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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Family Resemblances... The Genes We Pass Along Generation To Generation

 So, the Rain did come, and it got Colder, and I hunkered inside in my Jammies looking at 1990's Comedy Sketches on my Computer.  Coz 2026 already ain't looking 'Funny', so Reality right now isn't something I'm wanting a whole lotta daily Negative exposure to or of!   I didn't turn the TV on all Day, it was Bliss, just me Blogging and then watching Archived Old Comedies on U-Tube,  I enjoyed from almost or over 30 Years ago!!!  We'll be losing our NetFlix Account probably Tomorrow, so there will be no more of that.  But, the Internet has Archived good shit galore and that's gonna be my Go To now when I don't wanna see or hear a motherfuckin' thing about the Shitshow and Fuckery of America in the Right Now.  And Clowning around Online was Entertaining as a form of Escapism from awful Realities in Real Time playing out.

The Daughter asked everyone by about 7:30 p.m., you want Breakfast Food for Dinner?  Coz, nobody had Eaten but once all damned Day.  So, El Pastor Chorizo N Egg Burritos, on a Fresh Tortilla made Today in the Bakery, that I'd gotten from the "Food City", sounded just Fine for Dinner!  *LOL*  And it was delicious, I could have eaten Two, but she made One, and Portion Control, Portion Control.   *Smiles*  Funny how you can not even be Hungry or Eat all damned Day, but then someone gives you something really Sublime to Eat and you're like, I wouldn't have minded Seconds.  *Winks*  So, it was a small Burrito, but one that packed a punch of Flavor, I devoured it like a Serengeti Jackal!  And I was thinking, Gee, I miss Halloween already and I haven't taken a fucking Ornament off the Christmas Tree yet either.  *Bwahahahaha*

The Above Building Cool Art Mural in Olde Town, some New Owner painted over with Cheap watery Red Paint that looks hideous... and has left the Building Vacant, so now it's Ugly AND Abandoned... not an Improvement!   Now I get Mad every time I drive past it!!!  The Kiddos are binge watching Old Movies and TV Series from the 1990's now, it must just be a Nineties Flashback kinda Day?!  Holy shit!  *LOL*  Sometimes if it's been so long since you saw something, or mebbe never saw it, it's all "New" to you when you go ahead and watch it Years or even Decades later.  I watched Comedian Cliff Cash on some Old Videos of his Comedy, which, I really like his Style of Comedy, it has a Message and is Satirical in Nature, but, with a Strong Message along with the Humor found in it all.   The Comedian lost everything, literally, and has lived in his Vehicle for the last 7 Years, so, that's just part of finding Humor in adversity and loss. 

 His Political Humor about Extreme Far Right Religion and Extreme Far Right Politics, including this current Shitshow and it's Supporters, is SO on Point and Fearless.  Once you've already Lost everything, you have nothing left to Lose, after all.  And he has a Point of Reference as to Living with a lot of what he grew up with, doesn't Agree with, and makes Fun of now.  He grew up in the South coming from a very Conservative Southern Baptist Family, his Dad did NASCAR when they still ran it on dirt, his Mom Speaks in Tongues... and he has a Gay much Older Lesbian Sister who Came Out to him 1st when he was a Tween, coz, fearful of what the Fundie Family might receive her, or not, after that... and shit got Interesting with the Family Dynamic from his Teens onwards, pretty much.   

And he ended up losing his Business {Flipped Real Estate}, his House, Father {Dead}, Wife {Still Alive, but with no Soul he says, which is Creepier LOL}, and all his Possessions, by the time he was in his 30's... and yet makes it sound Funny in a Gallow's Humor way!  And now does Stand Up Comedy and Happily lives Van Life in his Vehicular 'Home'.  He has a much Younger Girlfriend now, whose Mother is not much Older than him, who Re-Married a much Younger Man who is Younger than him... so... you can't make shit like that up!!!  Real Life shit can be and often is stranger and funnier than Fiction!!!  

So, I also binge watched Cliff's Comedy Videos back to back for a while too Today.   Since you can't Outsmart Dumb People with any measure of Success, and they're everywhere these days, you have to Outdumb them, he says.   And how he does that in response to the dumb shit people say, is Priceless and hilarious.  *Smiles*   The MAGA Base in particular, he has a LOT of Fun with that Demographic.  Messing with them, but in a way that leaves them speechless and unawares he's even messing with them.  Just saying the dumbest and dumber shit that he can think of, that is dumber than the shit they just said to him and they Believe.  And catching them totally Off Guard.  *Bwahahaha*

 

The Next Day:  Since I'm a couple unpublished Posts ahead again I can take time to just do Posts leisurely and keep coming back to them over a few Days.  We're Harvesting Citrus now from our Neighbor Omar's Trees, The Daughter has been making Mexican Medicine for herself with these Lemons, some brewed Cinnamon, Honey and I don't know what else.  But it reminds me of concoctions my Dad always made when we were Sick growing up, we never went to Doctors or took Store bought Medicine.  Dad used Tribal Remedies for everything and they worked, Mom was the one more stuck on Western Medical Remedies and it got her dependent on many Pharma Addictive Drugs over her Lifetime, sadly.  I'm the type reluctant to take an Aspirin for a Headache and very suspicious of most Meds For Profit that Big Pharma cranks out and most, but not all, Western Medical Doctors seem too eager to prescribe.

 

Anyway, The Daughter is feeling better already after her own Remedies were brewed up and taken.  She used them for over 20 Years in Mexico and would go to their Homeopathic Healers for advice.   She said it's very similar to when her Grand-Dad consulted his Medicine Man here.  Anyway, I'm glad she's over whatever ailed her since I didn't look forward to another Urgent Care Trip and risking being around contagions in the Waiting Rooms of Hospitals/ER/Urgent Care/Doc Offices during The Season of "Giving".  Meaning the giving of every Contagious Disease going around.  I'm all Vaxxed Up, but, still.  In a Multigenerational Household we get Exposed enuf to shit as Seniors, who don't tend to bounce back as well as the Younger Generations do when we catch something.

Princess T just got all Cute for Work this Morning and then wouldn't let me take her Pix while her Hair was still in Adorable Braids, which, she does just to give it some Body before Styling it.  She must look Fierce before any Photography is allowed.  *Eye Roll*  Her ensemble was Cute, she has such a sense of Style.   Fashion you can Buy, Style you must Possess, some folks will never have Style becoz you can't Buy it.  So, I must patiently wait until the Fashionista is ready to have her Photo Shoot.  *LOL and Eye Roll*  Eli is Protesting loudly, I know not why... oh wait, yeah, I do, I spaced out Yesterday and forgot to go in and clean his Litterbox and give him some Wet Food!!!   Oooops... Gasp, and he's like, Bitch, don't dare forget about me Today, it's so hard to get Good Staff these days!   And began wailing at my Bedroom Door coz he heard the clacking of my Keyboard, so... I know you're in there!!!  *LOL*

Eli is a Character and a Rascal, he's only Tight with his Human and tolerates me coz I'm his Staff and The Spoiler of Felines.  He knows which side of his Bread it's Buttered on.  *Winks*  He was so miffed about Yesterdays Neglect that he refused to let me Brush & Groom him, which, usually he looks forward to.  Not Today, Woman, I'm Mad at you!  The Look and Shade Thrown that he gave me was hilarious, Anger written all over his Face!  He's very Facially Expressive with his Unspoken Mood and Unspoken Words.  But he can be Loud too and wake the whole household, so, you have to DO something to appease his Ass at 5:00 in the Morning!!!   *LOL*  Otherwise you hear the Menfolk yelling out from their respective Rooms, "Shut the Fuck Up Eli!"  He. does. not. Like. them!  So he will ignore their caterwauling.  *Ha ha ha*  Actually I exaggerate, only The Son says Fuck... The Man, I've never heard him drop an F-Bomb ever.  I'm the one of us who Swears like a Sailor.  *Winks*

I swear a lot... as if I had Tourette Syndrome.  *LMAO*  I could only ever restrain myself from profanity around my Parents since neither of them swore.  They would tell us, growing up, that profanity was how uneducated and ignorant people only know how to express themselves.  So, use Words of intellect instead.  And so now they're Dead, here I am, swearing like, daily!   *Bwahahahahaha*   I wouldn't let any Kiddo I was Raising swear in front of me tho', 'til they were Grown.  Tho' I know they had to be doing it behind my Back all the time, along with other things Kids do when Parents aren't around, and I wasn't exactly Leading by Example of having a Clean Mouth, now, was I?  *Smiles*   I've gotten much worse with Age.  They say it's a 'Sign' of Dementia and other cognitive decline... so... whatever... ha ha ha.  Might as well join The Man in Senility Land, why not?  He seems to be having Fun with it.

In all Seriousness tho', it's no Fun for anyone else, so, I'm using Satire my Friends, I Hope you recognize that Dark Humor is necessary and I'm not Serious?  If I didn't have Gallow's Humor my Life could get rough for me.  For Sure.  *Ha ha ha*  We Laugh heartily at the most inappropriate things in this Family, we really do.  When The Man is Acting Up I will just often say No Words and have a "Look" and all the Kiddos will erupt in raucous Laughter about it and say, "MOM!!!  GRAMMA!!!  Stop it!!!"  Words weren't necessary and The Man is then Clueless about why they're all hysterically finding SOMETHING Funny, when he's Acting Up something Fierce and no Words are being said at all about it... just Laughter.   He'll then tend to Knock it Off. 

Some of it he still has a modicum of self control over to a degree and it's better to Laugh than to get Angry at him for a Condition not his fault and he can't help.  And Honestly, if looked at in the Right perspective, some of the Behaviors are damned Funny in a Dark Humor kinda way of seeing and Dealing with it more appropriately than being Sad or Angry about it.  He's doing Okay, he really is, and I'm just glad it seems a slow progression so that he might not outlive the Disease getting to that point where it's beyond tragic and he's still mostly himself.  At 84 Mom got to where she was no longer herself and seemed tormented by what was happening to her, so we weren't entirely Sad when it was over for her.  Dad went out so Peacefully and on his own Terms, that wasn't entirely Sad either, but for different reasons, having a total Peace about Dying.

I didn't mean to get all Morbid on ya, I'm actually in a Good Head Space and Mood, the Headache lifted, tho' the Weather didn't and is still Cold, Wet, Grey and Miserable out there again Today.  But, whatever blew in with it my Body adjusted to finally so I don't feel dreadful now, whew!  It was Bone Aches from the Cold and Headache from whatever allergens came with the Storms, so nothing serious, Age + allergies can equal misery some days, that's all.  It passes so I don't get too wound up about it and try not to let The Man get too wound up about his either, or, he could.  I remind him it's a privilege not afforded many to grow Old and sure as Hell beats the Alternative of pushing up Dirt.  I'm taking him out Today to do some errands and essentials Shopping.  We're going to the Discount Grocer in Peoria and I have a $10 Off Coupon there to add to the Savings.  This Morning I sorted Inventory I'll Price later.  And made up a Donation Box to bring in and drop off where Princess T Works.

So I've been Productive early on Today after doing Fuck All Yesterday.  *LOL*  I much prefer being Productive and realized I'm only tormenting myself with Deadlines that don't really exist in the whole Process of Editing, Purging, Downsizing, Organizing, Style, etcetera.  It gives me something to DO in Retirement actually, so I shouldn't resent the Doing of it.   What else am I gonna Do whilst simultaneously Caregiving Full Time that has zero Earning potential?  Exactly.  So, I'm gonna, in 2026, look at it more like a Job that at least brings in some discretionary Income and I do on my own timetable and terms, which is Sweet, most Jobs don't give you that flexibility or freedom.  I think otherwise Boredom might set in if I had Days and Days of Nothingness to Do... I'm far too Hyperactive to be Still for long periods of Time or just watch TV and mundane shit that isn't Mentally Stimulating.  My Mind might go to mush quickly.  I think that's what happens to many Seniors, do too much Nothing, Mind goes to mush and Body falls apart.  The End.

I'd rather Go Out with a Flourish, being Productive, having Fun with it, and just Dropping Dead in the Process of being Active with a Full Life.  Better Ending to that Story IMO.   Anyway, since both of my Smokers here at Home were going thru withdrawal with no Money and no Cigs, I went to the Smoke Shop with The Son and showed him how to go Reservation Indian, if he and his Sister can't kick the Habit, and roll their own Cigs.  I bought the hand held Roller I used to watch all the Old Timers use when I was growing up Poor *LOL*, a big ole Bag of Tobacco, a shitload of some Rolled Papers they just have to Pack, and for around Twenty Bucks they'll have about 250 shit-sticks to Smoke now.  They were ecstatic, and The Son gave me his Nutritional Assistance Card to go Grocery Shopping with, Win-Win for the whole Family... I'll stretch it further than he could anyway and I'm Feeding them all Daily, so, that's their contribution to The Tribe while nobody is gainfully Employed.

And I told him if he really wants to Work his Hustle, Roll some and stand outside a Convenience Store or on the Streets and Sell them by the Cig to the Street Folk.   Who always wanna Bum one, and make a tidy little amount off what they can afford for one.  They wanna Smoke, you can make an exchange for their Spare Change they Panhandled.  Since they sure as shit can't afford what it costs for a Pack of them any more than you or your Sister can, and then Buy your own big Ole' Bag of Tobacco.  Otherwise, give up Smoking.  Drinking too.  Those be your Options when you're Broke... you can't afford to sustain Bad Habits.  Or you better find yourself a Sugar Mama right fast.  You're still a good looking Guy and relatively Young looking, and that Unemployment might not come thru and AI is taking all the Jobs it seems and Tariffs are killing off the rest.  So some Hustle better sustain ya in these Times we're in Son.   *Winks*  The Daughter is already a skilled and adept Hustler coz she's never been able to Work.

Just got back from the Discount Grocery Store, got about $250 of Essential Non-Perishable Groceries for $99.  Also Scored Gourmet Cat Food for Eli and Gourmet Bird Seed for the Wild Birds too, so everyone is gonna be eating good.  *LOL*  I didn't even know they had Wild and Exotic Bird Seed real Cheap there coz it was near the Bathrooms and Cleaning Products.  I needed to go to the Ladies Room and saw it, so now I know where to go to buy our Seed for our Bird Feeding Station, it's cheaper there than the Cheap Seed is anywhere else... and is the kind that at every other Store is Crazy Expensive.   Eli's Food was also that spendy Gourmet Cat Food if flavors that even sound alluring to Humans.  *Bwahahaha*  Trout & Catfish Wet Food and the Greenies Brand of Treat to be a Special Treat and Clean his Teeth for him.  *LMAO*

My Brother saw these Two Pixs I took this Morning of Princess T before Work and called me saying, Wow, she looks exactly like our Native American Cousin Cherie, and, she actually does, tho' not as Swarthy, tho' my Grandkids were Swarthy too until their early Teens, but you'd think this was one of Cherie's Grandkids.  I know my Cousin will see the resemblance and say something about it too, her Teen Granddaughters look so similar that Princess T could be mistaken as being one of their Sisters.  She's Younger than me so her Grands are Younger than mine and I only have Old Pixs of her Kiddos.  Until this Pix I hadn't noticed so much how she looks a LOT like my Dad's side of the Family now she's Grown!   My Cousins were all quite Beautiful in their Youth, didn't Age well tho', hard Life there on the Rez I think contributes to not Aging Gracefully, and, much shorter Lifespan as well.

Below is Cherie's Mom when Younger, my Aunt Gil, who was my Dad's Youngest Sister and lived with him until her Death.   Coz she was a Widow.  Older Brothers then support any Widowed or Single Sisters, or their Mom if she becomes Widowed.   My Dad and his Brother helped support their Mom until her Death too, Mom said Dad always sent Money Home to the Reservation his entire Adult Life, even after Retirement.  It's the Tribal way, you Share whatever you have, and if you live on the Rez, often with your Tribal Neighbors as well so nobody is without, all resources being distributed.  I don't know if the Younger Generations still do that, but when I was Growing Up, that's how it was Done.  So Dad always Shared what he had with his Neighbors even Off the Rez.  Which is Why when he got Old, his Neighbors, most of them Immigrants from Mexico or Asia, helped me Take Care of him until he had to go to Hospice.  His Filipino Friends even moved in with him to take Care of him at the End.  So, Ironically, our Asian Friends assumed he was Asian!  *LOL*

He'd been eating at our Fav Vietnamese Restaurant for Years with his Filipino Friends, so our Vietnamese Friends who own the Restaurant always thought he was part of their Family and Filipino.  So, one day I went and met him there to eat.  I'd always come in with my European Mom, so they didn't know Dad was my Dad.  They just knew I had a Welsh Mom, but was much Darker than her, so I don't know what they thought I was?   Well, The Owners Wife came up to take our Order, greeted us both and asked me, "Oh, so you know Noel's Dad?"  And I'm like, "This is MY Dad."  And her puzzled expression was priceless and she simply said, "Oh, I didn't know you were part Filipina!  You always come in with your Mom!"  And Dad and I laughed and told her, "He's not Filipino, he's Native American."  Then we all had a good laugh about it.

Above and Below are a couple of my Cousin Cherie's Granddaughters, who do look a lot like Princess T did as a Kid when she was their Ages.  They were little Cuties too with their sparkly Dark Eyes.  My Cousin Cherie was the Cutest Baby and Toddler too, I used to pretend she was my Baby, coz I was a Teenager when she was a Baby and we looked after her whenever my Aunt had Major Surgeries she needed to Recover from.   My Aunt Gil was my Favorite Aunt, and my Uncle from Wales was my Favorite Uncle.  I know you shouldn't have Favorites, but they tended to dote on me, so, you know... ha ha ha.

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And nope, still not watching TV so I don't get brought Down by all the Fuckery... Dawn... The Bohemian