't do In Person Interviews anymore.   And you may have to do this every single Month now to receive very limited Resources that have been gutted by this Administration for SNAP.  We have Billions a Day to spend on an Illegal Ego War that has absolutely no Policy behind it... but no Funding for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance for Americans who can't afford Food! 

  

 And a lot of them are Working Americans BTW, or the Elderly, or the Disabled, or the Unemployed, or those going thru Medical Crisis that eats up their Budget to pay for their Meds and Healthcare.  If you've bought Groceries or Gas lately, the Costs have increased exponentially under this Regime.  And that's IF you had a Budget that regularly afforded such things without hardship already, but what if you didn't?   I don't consider us to be Poor, but we do have Three Generations now trying to Exist on mostly just our Pensions/Social Security/VA Disability Income... and it's a lot of Mouths to Feed and Support who otherwise, couldn't afford sufficient Food and absolutely couldn't afford Shelter. 

 That's our Reality and we're better off than many Americans are right now, so I'm Thankful I've juggled it all and stayed above Water, for now.  Treading Water, but, not Drowning at least.  The Reality Distortion Field of this Administration can't be made Sense of, and people naturally try to make Sense of the World as it affects them.  When nothing is making Sense and you can't find a way to make Sense of any of what's going on, coz it's Nonsensical, it doesn't make anyone feel at all Safe or Secure.  It feels Surreal and Scary actually, I'm guessing it's how Alice felt when she fell down that Rabbit Hole into Wonderland and how Crazy everything was in that Nonsensical World she was thrust into and had to try to Escape from intact and without losing her Mind.  

 

And I just heard the most Outrageously absurd comment on The News about the Years Long Congressional Investigation about the Motive of Why Donnie Two Dolls had extremely Sensitive Top Secret Documents he illegally brought Home to Mar-A-Largo and stored in his Bathroom and all.  They said someone was just Brilliant enuf {Raskin} they MIGHT have figured it out... finally!!!   Are you ready for it?   "COULD be about the Money..."   Duhhh... I'm not fucking kidding, I almost spilt my Drink that they said that with a Straight Face... and the Words Might and Could didn't escape me, they're not even all that Sure I guess???  That it was A Business Motivation, concerning Donnie Two Dolls... say it ain't so!  *Bwahahahahaha*  WT actual Fuck!?  It's ALWAYS been about The Money and The Grift, you Morons, I could have told you all that on Day One and without the ridiculous Performance of your intense Congressional "Investigation".  Are they really that Clueless and Stupid, or do they just think the rest of us are? 

 There were Documents so Top Secret that only Six People in the U.S., including the President, could even have Eyes on these Documents... they're that Sensitive.  Well, how lucrative would that be to whoever you Sell that Information to... just Imagine.   And I have always said he Sold Out America to the highest Bidder for any Information he has to Sell to them while being President and having Access to literally everything, it's a Money Making Operation.  He's made Billions of Dollars more in just a single Year of being President and Grifting it, than he ever made in his whole Life of being a Real Estate Developer.  This is the best Long Con he's ever been able to rip everyone off with actually, being Elected as President, not Once, but Twice, to Perfect the Long Con and profit most off of it.

  As has his entire Family and many of his Cronies, it's been very lucrative to have so much Conflict of Interest and Corruption going on in plain sight, it's not even a fucking Secret, so, let's not even Pretend it is.   I think all their Assets should be Seized frankly by our Government, of every Person involved, along with lengthy Prison Time.  Put it all against the National Debt he's Bankrupted America with the burden of.  Would be a lil somethin-somethin to pay Restitution to Victimizing the entire Country with his Illegal and Treasonous Crimes against our Country.  And, I'd personally like to know how many Victims paid with their Lives for coming forward with Credible Evidence of these Crimes?  I'm sure there is quite the Hit List that should also be Investigated for what were likely Homicides and we know Death Threats have been commonplace, so it's not even a stretch of the Imagination it went beyond Threats. 

Anyway, moving on... since... Daily it is such a lot to Unpack, isn't it?  Even some of Faux News is beginning to leak some Real News and not just the Propaganda, Cover Ups, Misinformation and Lies his Base eats up and makes all their Ratings possible.  Coz who else even takes Faux News Seriously or as actual 'News'?   In fact, all the Media Sources, IMO, seem Intimidated enuf now or Owned by those who would Control them in what they're Allowed to say now, to be not reliable and very censored.  And even 8 Million turning out for the largest Protest in American History, our Government is acting impotent and ineffective to Represent the People appropriately anymore.  Lots of Lip flapping, Partisan Politics and Posturing, so little Action or Results and Solutions.

I can distract myself with Visuals, especially Junquing forays of the Past, since, I don't really wanna go Junquing with no Money and see something Primo that I'd have to just Walk Away from, that would be quite disheartening.  *LOL*   Since there's no $$$ and I don't yet know what Tax Time will Yield until the Government finally gets us all the Documents needed to File, that they didn't provide when they should have... I'm in Stall Mode really financially.  Yes, the Granddaughter will Front us if I don't have enuf to pay the IRS, but then I'll still Owe her whatever it is and repayment can crimp an already strained Budget all the more.  We're not Billionaires, so it's not like the IRS wouldn't come after us Peons like they don't come after obscenely Rich Americans who never pay their Taxes and must owe the IRS Millions of Dollars, perhaps Billions, who knows since it's never been pursued for accumulation of YEARS or Decades they've NOT Paid their Taxes.  Or perhaps Paid Off the Right People to have it overlooked.

 

Anyway, I'm sure we'll be right to the Wire of Filing since I still don't have the 1099-R which I was told by the Military is allegedly on it's way by Mail now.  And with The Man's precarious Health continuously going Sideways now I just Pray he'll be Well enuf to go in to our CPA and go thru that whole Process with me?   Our CPA did call me coz they know usually I don't wait this long without Scheduling to come in, I explained, they know the Government has been Negligent for over 6 Years now in sending us this One Important 1099-R we MUST have in order to File.  And, when they Called we still had The Man Hospitalized and near Death's Door, so there was THAT on top of the missing Forms not sent to us.  I just want it out of the way so I can get back on Track with the Finances and know what's Owed, coz I Honestly don't expect a fucking Refund from this Administration, that's for sure, haven't had one now since 2016, when we used to always get one before that.  Not that Income has Changed much at all since 2016 tho'.

The Son said he always got Refunds too, now he always Owes as well, even when he's been fucking Unemployed or Underemployed most of the Year, so, I suspect we're not the Lone Rangers?   Even Princess T Owed and she is making Minimum Wage and not full Hours and thought she had enuf Withholdings taken out... so had to adjust them to Withhold the absolute Maximum now so she hopefully won't Owe again next Year?  WTF, Minimum Wage Earners can't even afford their own Shelter or to Support themselves without Help or Charity, so they sure can't afford to Owe the fucking IRS on a Non-Livable Wage!!!  But, that's the Squeeze being put on the American Taxpayer who actually pays their Taxes and isn't a Career Criminal or Billionaire.  Nuff said.  It's quite the Racket.  The Present Tax Structure should be abolished and lets start over with a fucking Flat Tax EVERYONE HAS TO PAY... no exceptions.  I'm all for the Wealth Tax Bernie Sanders proposed, which is just a Cent or Two on the Dollar to the 1%, who wouldn't even miss it.

But, those Greedy Bastards wouldn't even wanna give a Penny on the Dollar, even tho' they have more $$$ than anyone can count to or spend in Several Lifetimes already.  You can't Count to One Billion, let alone several Billion... or a Trillion, it would literally take 31 Years plus 251 Days to just keep Counting to One Billion, so, do the Math on how much that actually is.   Google says that accounting for the time needed to pronounce larger numbers and taking Breaks, the Task could take over 100 Years.   So, No, a Billionaire wouldn't miss a Penny Taxed on every Dollar they have, not at all, they'd still have obscene abundance they couldn't possibly spend in several Lifetimes.  You wouldn't need to feel Sorry for them being overly Wealth Taxed my Friends, not at all.  *Eye Roll and Winks*  They sure don't feel Sorry for you being Broke as Fuck and not affording Shelter or Food, and spending your Paid Tax Dollars recklessly, that's evident.

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Reality is becoming all the more subjective to some folks, isn't it?... Coz clearly they Reside full time now in The Reality Distortion Field... Dawn... The Bohemian

He Got Sprung From Hospital

So, Saturday around 1:00 p.m. the Hospital called and said that they were discharging The Man and he could go Home.  JUST as I got to the Hospital and pulled into a Parking Space was precisely when Princess T calls me from Work to say she just got off!  *Insert Huge Sigh*  Luckily, she said Rusty could come get her instead, since I didn't know how long discharge might take?  As it turns out they had everything ready and I could just have them wheel him out and load him up.  He had the Sweetest Cute Young Nurse and a big Stud Muffin Nurse's Assistant, Two very nice Young People who thought we were Funny and Cool Old Boomers.  *Winks*  I guess he'd Behaved really well for those Two since he seemed to have a very good rapport with both of them.  He can be a fav Patient if he wants to be.  *Smiles*

I swear he boosted everything in that Room that he could take Home with him, so he had his Goodie Bag of Free Stuff, well, that the Insurance will pay for.  *Bwahahaha*  For some reason he Loves all that stuff and always drags it Home with him after he's been Hospitalized... even if he never used it the whole time he was in there!  *LOL*  He was happy to be back Home and he looks much better than he did just the day before, his Color has returned and he's not Grey with a dreadful concerning pallor anymore.  They had Two Rx for me to pick up at the Civilian Pharmacy nearest us, luckily "Fry's" takes our Insurance and the Two Antibiotics for his Pneumonia only cost us $1.59 for both of them... whoop, whoop, that was a Relief.  And the Pharmacy had them ready right away too.

I did get a lot of Merch Priced before I picked The Man up from the Hospital.  Most of it were 1990's New Old Stock Toys, mostly Ltd. Edition Patriotic Themed Barbie's of a Series they had in the Nineties.  And a 1990's Alice In Wonderland Barbie.  {See Below}  I also had some LOL Surprise Tween Swap Dolls {2023 Series}, their claim to fame as a Doll Collectible is they had interchangeable Styling Heads, hence the 'Swap' reference and had 20 different "Surprises", since the whole LOL Doll Line was called LOL Surprise, so you only saw part of what you were getting in the Box.  All of those I have were New Old Stock too in original Packaging.

The LOL Dolls are inexpensive, so, Parents don't mind Buying them for the Kiddies, but the Barbie's, would be more of a Serious Doll Collector of them that wants New Old Stock to just Display and never open.  I'm not a Dolls Person, but, when I find any Old New Stock at a good Margin to profit from Resale of, I always get them, coz they always Sell well and lots of folks do Collect them and will pay up without even making Offers.  Since I don't know much about Collectible Dolls, I always do my due diligence Research, some are more valuable than others and I wouldn't otherwise know which are.  They do have to go in a Locked Case or they'd Walk Out the Doors by the Five Finger Discount Folks, some of which could be other Vendors that Steal... we've got some of them that Management should kick out and Ban from the Mall, but, haven't.  I put the ones I caught Stealing from me on Blast all the time and am not Shy about telling everyone they're Thieves. 

The worst Offender Rents a LOT of Space, so Management won't have her Excommunicado, but, they should.   When she Stole one of my Mannequin Torsos and got traced back to her Stealing it, I confronted her in front of God and everyone, including the Mall Manager.  *Winks*  I gave her Three Choices, bring it back within 20 Minutes... OR... meet me in the Parking Lot and I'd mete out some Street Justice... or, I could call the Police and file Charges.  Choose Wisely.  She had it back within the 20 Minutes, Wise Choice.  It wasn't the first time she'd Stolen from us but we had a difficult time proving the other Theft to Management and it was a less expensive KISS Collectible Figure.  We had the one she was Missing of her Set, that was a Four Piece Set of all the KISS Members.  We noticed she had the Three when we brought ours in.

So, we priced ours the same as she'd priced hers individually, so that if someone was seeking the whole Set, they could Buy her Three and our One to complete the Set.  Well, The Young Prince and I put it into Inventory and went to Lunch.  When we came back, ours was already gone, so we checked hers to see if hers Sold too?  Wouldn't you know, she now had a complete Set, had changed her Tags from Individual Sales to a Set Price for all Four.  What she didn't know is I'd marked ours on it's Original Tag with a Red Dot... and there it was!!!  I informed Management but they were reluctant to confront her about it and in the meantime her Set Sold and I just had to take the Loss.  But, I Vowed if that Thief Stole from me again and we caught her, I'd confront her myself and have a Come To Jesus with her.  And, that's what happened when she got bold enuf to walk out of the Mall with a whole Mannequin Torso that was mine!!!

She admitted it, she was on Surveillance Video so she couldn't really deny what she'd done and she knew it wasn't hers and had it a Week before we traced it back to her.  But, I got it back, so at least I thwarted that Theft from a Shady Ass Vendor skimming other Vendor's Inventory.  It was a $100 Mannequin and no telling how much Inventory she's Stolen from various other Vendors and pretended was hers?   And I told every other Vendor about both Incidents and to keep an Eye on her if she's around any of their Merch, coz a lot of Vendors have Loss Prevention Issues and it's not always Customers doing the Stealing.  

She avoids me like the Plague now, she's a Mousy little Retired Librarian and rabid MAGAt, who Sells a lot of the MAGA shit in her Spaces.  Princess T said a lot of that MAGA shit is Donated now and they just throw it out, they won't even put it into Inventory.  Too controversial and the Company wants no Association with the Political stance or ideology.  Most Companies realize the risks of being aligned with anyone who will be on the Wrong side of History.  Citizens boycott a lot of Companies they feel some kind of way about what those Companies are associated with or support, and it's always damaging to their reputation.  You can't realistically boycott everything that is involved in some way with what you disagree with, but you can decide what or who you will or won't do business with and why. 

By Saturday Night my allergies flared up, itchy watery Eyes, runny Nose, congestion... but, Spring is the Season for everything Blooming and lots of Pollens in the Air.  I've stocked up on Eye Drops and Allergy Meds.  When I went out to check the Mail, the Pollen from our Pine Trees was like a thick Yellow Dusting all over the Driveway and my Black Truck.  Across the Main Street that is in front of our Property it's lined with Palo Verde Trees and their Yellow Blossoms come down like a lovely Rain of Petals and pile up along the Curbs in beautiful heaps of the Tree's Flowers.  And our Neighbors all have Citrus Trees so the heavy Scent of their Blossoms permeates the Air, it's intoxicating as an Aroma, those Orange Blossoms particularly.  But, Neighbors also have Tangelo, Lemon, Lime, Pecan, Grapefruit and Pomegranate Trees Blooming as well.

 

I just Love Spring, tho' in the Desert it will come with blistering Heat and this Year it came by Winter and got to 109 already, IN WINTER... which, is even Crazy for around here.  With it being 22 Degrees above Average it could mean 140 this Summer, which is terrifying to even contemplate, and not Survivable for any Living Thing, so all Body Parts Crossed it Cools down more and the Record Breaking isn't that intense for Spring or Summer as it was for Winter?   Climate Change is Real... and yet, we still have Deniers who will not accept that it is or try to be Ecologically more responsible and do their part to combat it.  Whaddya gonna do, you can't Fix Stupid and do much with or about those who choose to live in their Fantasy Imagined Alternate 'Reality', which isn't Real at all, but, they can't handle Reality or the Truth, clearly.

It was interesting to read everyone's Blog Posts about their Local No Kings Protests, it gives me Hope for Humanity and that the Good outnumber the Bad of our Species.   I'm so glad that even in Rural Deep Red Communities, the Peaceful Protestors made their Voice Heard and their Presence known, boldly and Proudly being True Patriots, and Joyfully so even tho' it is very Serious Business to Protect and Preserve Democracy and Advocate for Decency.  It was good to also hear that the Opposition wasn't too problematic and didn't get Violent, like they are prone to doing, emulating their Orange Messiah they Worship like a demented god who is more a Devil and Evil, than anything remotely Godly.  I've come to the realization that his Camp/Rabid Base wouldn't recognize any Devil when they see one, and would align with Demonic Forces, since, discernment and the recognizing the obvious aren't their strengths or Virtues, clearly.

That said, the coverage I watched did show some defectors who feel betrayed by the Regime and so some are finally coming around.  Took them long enuf, I guess thinking they might be Drafted to fight an unpopular Foreign Forever War was the tipping point to these self professed "MAGA Patriots"?   Or mebbe it was high Gas Prices?  Whatever it was that tipped the Scales for them finally coming towards the Light and the Right side of History, I do feel they should be Welcomed and part of the Resistance inclusively.  It's the only way to Change Hearts and Minds.  Only extending Loving Kindness can combat Hate and Evil, and I do think People CAN Change and become Better if they don't feel absolutely Condemned, just Convicted enuf to make Positive Changes and Be Better versions of themselves.  I'm Fine with someone coming over from the Dark Side and turning things around in Positive ways, everyone benefits from that.

Anyway, it was good to see that some reform is happening among the splintered factions of the MAGA Movement.  I always try to see things from the perspective of anyone who thinks and acts differently than I do.  I can amicably Agree to Disagree about most things, and don't expect everyone to share my Point of View.  But, just try to Be a Decent Human, I don't think that is too much to ask of anyone and it is a mandate for me personally.  If you aren't a Decent Human Being and have too much Hatred and Evil intentions against other Human Beings, and absolutely no Moral Compass anymore, we just can't be Friends or ever come into alignment or agreement.  I just cannot Respect you if you choose that Path and align with the abhorrent and are okay with atrocities and anything inhumane, whether it be towards a Human or even an Animal.  I find that to be repulsive, very Sick and absolutely Twisted.

I liked watching the folks wearing the Whimsical Costumes to their Protests, to bring levity and some Joy to what is a Serious Situation, but, keeps things in perspective.  We cannot lose our Joy or have it Stolen from us.   I LOVED some of your Signs, many of you were Brilliant with your Signage at your Protests.   It warmed my Heart to see the varied Demographic Protesting and being on the Right Side of History, from the very Young to the very Old, every persuasion of American or Immigrant standing in Unity and Purpose, as it should be.   The Love of our Country was evident, we want to protect and preserve that which makes America Beloved... and many Generations have Fought and even Died to defend and give us these Freedoms and a Nation we could be Proud of before, and Hopefully can be Proud of again once we oust this Regime and make it known, not here, not ever!!! 

Arizona had well over 70 Protests that Day, Metro Phoenix is very Blue, but the Rural Parts of Arizona tend to be very Red and sometimes scarily so.   I remember in 2016 we were looking to Buy Property and went to the Cave Creek/Carefree Communities.  Which tend to be Upscale, so I didn't expect how prominent the MAGA Movement was there, in a real Extremist way that was very unsettling.  Enough so we didn't feel Safe, or Welcome, and, we decided we would never Buy in a Community like that... geez, it was fucking Surreal!!!   We cancelled the Showings we'd lined up and in a way, I was glad it was an Election Year and we Witnessed how fanatical and Extremist some in that Community actually were so that we didn't become Neighbors!  It would not have been a good Fit.  *Bwahahahahaha, ya think?!*  And I doubt they'd of rolled out the Welcome Mat either.  Damned Hippies and Ethnics moving in!  The Tiki Torch Crowd would have been Shitting Kittens to have us Buy Property there.  *Winks*

It was a lot of Big jacked up high Trucks with Confederate Flags and even big Cardboard Cutout Figures of Donnie Two Dolls mounted in the Beds of some, whooping it up in frenzies like KKK without the Sheets on!!!  I kid you not!!!!!!!!!!  Princess T was terrified and traumatized by it.  She was the only Hispanic even evident and Honestly, me with my Dreads and her being Hispanic, we didn't feel particularly Safe or Welcome, we were getting the Side-Eye Hate filled Stares, even with The Man in tow wearing his USMC Gear and War Medals on his Cap.  So, we got the Hell out of there and he agreed, it even was unsettling to him... and he's been in numerous Wars, but he knows a potentially Dangerous unhinged Situation when he sees one, that could go Sideways on the turn of a Dime with the Wrong Crowd being in the majority and ginned up like that!   We've not been back since then.  I can't Imagine sentiments have changed much in that Demographic of the Politically Extreme and Radicalized 'Insane'?

Moving On... This is the West Half of The She Shed, it's about Twice this Size and the Double Entrance Door is on the Southeast Side where I'm standing to take this Pix.  That Old Farmhouse Table is my Pricing Station and has a Window directly in front of it.  The Double Barn Doors leading into The She Shed also have Windows, so it's very light and bright in there even when the Doors are Closed.  The Old Vintage Milk Crates are mostly what was in an Outbuilding at the Historic Property or found Curbside on Bulk Garbage Day.  So most of them are quite Old and discarded, a lot are from defunct Dairies locally.  I'm presently Culling the contents of these stacks of the Inventory in them, to either Sell or Donate.  So, I've gotten thru half of them so far in just a few Days already.

 I bring empty Cardboard Boxes with us when Curbside Trawling on Bulk Garbage Day and dump what's in the Milk Crates into the Cardboard Boxes instead, so I can take the Old Milk Crates Home for Storage, they stack nicely and then aren't Landfill bound.   Sometimes you find them at Chazzas for 99 Cents to $1.99 each too.  I also Store stuff in Banana Boxes, some of which I've had since before my Kids were even Born!  They're so sturdy too they practically last Forever if they don't get wet.  And the Discount Grocer often has empty Banana Boxes to put your Groceries in, so I have twice as many Bottoms as Lids now.  You do need the Lids to Stack and Store them with contents.  So, I'm looking to Source some more Lids.

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Blessings, Love and Light from the Arizona Desert... Be Well and Stay Safe my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian