The Little Fingered Vulgarian & His Cabal Of Vulgarians

 

Well, other than the Barbarism of Scheduling Publicly Televised Live Stream Executions by Firing Squad at Christmastime, and suggesting 14 Million Americans in Two large Californian Cities could be Taken Out as "Acceptable Losses", everything is allegedly Fine in D.C. and we have absolutely nothing at all to worry about.  *Huge Eye Roll*  SPY Magazines Nickname of "The Little Fingered Vulgarian" they coined in the early 1980's has Aged Well and is still appropriate.  I am concerned he's so deranged now he'll Nuke some of our own Cities and Americans he feels may threaten him holding onto Power and say our Adversaries did it!  And his deranged Base of MAGAts clap and cheer such Fantasies so they'd be easily Weaponized against their own Country and Killing of our own Citizens, for sure!  They'll likely all Tune In for the Blood Lust of a Televised Execution, perhaps it will be aired on Faux News Channel?  It's all so Medieval and Darkly Mentally Twisted in a very Dangerous way.

My Mail-In Ballot arrived but nobody else's has yet in the Family, who Vote, and I filled out most of it already and will Hand Deliver it to a Ballot Drop Off coz I still think they're messing with the Postal Service.  And they make those Green Envelopes so distinctive that it would be so easy for them all to be conveniently Lost in the Mail and never delivered for a Count.   I always Vote early and Hand Deliver our Ballots, so far the Drop Points have been relatively conveniently located around the Cities of the Metro Phoenix Area and I haven't seen ICE yet milling around the Polling Places getting ginned up to Abduct or Shoot Voters.  But they are shooting into Vehicles with a Child inside, as we've seen in NYC.  I can't ever recall hearing of Law Enforcement just shooting into Vehicles so randomly and prolifically as ICE Agents are. 

 They are very Trigger Happy and eager to Shoot first, and make up Stories of why later, aren't they?  And no real disciplinary action or Investigations into ICE involved Shooting or Killings seems to have taken place, no matter how unfit for Duty these reckless Agents endangering the Public instead of making things Safer are!!!  Discharging your Weapon should be a last resort, most Career Law Enforcement never have to in an entire Career, and have serious Investigations whenever they do.  I processed files at the D.A.'s Office of Officer Involved and Related Shootings and Civilian Deaths, so I know how it should flow if Investigated and without Cover-Ups.   ICE seems to make it a requirement to justify Shooting for any random reason, even unarmed Civilians, Protestors exercising their Right to Protest, Children Present, Bystanders Present, no Threat to their own Safety, and clearly no Serious Investigations being done!!! 

 Who they've already Murdered has received no transparency or Justice for their Victims and the Families or Community the Violent Acts were perpetrated in!   I remember hearing Renee Good's Recorded last Words to the ICE Agent who Murdered her, Smiling and saying, "I'm not Mad at you...", then next thing you know he's Shooting into her Vehicle from the Side!!!   Coz apparently saying just that is now considered a Threat and a Capital Offense where ICE is Judge, Jury and Executioner on the Streets of Present Day America, mostly in Blue or Purple Cities of coarse... I watched it happen with my own Eyes on Television!!!  And was aghast.   And it's happening with alarming frequency, with Threats to Flood The Zone all the more, which, sounds like that will Magnify the existing Issues and Violence, not make things Safer on American Streets!  I don't FEEL Safer for ICE's Presence and how they're going about doing their Jobs with rogue violence and deadly force. Often without proper Identification.  It's looking like an American Gestapo to me, rounding up whoever they deem the Undesirables, very Hitleresque and some Bad History Playing out in Real Time.

 That could have been any of us, trying to remove ourselves in our Vehicles of an area ICE's presence is going completely Sideways or they're telling us to depart from... and knowing you could get Executed so quickly and without consequence, is Chilling.   Being a Good Samaritan could get you Killed now by Unfit Enforcers with Badges, Guns, Poor Training, Poor Vetting, and an Itchy Trigger Finger... equally Chilling and sows Public Distrust and makes Communities being Targeted feel very Unsafe and Persecuted.  This isn't happening in more Affluent Neighborhoods of America, or even in most Red States, so it's clearly discriminatory intentionally and Political to an Extreme.  It is a Fear Tactic and an Intentional Intimidation Tactic to any Opposition to Heil Donnie Two Dolls The American Fuhrer.  He Admires Hitler and it Shows... I highly Suspect most of his Rabid Base are not-so-closeted Nazi Sympathizers and White Supremecists too... they've just ditched their KKK Pointed Sheets and put on Red Hats.  So here's the Political Satire Memes for Today:

The directly above Meme was sent to me by my Welsh Cousin, as they're getting News about all of the Fuckery America is experiencing, including failed Executions!  Most other Developed Nations do not have Capital Punishment, we're really the only one that I know of that does.  So my European Relatives consider it a Barbaric Practice... and so the mocking Memes of it don't Surprise me and I had to admit to my Cousin, it was Darkly Funny Gallow's Humor.    It is reprehensible, Barbaric, and undignified of the United States to Live Stream Executions like some Terrorist Organization.  This is not a form of Entertainment, the depravity of it is sickening and indecent!  

And I hear the Guy they're Executing is a Paraplegic now becoz he got Shot during the Murderous Spree he committed, and is in a Wheelchair! So ain't that gonna look all the more indecent of America as they roll him out with severe Disability in his fucking Wheelchair and use him for Target Practice in front of the whole World!!!  Lord have Mercy!  And now we're funding Putin by Buying Diesel from Russia to bail out Farmers, mostly in Red States, due to the illegal War this President started... it's all kinds of Fucked Up, enriching his Cronies, who in some cases, are OUR Enemies!!!  But, clearly Friends of his!!!   He's such a Traitor to our Country and it's People.

I did go back to the smaller "Spirit Store" to use my 20% Off Coupon and bought a Popcorn Ghost Face Bag.  I'd waffled on getting it coz it was spendy, but with 20% Off and so few of them left, I finally sprung for it.  They never did open that larger "Spirit Store" closer to where we live, they had it Online that they had Rented a Store that still has the Original Tenants in there who are going out of business still.  So, I guess they didn't get in there when they should have, coz the Going Out Of Business DSM Shoe Store didn't Vacate in time for a Seasonal Store to Occupy the Space in the Right Time Frame.  Bummer, coz it would have been a much bigger Location and they Advertised that it would be there Online.  There are other larger Locations around the City but we've only been to the one in Peoria, which is too much of a drive for me to go this Day so I opted to go to the small one near our Antique Mall, since I was over there anyway.  I had Lunch at "Applebee's" too, having the Wonton Chicken Tacos with the Boneless Hot Wings in Two Flavors, the Hot Buffalo and the Sweet Asian Chile.

I decided to keep the Signed Bronze from the 1920's and Sell it in the Showroom myself rather than giving another Vendor the Margins.  I'm Selling it for 1/3 of the Value of what it's Sold for recently.  But I did Sell my Vendor Friend Richard the 1940's Sterling Engraved Baby Cup, and made a handsome Profit off it just Selling it for the Silver Value.  I felt the Bronze was too valuable to get what I'd want for it just being the Middleman.  The Double Buffalo Hunt Sculpture is Rarer by Cowboy Artist and Sculptor C.M. Russell {1824-1926} than the Single Buffalo Hunt Sculpture by him.  I had a little Bronze Vintage Bank Premium Covered Wagon Bank too that I Displayed with it on a Bookshelf Outside of the Showroom and a Book with the History of the City of Buckeye, an Old West Town Founded in 1888, just Southwest of us.

That Hurricane that hits the Coast in Real Time Tonight is spawning Tornadoes Inland and we even have a Tornado Warning in Maricopa County for this Saturday!!!  Very Rare, but Weather has been Schizo and Climate Change is Real... so, you never know.  Phoenix Metro is surrounded by tall Mountain Ranges so perhaps that will be some protection from a Tornado being spawned by the Hurricane to the South?   And since they say it's gonna possibly hit Tomorrow, I got all of my Errands done for Today, Cashed all my Checks, bought all Essentials and Perishables, The Son is finishing up the Yard Work, called our Contractor about starting the Roofing, he'll pick up all the Paperwork that the Insurance and Mortgage Company sent me and tell me how much he'll need to start the Job.  He knows I won't get Paid Out on the Claim until it's Finished and Inspected, he said that's Typical Insurance Company and Lender Tactics.

The rest of the Family got their Mail-In Ballots too, a day later than mine came in.   A couple of the Granddaughters sent me Pixs of themselves, the one in Pittsburgh has the Great-Granddaughter, her Youngest, on her Lap.  The other is the Middle Granddaughter of the Trio in Mexico who are all Younger Sisters of The G-Kid Force.   The Oldest Granddaughter in Pittsburgh didn't send Pixs of herself, but sent me one of her Trio of our Great-Grandkids at an Autumn Event happening at a Local Farm.  So, that's my braggy Gramma/Great-Gramma Photo Dump of Grandkids and Great-Grandkids for Today.  *Smiles and Winks*  I am of coarse highly Biased and think they're ALL Adorable and an Amazing Two Generations of our Kiddos.

Clearly the Oldest of the Great-Grandkid Trio is a Diva and Voguing for the Camera.  *LOL, I LOVE it!*  She's the one who looks the most like our Oldest Daughter when she was that Age, almost a Clone in fact.  The Younger Sister looks exactly like her Mama, our Oldest Granddaughter of the Trio of Granddaughters The Oldest Daughter has, almost a Clone in fact.   The Little Brother looks like a blend of his Mommy and Daddy.  The Oldest Granddaughter of the Trio in Pittsburgh just sent me some more Pixs of her and their Son, since it was recently apparently National Son's Day.  *LOL, there's now a Day for everything, I can't keep Pace!*  But I Love that the Grandkids tend to be Pathological Picture Takers like me coz their Moms sure weren't!  Both Daughters were terrible about taking Pixs.  I Wish they had been better at taking Pixs of the Grandkids we didn't Raise, growing up.  So, I mostly have Pixs of the Two Grandkids we Raised, as they were Growing Up.

Here's my new Bag of the Ghost Face Popcorn Purse I got from "Spirit Store" 20% Off.  I didn't get the Cute little Plush Cat.  I didn't wanna waste my 20% Off Coupon, which was getting pretty tattered in my Purse not being used yet the whole Month I've had it.  *Smiles*  When Princess T had gone to a couple of the "Spirit Stores" earlier they were deserted, but now they're all pretty crowded and picking up in Sales, so the best Merch won't last long.   Below is a Cute Idea of filling Clear Water Balloons with Plastic Spiders and Water.  I just got a bunch of these Plastic Black Spiders so I might pick up some Clear Water Balloons and do this for Halloween Night as a Prop on the Front Porch and light it up from beneath too like the lower Photo shows.  I don't know if they froze them in the Balloons, it looks like they might have and then are chilling Drinks with them, which is Clever too.

I don't get around to doing all of the Clever Ideas for Halloween that I get on my Algorithm Feed, but I Save the best ones for Inspiration and Blog Fodder.  *Smiles*  You can't do everything you might like or want to do for the Holidays, but some folks clearly are Overachievers.  And I'm Grateful for them Sharing their Creativity and Ideas... I now Live vicariously thru them.  *Winks*  I'm satisfied with what I've done for Halloween tho' and it came together easily and I liked the results.  I only slightly tweaked what I did and added a few minor props to it.  I probably bought more Candies than I should have, we surely won't hand them all out but bought what the Family likes so it won't be problematic to rid ourselves of it.  Princess T also brings some to Work with her to hand out to her Co-workers who like all the same ones our Family does.  The Man has a Sweet Tooth, most of us don't, but we like some of the new Sour offerings.  And being in the tiny serving sizes, it's perfect for not overdoing it and parsing it out responsibly.

The Son and I are watching a Thriller Cable Series called "Mayor Of Kingstown" {2021} starring Jeremy Renner, it's quite addictive so I watched until I got too tired to continue.  *LOL*  The Niece came in after Work and wanted to watch some of it with us, but it wasn't interesting to her and she started talking thru it so we made her leave.  *Winks*  If I'm watching something I don't want you yammering thru it coz both The Son and I have ADHD and our Focus is compromised as it is, so someone Talking when we're trying to do or watch something is more an irritant than a Welcomed Social interaction.  I'm very blunt, if I'm trying to relax and do or watch something, shut the fuck up already... or... leave the Room.  *Smiles*  I have a Pause Button on the Remote, so Thankfully when she started just randomly Talking over the Show while we were both trying to watch it, I Paused it and gave The Death Stare... then said, if you aren't watching this, we're trying to, Okay?  The conversations or Socializing will just have to wait, now definitely isn't the Time! 

The Son, after she Exited Stage Left, was Laughing but Thanked me, coz he said it's the reason he isn't watching much TV in the Living Room now, coz too many interruptions and she doesn't Read The Room well.  I know The Man will just up and Walk Off in his Walker if someone comes in and he's trying to watch TV.  *Bwahahahaha*  He's not as Verbally blunt as I am, but, no Words are Needed when someone just up and Walks Off, Right?  *LMAOROTF*  So, anyway, The Son said if someone is too much of a Talker, he just can't handle it and will politely try to disengage... I'm not so polite and that cracks him up.  He's doing well so far on just going Cold Turkey and not drinking alcohol.  He bought a bunch of Sodas for himself and Princess T said he could put some Cold Ones in her Fridge coz someone has been helping themselves to his Sodas he's got Chilling in the Communal Fridge and it could be any one of Four People now.   Myself and Princess T never get into what we didn't Buy as our own Sodas/Snacks... but... we have Serial Offenders here. 

  

Sure, Sharing is Caring, but when some of them aren't buying any, they shouldn't be drinking any without permission from who did buy it.  And he's generous, but said he'll put some in the Fridge to get Cold and before he can go get a Cold one, it's gone every fucking time and it started getting on his last Raw Nerve about it.  He knows his Dad, his Nephew, his Sister do it... but now suspects The Niece may be doing it too?  So he had a bit of a Meltdown about it since now he's only drinking Bottled Waters and Sodas but isn't buying them for others to Bogart what isn't even theirs.  He knows with his Dad's Dementia it is a waste of time to tell him not to, he won't remember not to, but I don't think The Man is the worst Offender actually and I buy him his Peach Teas and Cranberry Juice Bottled mixtures. 

 I often buy communal drinks everyone can Share and they know not to touch my Coke Zero or The Man's Peach Teas.  But The Son's stash has been mistakingly thought of as up for grabs.  Princess T has her own Fridge and keeps her Dr. Peppers in there so said her Uncle could keep his in there too coz he doesn't drink Dr. Pepper, so his are what she doesn't drink.  Plus, she's not one to get into other people's stashes of drinks or snacks, she buys her own or I buy them for her and let her keep what I got her in her own Room and Fridge.  The Two Schizophranics have 11 Dissociative Identity Disorder Personalities between them, so, you'd have to inform each and every one of the Alters not to do something to get complete compliance.  *Eye Roll*  I Schooled The Niece on asking permission first and she's been pretty good about that... coz she's definitely an Eater and Non-Alcoholic heavy Drinker, that's for sure.  She can blast thru some Food, it's why she's such a Big Woman!!!  She'll Order a whole Large Pizza for herself, we only do that for a Family of Six or Seven People!

Anyway, so we got it sorted out to where The Son can use his Niece's Fridge now instead of the Main One to keep his Sodas Cold and ready only for his use for Work, or to relax with.  Princess T doesn't allow anyone but me in her Room coz she doesn't Trust they won't get into her stuff, but she knows her Uncle won't.  He had a justified reason for being upset that people were getting into it and being greedy about using up all of what they didn't even buy.   The Son and I finished the Yardwork in case that Storm predicted hits sometime Today?  So far it's not LOOKING like Tornado Weather, but the Alerts and Weather Warnings are still coming on our Phones so we have to Believe it's a possibility coz they don't Issue those unless it's dangerous Weather coming.  Since Arizona doesn't usually get Tornadoes or Hurricane Force Weather we don't have the same Early Warning Systems that States do which have them often.  And we don't have Evacuation Shelters or Basements here either.

The Niece helped me burn some debris and Pecan Branches that fell into our Pasture from the Neighbor's Trees.  I'm a Pyro at Heart so don't mind burning things in the Burn Barrel.  *LOL and Winks*  So, now everything is cleaned up from the last few Storms and this one hasn't hit yet but it does look like it's coming.  It's relatively Cooler, 91 Degrees and Overcast, so I sat out and worked on Pokemon Card Inventory at my new little rolling Industrial Work Bench I have on the Front Porch.  And I refilled all my Prescriptions with Express Scripts too while I was out there.  The Son is Cooking Brunch since we all missed Breakfast with getting Work done early since we woke up this Morning.  So by 11:00 a.m. everything was taken Care of, which feels good.  I'm glad The Son turned things around so he didn't have to leave coz he's the one who helps out the most here, especially with Maintenance of the Property.

Now that his Sister has her New Boyfriend, Nate, I doubt we'll see much of her here.  She finds being here Boring and mundane, which, I suppose it is but we Like it that way, the rest of us.  *LOL*    The Storm hit and it was a Haboob first with Zero Visibility during the Dust Storm, then the Torrential Rains hit but weren't too long yet, but it's clearly not over and I will have to go back out in it to pick Princess T up from her Work.  The Niece was out doing Deliveries but had to wrap that up early coz of the visibility issues being too dangerous to continue.  At least we got all our Work done before the big Storms hit.   So, attending The State Fair this Weekend is out of the question and it is getting Stormed Out.  So, mebbe next Weekend?  I'm glad I got everything burned up before it got wet.  *Whew*     

Yesterday Night Rob came over with a Homemade Chicken Pot Pie in a Casserole Dish that his Mom Sylvia had made.  She's over 80 Years Old and makes everything from scratch, delicious and a nice Surprise!  They are such good Neighbors.   I made a Donation Run with Three Boxes of what we were just Donating.  Clearing stuff out is feeling good, I do Hope to make decent progress with the Project this Autumn and Winter. After we get the New Roof on The RV Garage Mahal it should last the rest of my Lifetime.  I thought The Grandsons would be Home this Weekend but I haven't heard anything yet and he has to be back in Arizona before the Psyche Eval at EOM that is Scheduled for Social Security Evaluation for Disability.  Their whole Evaluation Process is so convoluted that most Seriously Mentally Ill folks cannot get thru it without strong Advocacy. And so they will never be Helped, never receive Services, Medical or Mental Health Care or Benefits for the Seriously Disabled unable to Work and Support themselves.

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I do Hope that Autumn is going well for you my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian

The Barbarism Of This Cabal Of Vulgarians Continues

 

In a few Minutes I'm leaving to get my Crown installed and have the temp one taken out.  LATER:  That went well, new Crown fit fine and feels good.  I went to do Environmental Cleanup afterwards, the Rivers are running fast and high, I gleaned 21 lbs. of Aluminum and traded it in, plus got my extra $10 for a full frequent Customer Punch Card.  It's 100 degrees and humid so I didn't stay out too long, when it's sticky Hot your Energy gets drained quicker than a Dry Heat.  I felt like I'd been in the Steam Sauna at The Gym.  *LOL*  I met a Young Twenty-Something Environmentalist named Ricky, he just picks up all Trash along the Nature Preserve and Rivers since he goes Fishing a lot, but he doesn't Recycle anything so gave me all the Cans out of what he'd cleaned up Today.  He and a Friend would be going Fishing afterwards coz his Trunk was full of bagged Trash now and that's all he can do daily.  I told him I'm glad to see some Young Environmentally Conscious Volunteers like himself.  He was a nice looking Stud Muffin of a Young Man, I'd say around 23 or so, with Dark Hair and Eyes, a Beard and Mustache.  

  

The Man came with me and wanted to, but never got out of the Truck, some days he's like that, won't engage in whatever we're doing.  But I think just driving and watching the World go by is Enough for him now.  I heard that Jay Leno does that now with his Wife who has Dementia, just takes her on Rides, and perhaps that is Enough at some juncture when they're afflicted with the Disease as it progresses?  He was in good Spirits and seemed to enjoy the Outing and I ensured he had a Cold Drink and Windows all down to catch Breezes and get Fresh Air and Sunshine.  I try to always have him Home well before Sundown now, so anytime before 2:00 p.m. he's doing okay, after that it's downhill with the Sundowners Symptoms.  He's crashing around with his Walker now and Sighing heavily, so I can tell he's getting a bit irritable and easily annoyed now and it's only 1:00 p.m..  Once he settles into his Programs and Routine he'll be Fine.

The Son seems to be doing okay with not Drinking, no ill effects thus far, which is a relief, I was worried there might be with having to quit Cold Turkey in order to be able to stay here.  Sober he's never any problem and is a really good person.   I finished a load of Laundry so am all caught up on basic Housekeeping and the Yard Work too.  I never did complete the Dining Room Project but got about 1/4 of it done.  I'm pacing myself with it coz I got some other things done instead that needed more immediate attention and those are all done now.  I've got to take that Bronze Numbered Statue and some Silver in on Friday to Sell to my Vendor Friend Richard at the Antique Mall.  Big Kenny missed his chance when he never called to arrange coming to look at it and I can Sell it for more myself anyway, so, no harm no foul.  I only agreed coz he'd been bugging me for Months if I'd let him come over to Buy some more things.  I've got plenty of other Industry Friends who will if he won't and he knows this.

 

I'm Guessing this Stud Muffin must have Lost a Bet?  *LOL and Winks*  Of coarse, in the City, you see Sights like this all of the time, so, mebbe his Freak Flag is just Flying High, you never know?  *Bwahahaha*  It is a Head Turner, I'll give him that, and he's built Well, with a Physique like that I doubt anyone will pick on him irregardless of how he dresses, I'd pity the Fool who might try to.  *Winks*   I Photographed some of the Pumpkins at our nearby "Sprouts" Today when I went to pick up a Gyro Kit and a Pizza Kit, they had both on Sale and they make a nice Meal that is Pre-Prepped with all the ingredients of Fresh Supplies, which saves Time preparing the Meal.  They had the Assorted Fresh Muffins on Sale too so I got an 8-Pac of them with about 5 different flavors of Muffins.   With it still being over 100 I don't like to heat up the Kitchen for long, so quicker Meals that usually we have for Summer are rolling into Autumn now that is hasn't really Cooled down much at all yet.

Tomorrow is Payday at the Antique Mall and I should have a decent Check coming.   Sales have now gone Soft tho' so I Hope it picks up again and doesn't remain Soft thru 'til the Elections?  But it just might coz folks are justifiably nervous now about every Election going Violent and not Transferring Power Peacefully anymore.   The MAGA Movement knows they're in Trouble with the Majority of American Voters and even some of their own Base now.  And their desperation is showing and like I always say, desperate people do desperate things.  And some of the Violence prone things the Prez is saying at his Rallies is definitely cause for grave Concerns... he's talking about Taking Out large American Cities now with literally Millions of American living there!!!  That he could Care Less about being Murdered, of his Country's own People that he's supposed to be representing and the Leader of, if he were a competent President!!!  Most Presidents knew they are the President of ALL Americans once Elected, not just those who Voted for them.

 

And he's getting Applause and Cheers from some of his most debased Cult Base, like there in Nebraska when he suggested that Taking out Los Angeles and San Diego would be Okay!!!   So some of the MAGAts would be Okay if Millions of their Countrymen were Murdered, let that also sink in fully!   That's over 13 MILLION AMERICAN PEOPLE that this President and some of his Base suggested would be Acceptable to Wipe Out and he'd be Fine with and they'd be Fine with!!!   Let that just sink in, deeply!!!  Hitler Murdered around 17 Million.  Pol Pot Murdered 2.2 Million.  And certainly they had their Groupies too that were Okay with what they did, and fully Supported it too, as heinous and Evil as it was.   So, in case you Imagined all Americans Care about other Americans, you'd be Wrong, there's a segment that don't, not at all, and would be perfectly Okay with Americans being Murdered.  I have no Words for what kind of Evil and Hatred lurks in the Hearts of People like that!!!  But, they're Dangerous, and can be Weaponized by equally Hateful Evil Demented Leaders, that I do know.

I visited a New Blog and had tried to leave a Comment but found that it was restricted to "Team Members Only"!  First time I ever heard of that in all my Years of Blogging... didn't know there were Teams!  *LOL and Shrugs*  I'm not one to Join Teams, so, I just Moved On.  *Ha ha ha*  There were no Comments on that Blog so I would guess that's why?  Apparently whoever is on The Team has nothing to say or isn't interactive???  *Smiles*   Anyway, I like to still try to find some New Blogs to visit and check out, so it doesn't discourage me from mostly just being a Lurker and Dear Reader, without Commenting hardly at all on most.  I Comment more on Blogs I've developed some Relationship with the Bloggers.   But, I Confess I'm not much of a Reader, I'm more of a Writer.  It's hard for me to get thru even a Good Book unless you count those with loads of Pictures?  *LOL and Winks*  So, sometimes getting thru Posts is hard for me too, my ADHD kicks in badly and I lose Focus.  By the time I finish Reading even an excellent Post, I Forget what I might have wanted to say in a Comment!!!   Dammit!!!  *Le Sigh*

When I went to SAVERS to pick up the Granddaughter from Work they had a good quality New Old Stock Fashion Wig that I bought for one of the Skeletons on the Front Porch for only Three Bucks, now most of them have Wigs.  And they had some Vintage MAD Magazines so I picked up all of them that they had from the 1970's onwards to the early 2000's... coz they were less than a Dollar each with my Discount.  The one is a 1970's Special Edition more like a Soft Cover Book and Online Sells for over $35 to $65!   I got a "Where Women Create" Magazine that I don't have for only less than a Dollar too after Discount, Retail they're over $14.  I got a large Tupperware Bowl with Lid for $4 that Online Sells for $36, it's a Keeper tho' coz I could use it and it's an Older Tupperware piece in that almost see-thru Off White Tupperware used to make before they went to more Solid Colors.  I got a Ltd. Edition POP Figure of a Red Jafar Devil Genie that I'm Keeping for Halloween Display, New Old Stock, for only $3... Online he also Sells for a lot.

 

I also got Two 100-Boxed Pacs of various Scented Incense Cones for $3 each, also New Old Stock.  Fragrances of Sandalwood, Lily, Lavender & Rose.   Online I've been looking at the Events Scheduled for this Month and Honestly, I'm Underwhelmed, they're scheduled for Mid-October and yet no longer a hint of Halloween and very Pedestrian Autumn Decor that looks like Crate & Barrel.  So, I'm not even sure I'll bother going?  Gas is expensive and if it's gonna Bore me I'd rather take a Hard Pass.  By the time this Post Publishes it will be past the Dates of them, and I may have... or may not have... attended any of them.  Disappointed actually, had higher expectations.  Anyway, whatever... mebbe Attendance dropping will make them consider that taking advantage fully of a major Holiday and it's Theme and Vibe is a better direction to go?   And Silly really they didn't cover Sneak Peeks of the Halloween Event which was Awesome and always Popular, but have covered Sneak Peeks of this more Boring Theme instead that underwhelms via the Imagery Posted... {shakes Head}.

 

I think I've gone everywhere that does have a Halloween Theme and Merch.  So I guess the rest of October will be underwhelming in what Retail is offering for the upcoming Holiday?  Bummer.  At least my TV Shows are Holiday Friendly right now so I'll sit Home instead and watch those.  *Winks*   I did tweak some of our Front Porch Halloween Decorating a bit more, adding a few things to the Props.  And, Oh, I got a Bagged Lot of New Old Stock Halloween Hand-Out Toys to give out to Trick-Or-Treaters from SAVERS too, for only $2, so I have plenty now of a nice variety of things the Kiddos should really like to choose from Halloween Night.  It included some of the Squishies the Kiddos Love right now of Black Cat Heads and Jack O'Lantern Squishies a Dozen of those, Black Widow Spider Rings, and Ghostly Pencil Toppers. 

 I have enuf Toys and Candy now that I think I'll let each Kid choose 5 items of their Choice.  Not many folks hand out Candy in our area and with Acreages we're further apart and not well lit like Residential Subdivisions, so Kids coming get less for their efforts.  We try to always make it worthwhile for coming.  Coz we Love to get the Kiddies in Costumes.  And they like that we Decorate Extensively, Dress Up in Costumes too, have a Fire Pit Burning, and always hand out more than most Homes do.  We go all out for Halloween and I never regret doing so, we have a Good Time and Kids coming to our Home Trick-Or-Treating do too and say ours is their Favorite of the Night, which is flattering.  Their Adults and even Teens coming say the same thing and Compliment us on it all. 

  I don't understand the folks who refuse to hand out Candy Halloween Night to Kids and use their Religious Demonic Panic Holdover from the Nineties as their Reasoning not to.  How is handing out Candy to Local Kids remotely Demonic, I ask you?  *Huge Dramatic Eye Roll of how Lame that Excuse is!*  Yet many of the same Fundie Religious folks Voted In an actual Evil Devil to our White House, and Worship him, go figure!  The Hypocrisy drips!   I'm sure Satan actually rejoices at such obvious Extreme Religious Hypocrites and God Cringes.  *I just Shrugs*  Anyway, I don't know how many will be handing out Candy on our Street, which is the only one that is lit by Street Lights in all of Glenarm Farms Community and faces a Main Road too.  There are a scant few Mini Farms that face 107th Avenue and have Street Lighting that are part of our Community... the rest are shrouded in inky Jet Black Darkness after the Sun goes down. 

 You literally can't see your Hand in front of your Face, so it's too Scary for a lot of Kiddos and with poor Lighting, could be dangerous too.  Irrigation Ditches, sometimes filled with Water they could fall into, and Cars might not see them in time.  We know what happened to Mando after Dark on his Bike in a Dark Mini Farms Community.  Above is The Niece in Texas that took this Pix just before going in for her Cancer Surgery on October 1st, she hasn't been able to tell me yet how it went so I'm concerned.  I would have thought by now to have heard something, from her, if not from her Family.  But, the Family is very dysfunctional and fractured so I didn't expect her Siblings to notify me of anything on her behalf and will wait to hear from her directly.  I'm Worried about her coz it's the same kind of Cancer that her Mom recently succumbed to becoz it wasn't caught in time. 

 I'm praying that for The Niece it was coz she's a Young Mom with Three Kids not yet Grown and the Husband, who I had thought was Devoted to her and the Kids, has started Acting the Fool once her Mom was Dying and then moreso after she got Sick too and they began having trouble with their Schizophrenic Oldest Daughter whose 15 now.  This seems to be a Pattern with some Modern Men, when Life gets tough they Tap the Fuck Out and Bail, so don't Man Up!!!  Leaving the Women to carry the Load.  The Niece is a Strong Woman and Fearless, but it's just a LOT.  And I'm disgusted with her Husband, I always thought he was a Good Guy, and they have been Married over 15 Years, so perhaps is having some Manopause Midlife Crisis or something?!  I don't know if they'll work things out or end up Divorced?  If he's willing to Lose his Family, that's on him.   She's kept herself looking Beautiful and Sexy, so she could easily replace him, coz he got Fat and out of Shape, he isn't as Handsome as he used to be... but while she has been Faithful, he has apparently not.  I Hate to hear of Families I Care about in Crisis and going thru so much.

I put the New Wig on one of the Skeletons and put a Vintage Meister Brau Beer Can with a Rattlesnake Cozy on it in it's Lap.  *LOL*  I just realized the New Wig's Color matches the Spider's Hair too perfectly!  *Bwahahahaha*   The Son is making Gyros with the Kit I got, we were gonna make the Pizza Kit but I don't have Oil Spray for the Cookie Sheet and if you use Olive Oil instead you risk it burning the bottom of the Pizza when it gets too Hot.   So Tomorrow I gotta pick up some PAM Spray, we could use it anyway for Baking and stuff.  I just rarely buy or use Spray Can Oils.   I need Sodas so I might just go Tonight and pick it up.  I don't mind Grocery Shopping, I rather enjoy it actually.  LATER: Got it Done.

 AND the Endorsed Check for Roof Repairs FINALLY came back from our Mortgage Company so I can Cash that too.  It's a small Check and I still have to ask our Contractor how much I have to Front him to begin and complete Repairs.  The Insurance Company is holding onto the bulk of the Claim Money until it's completely Done and Inspected by them AND a Mortgage Company Representative... then the balance will be sent to us to then send to fucking Ohio for Endorsement by the Mortgage Company again... so I'm expecting this could take damned near til the End of the Year to pay out?  I'm completely upset and angry about the huge delays in receiving Claim Payments and delaying even starting Replacement of a damaged Roof we have Insured.  Putting us at further risk or more Loss. We pay our Premiums on time and this is the only Claim we've ever had on all Properties we've ever Owned and I think the Process is convoluted to an extreme and the Deductibles they've now imposed are ridiculously high and most of the cost!  Which negates even having Insurance IMO if you're still stuck with Thousands of Dollars per Claim and Incident!

And now to address the Post Title Hook of the Barbarism continuing of this Cabal of Vulgarians in our White House.  I'm hearing now that Hegseth is promoting Televised Public Executions... specifically someone being Executed by Firing Squad that they will Televise apparently!!!  Jesus, his Appetite for Blood Lust knows no bounds, does it?  It's Celebrating being Barbaric and I don't know that the Appetite exists for most decent Americans to view someone being Executed on National TV, that's what Terrorists generally do.  It's quite Medieval and it seems like we're regressing backwards in Time to more Barbaric Practices under this Regime, than being Progressive and having even Basic Humanity exhibited to the World.  America was viewed by the World as Great becoz we were mostly Good, when we ceased being Good is when we cease being Great IMO.  

 Hopefully they don't Cock Up this Execution like they did with that Female they unsuccessfully tried to Execute not once, but TWICE!!!  WTF?!  And now we're spending Taxpayer's Money to Save her Life and keep her Alive so they can try again to Kill her?!?  After she's already been on Death Row for Decades at Taxpayer Expense! Just WTF?!?  Ridiculously Ludicrously Barbaric IMO.   The whole Death Penalty and how it's executed poorly or expediently after being the Verdict is controversial at best, at worst, it's no deterrent whatsoever statistically to prevent vicious Crimes, so it's effectiveness is questionable as a practice.  I personally feel quite conflicted about such things and about Society seeming to have way too much Blood Lust and Violent tendencies that match some of what these Criminals have done to deserve the Penalty.   That said, locking someone up for an entire Lifetime is of great expense to the American People and I'd rather that Money be spent on Non-Criminals in Need, instead of Death Row Inmates or those Serving Life Imprisonment who will never get out due to the severity of their Crimes.  Conflicted... clearly.

Of course what to do with folks who commit heinous Crimes is a decision and problem as Old as Time itself.   Evil exists, some Humans seem not to be able to function in Society Lawfully or Safely among us.   So, they have to be brought to Justice and what that looks like and what Juries or Judges decide in our Courts of Law varies vastly from State to State and Case to Case.  Lord knows I've processed enuf Files of these types of People to last me a Lifetime and be Cynical and Jaded that most could never be rehabilitated to be decent Human Beings ever and remain among us Safely or Non-Violently.  How they should have to be Warehoused to Protect Society from them, or be put to Death, is just a difficult and quite Controversial Question, isn't it?   Sadly, I've known Victims of such heinous Crimes and the range of Emotions about it is broad and very Emotionally Raw, Time never changes that either. 

 I don't even think Sex Offenders should ever be released becoz they will re-offend, it's not a matter of IF, just WHEN?  And we have one as President whose never been Incarcerated for being an adjudicated Serial Sex Offender and Pedophile, which disgusts me.  Just being Rich enuf to Pay Off his Victims is not Justice.  Being Immune from Prosecution for all of his Serious Laundry List of Crimes is certainly not Justice.  But, at 80 Years Old and in his clearly Cognitively impaired Condition, even if he weren't President, he'd never be competent to stand Trial.  He's definitely not competent to be President... yet, here we still are!!!  Why it's even Debatable, considered Normal by any stretch of the Imagination, or even remotely Acceptable, is a completely Mystery to me actually!!!!!!!!!!!! 

 I have no Words really to Explain any of it... it's a National Disgrace and a complete Embarrassment on the World Stage and on Display Daily as to how completely unraveled and Mental America has become in choosing our Leadership!!!   This IS clearly Who we are now or he wouldn't even have had a First Term, let alone a Second one!!!  And that's what is most Disturbing, coz he is who he's always been, no Changes and no Surprises there since the 1970's!!!  Ask any New Yorker.  His Track Record speaks loudly of who he's always been and will always be.   I remember in 2016 thinking, surely this must be some kind of Publicity Stunt or Joke that this Guy is even seriously being considered by anyone!!!   I admit I gave more Credit to American Voters being adequately Informed, having a more intact Moral Compass, and the Ability to be more Discerning than I should have.  It was and still is a Wakeup Call that many are simply NOT and perhaps never will be!!!  And they too, live among us and we must attempt to co-exist with!!!

   

We have a damned Cricket that somehow got into our Master Bathroom and I've been unable to locate it, and it Chirps all Night!!!  How long does it take for a Cricket to Starve or exist without Water and Die?  Google says that a House Cricket can last 50-60 Days... and even 12-15 Days without Food and Water... ugh!!!   I was looking at Household ways to trap and kill it, a Molasses Jar seems to be suggested, but I wonder if Honey would work too?  I don't have Molasses, but I do have Honey.  And Yes, it says that would Trap and Kill the damned thing so I am gonna set the Trap Tonight before it's Chirping drives me Mad!  The Man seems oblivious, but he's also very hard of Hearing.  I just set the Trap in a small Styrofoam Cup with a Teaspoon of very Sticky Honey and will see what happens?  It did quit Chirping so, perhaps it won't take long for it to take the Bait and be disposed of?   We've had Insect populations boom due to all the Rains... Mosquitoes too and in Arizona they often carry West Nile Virus, which is pretty Serious.  I mustn't taste good coz I rarely get bitten, but The Son and The Niece are pretty tasty on all accounts.  *LOL*  Mebbe I'm too Salty?  *Winks*

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May your Autumn be going well for you my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian