The Mar-A-Lago Mafia... Hackers... And Credit Card Fraud

 

If this isn't the Creepiest Baby Rattle ever!  *LOL*  I kinda WANT it now that I've seen it, for my Cabinet of Curiosities Collection of the Weird and Wonderful Oddities compiled over my Lifetime.  *Ha ha ha*  Below is one of the Granddaughters back East, the Youngest of that Trio, with her Boyfriend, looking dapper in his Suit.  Below the Pix of them is the Pix of my Eastern Medical Doctors, now Retired and living their best Life up North, I miss them as Friends, plus, I haven't found another good Eastern Medical Doc Team yet to replace them.  They Sold their Practice to one but I've yet to go in and see if I like the new Chinese Doc.  The Pix Below them is my BFF since Childhood, we met as Tweens in England when our Dad's were Stationed in Great Britain and lived next door to each other.  We've been Best Friends and like Sisters ever since, she's Two Years Older than me and Graduated High School before leaving England.

 

Then the Pix Below her is my Retro Friend from our Antique Mall, I just Love seeing what Fashions from Yesteryear she'll wear.  She Lives Retro Style 24-7 and 365, her Home even looks like a 1950's Movie Set frozen in Time.  Her Booths at our Antique Mall have Fifties Fashions and Decor For Sale too, she's All In with Flashback Fashion and Style and looks like a Pinup Gal from that Era, she's Adorable.   Then I took a Pix of my Hamburger from In-N-Out Burger, coz we MUST have some Food Porn in a Post, Right?  *Winks*  And then Below that is a couple of Pixs of the Oldest Granddaughter of the Trio back East with her Middle Child, the feistiest of the Great-Grandchildren, whose now playing Sports, Natch, coz she's a Natural for Competitive Sports, that one is.  *LOL*  

She's also the one that is a Clone of her Mama, the other Two she has look like their Daddy.  And so Below those Pixs is one of the whole Trio at Easter, looking Not-So-Thrilled to be in their Easter Attires, which I thought was hilarious!!!  I remember my Kiddos and Grandkiddos I Raised, by contrast, especially the Girls, were such Fashionistas, even The Young Prince, that they Adored being in their Wardrobe finery.  So I never had the resistance to dressing them up like little Living Dolls.  *Ha ha ha*  And The Son, when he was a Little, so long as he thought he looked like one of his Sports Celebrities or Movie Heroes, would not be opposed to whatever Trendy Hairstyle and attire I told him made him look like them.  *Winks and Yes, some I regret coz they were NOT good decisions and we have Photographs to prove it.  LOL* 

So, that be the Avalanche of Family and Friends Pixs I've dumped in the Post Today and described so they're not just randomly in here unexplained.  *LOL*  I know I do that sometimes and don't explain my Imagery and that could probably be confusing becoz no descriptions told you who anyone is.  And for newer Dear Readers they may not recognize all the Family yet or any of the Friends, or even me, otherwise.   I remember Princess T and Timmy, her Lifelong Bestie, liked that I Blogged about them coz it made them feel like Minor Celebrities.  As if I was some Social Media Influencer or something... which was hilarious to me.  *Winks*  I have a respectable enuf Blog, but, unless you count the time the Trolls were Visiting it and some other Blogs in the Thousands, for some mysterious and still unknown reasons, back a few Months ago, it's read more in the Hundreds by Real People.   And most of my Real Life Family and Friends don't Read Blogs at all or Blog.

I now realized I Photographed my Hamburger Upside Down, does that even matter tho'?  *LOL*   The Son and Grandson thought I got the Hood Hookup of Burgers coz theirs didn't look nearly as Editorial, tho' we agree that In-N-Out makes all their Food look good and taste good.  I told them it's coz everyone sees me Photographing my Food where ever I eat out and so now they make a Special effort to make mine look like it's gonna be in a Commercial.  *Bwahahahaha*  It's True!!!  In some Restaurants we even have the Chef or Owners some out to our Table voluntarily and talk to us and introduce themselves.  Which does make you feel rather like a VIP, even tho' all you're doing is discreetly Photographing your Food, yet, they do take Notice.  *Winks*  I like it coz now I Know them too and I do tell them it will end up on a Social Media Page promoting their Business and my Readers LOVE the Local Food Porn.  Which, you all do, Right?  *Smiles*  I've been Comped Food, which isn't necessary at all, I don't do it for that, but it's a nice gesture of appreciation.

My Stomach has been noisy again, there's so much going around I do Hope I'm not coming down with something again?  I'm seeing a lot of folks Masking again, but I haven't been, tho' I do keep a Basket of Clean ones by the Front Door in case we ever Need to again.   I was a Mask Fashionista during the Pandemic and if I have to wear any Necessary Accessories, I'm going overboard with it.  *Winks*  I Donated a good many, but kept quite a lot of them, since, I never thought that even COVID was ever going away now and would become Seasonal forevermore.   They were saying on the News, as a rare Bright Spot on the News, that one of the Vaxxes turned out to be beneficial to Pancreatic Cancer Victims!!!   So that's rather exciting as a Discovery of something quite unexpected from a Vaccine not meant to have that beneficial effect!!!   A lot of beneficial Discoveries turn out to be Accidental tho', so I'm not Surprised.

I once met a Millionaire Oil Baron, who was an Inventor and accidentally Invented Marine Varnish when they were trying to Invent something else.  He also ended up Inventing something for his Brother, who Owned Oil Companies, and took over that Business, which is how he started making his Millions.  When I met him he was in my Mom's exclusive Nursing Home and was 99 Years Old.  He wasn't in the Home due to his own Health or Mind, which was sharp as a Tack, but, becoz his Beloved Wife had Dementia and he didn't want to be apart from her so moved into the Nursing Home with her.  He'd have Alaskan Wild Salmon flown in for Dinner and he'd always invite my Mom and I to join he and his Wife for Dinner, coz we were well Traveled and knew many of the Countries he'd also lived in or visited.   

Even after my Mom was transferred to Cali, since my Brother was able to procure a better Situation for her due to his Celebrity Friends influence and Favor, I'd still go back to the Nursing Home to drop off some "Vernors" Ginger Ale which his Wife LOVED.  She liked Ginger Ale but had never tried that brand and fell in Love with it.  Since her Husband had made Mom's stay there so much better, due to his Friendship, I wanted to do some small thing for him and his Wife that would be meaningful to them.  He always wanted me to bring The G-Kid Force with me coz his Wife had been a Teacher and Ballerina in her Youth, so Taught Dance to her Students.  The Dementia had made her become reclusive and non-verbal, but if a Child showed up she Blossomed and came out of the Dementia Fog and Talked for the 1st time in YEARS!!!  

He was so excited about that and that we came every Day to visit Mom, that he wanted us to spend time with them too so he could hear his Wife Talk and be more like herself again.  She LOVED my Grandkids and they Adored her and him too, they became somewhat like some more surrogate Great-Grandparents that The G-Kid Force 'Adopted'.  I think if  he'd known we only had to transfer Mom due to not being able to afford that Nursing Home he'd of offered to pay for her to remain there, but I couldn't rely on the generosity and Charity of a 99 Year Old Man for Mom's extended Care, she outlived him by many more Years and my Brother found full coverage for her in a nice Facility in Cali instead for the rest of her Life.  So, it was the way to go, his Celebrity Friends ensured she had the best of everything and I appreciated the Pull they exerted on our behalf.  Coz we could never have afforded her Long-Term Care in the best Facilities.  

In fact, that Couple made such a lasting Impression on The Young Prince that he was talking about them just Yesterday.   The Inventor had told him that he was Genius enough to be a famous Inventor too and if he Invented just some of the Right Stuff, he'd be a Made Man for Life, no matter what his Diagnosed "Disabilities" were.   That encouraged our Grandson becoz he does LOVE to Invent things and has one of the most out of the Box Creative Minds I've ever seen.  He's teaching himself Latin right now and is constantly absorbing Knowledge like a Sponge about whatever piques his Interest.   That's why it bothered me so much that Academically we were told he couldn't be Taught coz they didn't know how to Reach and Teach him... coz he's Self-Taught and fucking Brilliant at everything and anything he's ever Learned.  And he LOVES Learning, he said they just Bored him in School and some of them were Stupid arrogant people pretending to be superior Intellectuals coz they could fool most Children.  *Bwahahahaha*

So, The Young Prince has begun a Relationship with a 39 Year Old Guy whose Retired Military.  He already wants to take The Grandson to meet his Family so they'll be going up North of the State to do that this coming Weekend.  I've yet to meet him, but unlike BCG, they have much more in common.  The Young Prince liked BCG but just wasn't interested in Cars and Sports and for him an Intellectual Common Interest is much more Appealing than just being Physically attractive and attracted.  The fact he Nicknamed the last fellow Boring Car Guy was a Clue that it wouldn't last.  *LOL*  We really liked that Guy too, he was very Nice, very Handsome, made excellent Money and came over often, but, I knew he was Dead in the Water, even if he didn't, coz pretty sure he didn't know he'd been dubbed BCG.  *Bwahahahahaha*  But, he was Gracious about it ending and that was good. 

 This New Guy the Young Prince described to me as highly Intellectual, was Career Military, Air Force I think, a very good looking very Light Skinned Black Guy who looks White compared to the rest of his Family.   And so he and The Young Prince have that in common, to where they are Men of Color who most people just assume are White, and are not.  I don't even know if this Guy doesn't appear Gay either, or Uncloseted, since he was Career Military and Retired?   But, Allen was Military too and nobody in his Special Forces Unit ever knew, coz Allen is very Macho and most people would never Guess he is Gay unless he tells them.  The Grandson said this Guy doesn't know who his Dad is, and it's obvious that almost certainly he was a White Guy, coz this Guy is very White looking and the rest of his Family is very Black looking.  *LOL*  I asked if he thinks they will accept him being a Fabulously Gay Weto Hispanic Man?  And, he said he is worried about that, it could be Awkward and Tense, if not.  He's been thru that before tho'.  He and his Sister get a Kick out of People thinking they're both White, when they've never claimed to be.

I've been thru that too most of my Life when I Dated, most Families, if they had an Issue with you being the Ethnicity you were, it could be Tense and Awkward, almost certainly Problematic.   The very few White Guys I ever Dated, including The Man, their Families didn't like that I was Mixed Race and not White.  Tho' Oddly when they thought I just had a Killer 'Tan' they were fine with my Complexion and Envious of it!  *Eye Roll and Bwahaha, Shrugs, Racism never makes Sense.*  And most Families of the Men of Color I Dated, had a problem with me looking too White.  So, you couldn't Win for Losing on the Race Issue.  *LOL*  Princess T's Boyfriend's Family, who are Hispanic too, still assume and think she's a White Girl, and look at her Funny if she says anything to them in Spanish!  *LMAO*  I asked her, don't they know by your Hispanic Surname that you're Mixed and are a Latina?  Nope.  Which is kinda hilarious.  The Young Prince has a Hispanic Surname too, which makes it Obvious.  But, even when they tell people they are proudly Hispanic, they are rarely Believed. 

 In the Young Prince's Case his Dad's Family are Puerto Rican and have Black Puerto Rican Heritage.  Most of his Dad's Friends are Puerto Rican or Jamaican and half the Women Bobby Dated were either Black or Mixed Race Girls, including our Daughter.   I don't know about the New Wife, never met her yet, but The Young Prince Adores her and said she's a wonderful person to call a Stepmom... which is fantastic, they get along really well.   But, he's not so sure the Union will last on account of his Dad, being... well... his Dad.  A little bit of Bobby goes a long way, let us just say.  *Ha ha ha*  Bobby and I have off and on had our Come To Jesus Moments with each other, he goes out of his way to get along with me tho' and always has, coz he doesn't like Dealing with or meeting Dark Dawn.  *Winks*  He and our Daughter had a very volatile Relationship coz when Crazy meets Crazier, it rarely has a Fairy Tale Ending.  *LOL*  But, they can be Friends now, all these Years later... they were Childhood Sweethearts and had known each other since they were Kids and had their Son when they were still just Kids.

And The Young Prince met his Husband, Allen, when he was still a Teenager, Allen is slightly Older and quite an Intellectual.  He's Autistic and on that Savant Genius Scale of the Autistic Spectrum, most are actually quite Brilliant if high functional.   And Allen too is a Hispanic who people just assume is a White Guy coz his Mom is White and so is his Stepdad.  I didn't realize he had a Hispanic Bio Dad until his Mom told me, so had also assumed Allen wasn't Latino.  And his Older Sister is White, this Pix is he and his Sister, we really Liked his whole Family.   Sadly for Allen, a little bit of him goes a long way too, he has no filter to his Mouth and he can become quite confrontational, which wrecked his Marriage for a slew of reasons.  Love was just not enuf to sustain that Union.  The Young Prince actually prefers much Older Men, preferably in their late 30's to 40's actually, he's 25 but finds most Men, or even Women, who are Twenty-Somethings, to be Boring, too Immature and Childish.  Both of The G-Kid Force are Old Souls, mebbe coz they were Raised by Grandparents, I dunno???

This is the Age my Grandson was when he set up my Blog, he was barely 9 Years Old, he told me what a Blog even was, and translated it into 50 different Languages so International Readers could follow it in their Native Languages.  I'd say half my Readership is International and always has been.  He was hacking into Computer Systems by this Age too even with Safeguards, he'd hack right past them and he was 14 when that became a huge problem coz it was like a Game to him and so he hacked into his School's Computer System and the Government's Computer System... and, if not for him being SO Special Needs, he might have been Prosecuted for it.  But, he didn't do any of it with ill intent, he "Enhanced" his Special Education School's System coz they'd lamented out loud to the Children that they couldn't Afford Enhancements.  So, Genius Boy thought he was doing them a Favor and a Good Thing.  He couldn't even Believe someone would charge them Thousands of Dollars for what he did easily, quickly, and for Free, like it was a Game!  *LOL*   Geniuses be doing Genius shit and not even realizing it's Genius and not everyone can do it, so it has incredible Value!  *Ha ha ha*

After the Feds showed up at his School, that was the End of any School accepting him forevermore.   And he had to Un-Enhance the System for them coz they then complained they didn't have the Thousands of Dollars to Undo what he'd Done, so were wringing their Hands and gnashing their Teeth... but, they're the ones that left a High Maintenance Special Needs Child Unsupervised enuf he got into this Mischief and was in their 'Special' School for a fucking REASON!  He undid it in 5 Minutes flat when I demanded, Undo it, NOW!   I must say the Feds and the Administrators of the School WERE Impressed, mebbe the Feds should have Hired him on the spot?  *LMAOROTF*  But, I made him Promise, no more Hacking, it's Illegal and I don't want you getting Sent Up for doing it before you're even Grown!  When I recently had the Hacker attempt he told me how they'd gotten into our System and he's the one that help me put Safeguards in place to hopefully prevent being Hacked, but he said a Good Hacker will get around any System eventually.  So, nobody is Safe from being Hacked actually, and that's scary to contemplate.

I just Love the Old Candid Photos of him before the Schizophrenia got real bad, he was Diagnosed by Age 7 and had to quit taking most of the Meds for it by Age 15 coz it was shutting down vital Organs, so it's been a Wild Ride since then with his Illness.   And he'll soon be running out of both the Psyche Meds and Anti-Seizure Meds he's currently on soon, and I don't know what we'll do since AHCCCS hasn't picked him up yet coz Allen has dallied at finalizing the Divorce and isn't providing Support or Medical anymore, he was on State Medical in New Mexico, which is more Liberal about helping the Mentally Ill with Services Needed.   But, April 1st was New Mexico's Deadline for a transition to Arizona Services and Arizona is 5-7 MONTHS behind in backlog of even getting to your Case!  And no Guarantees that even once they do they will Approve you and you won't get bogged down in Endless Appeals Processes then. 

 Coz I do Plan to bury those Fuckers in Appeals if they don't Approve him, Trust and Believe, it will become my Obsession and Fixation.  Dark Dawn will be dominant during that Period of time, doing whatever it takes, even if Heads hafta fuckin' Roll, I will be kicking Asses and Taking Names of anyone standing in my way.  *Winks*   Yes, I know he's a Grown Man now, but he's still one of MY Grandbabies and there is nothing I wouldn't do on their behalf and to ensure their Safety and Well Being isn't compromised by any System that is all fucked up and should be completely overhauled while this Administration's Fuckery has all the Billions to Steal while claiming they can't afford the Social Safety Net Services for the most Needy and Vulnerable Americans and Veterans in our Country!   Fuck that, fuck them, I'm getting ours while there's still some left. 

 Coz when they completely Asset Strip and Bankrupt America, we're all gonna be truly Fucked and that's coming if we don't get rid of them and Strip them of their ill gotten Gains they Grifted and Stole off the American Taxpayers and Foreign Entities they're Extorting shamelessly or Selling America Out cozying up to.   BTW: Why IS Jared Kushner representing America in any Diplomatic way anyway, he's not been Elected and he's not an Official, and his Conflicts of Interest are fucking staggering!!!   That's one dangerous Guy if you ask me and being some alleged "United States Special Envoy Of Peace" is some real fucking preposterous Joke!!!   And all the Insider Trading going on is ridiculous too, didn't Martha Stewart go to Prison for ever so much less?  Yet, why are none of these Bad Actors who are doing it shamelessly and in our Faces, or those leaking National Security Information and Profiting off it, being Indicted or Serving Time, asking for a Friend?!  They really have some Mar-A-Lago Mafia going on, don't they. 

Anyway, I'm not even Guardedly Optimistic Justice will ever be Served to the American People.   I just don't think that it going on this long unchecked means anyone is Serious about ensuring that happens.  Who knows how far and wide the Corruption is enriching anyone who could Stop it and therefore won't and has been Bought and Paid for not to?  I'm the most Cynical Skeptic of all Skeptics when it comes to how Bent the Systems in place just are.  It's not even 'New', it's just gone Wheels Off now, so nobody can deny it and now there's no Shame in displaying it openly, to flaunt what they're getting away with and shitting on and Stealing from the Average American in the process.  They don't give a shit about us, none of us, the Rules and the Laws are for us, not for them, and now they've made that crystal clear and quite apparent.  I'm actually Glad I Retired from the Criminal Justice System now coz I wouldn't want to even pretend it's working anymore on behalf of The People, it's not.

So, anyway, speaking of Hackers and Hacked Accounts, I did find out that my CitiBank Account was Hacked and used since this Hack attempt, so they were successful, but I've reported the Fraud.  Must be some Young Male coz it was charges for shit like Uber, a Health Club, a Porn site, a Credit Restoring Company, Wing Stop, Jersey Mike's and some Monthly Subscription to someplace I never heard of... all of which I've never used.  The Rep said they do a Federal Investigation and almost always catch these Tech Crime Thieves coz they use everything Electronically, which is easily traced back to the Source.  That's what MicroSoft said too and they had already located the exact Address Locations that Hacker attempt was from within our Mini Farms Community.  

So, I expect another SWAT and Federal Raid to go down once they trace back this Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Ring or Individuals who think they're too Clever to get caught.   What a hassle tho', Criminal Activity is off the Chain these days.  Anyway, got that Card Cancelled and will be issued a new one in 7-10 Days.  My Mother's Day Purchase was the only legit Charge of the past Two Months and was the largest charge, most of the rest were nitnoid fraudulent charges, but those add up if you don't catch them in time.  Plus if someone gets away with it long enuf they get bolder and usually start small and then go big if they think nobody is paying attention or cancelling the Card.  I am one to scrutinize my Statements and why I prefer Paper Statements too, so I can eyeball all charges to ensure I'm not being charged for something I didn't authorize.  I don't like this Paperless bullshit at all or those Companies that now force you to use Apps.  Apps & more Electronic Device dependency is a Criminal's Wet Dream.

Below is The Young Prince's Little Half-Brother, his Dad's Middle Child, who looks exactly like his Big Brother, even tho' they have different Moms!!!   He's actually a Teenager now and in High School, they grow up so fast and I don't have a lot of new Pixs since his Dad and their Mom aren't together anymore either.  So, they don't come over here anymore and I haven't seen either of his Younger Siblings in a long while.  Miss those Two Kiddos, they're great Kids and they Adore their Big Brother, so he still gets to spend some time with them.  But, I did find out that he and Angie are no longer close, so that's a shame, she was always so close to our Grandson and to us when she was with his Dad.  I guess it's just awkward for her to maintain those kinds of connections now since there's actually no Biological Connection to us.  Tho' since her Children are our Grandson's Siblings we always treated them like all our other Grandchildren and they considered us just another set of Grandparents that are related to their Big Brother.  They both Loved The Daughter too, she thought they were great Kids as well and glad that Bobby was able to be a better and more Mature Father to them.

When Parents are too Young, too Disabled, or too into things they shouldn't be, it's always hardest on their Children.   You always hope any estrangements can be resolved between Family or Friends, but, it isn't always possible or probable when the Issues of Life get in the way of having functional or healthy Relationships between people.  As the Children reach Adulthood, they can then decide for themselves who they want to maintain and sustain Relationship with, or not.  Right now The Grandson said his Dad is screwing up yet another Relationship with a Good Woman, so he's hoping they can work things out, but, he's not very Optimistic about it given his Parents Track Record of having levels of dysfunction in every Relationship they've ever had.  It's like a revolving Door of people with each of them.

  

I felt so shitty I couldn't stay Awake and had to go take a Nap at 10:00 a.m. and slept thru til' 2:00 p.m.!  Which meant The Son had to sit with his Dad for Nurse Remi and I barely woke up in time to go get Princess T from Work.  And I still feel weak and wrung out, no more Chest Pain, I just feel exceedingly Fatigued.   Tomorrow is busy so I have to muster some Energy by then.  Wendell the PT comes at 8:00 a.m. and then I have to get him to his VA Doc Klein by 10:30 a.m. over by Sun City!!!  It's all important, his Blood Pressure was low again so Nurse Remi wasn't happy about that, last time it got low it eventually began to tank, so we're having him take it more often thruout the day to ensure that doesn't happen.  I don't have it in me to sit in an ER all Day and Night again so I Pray I don't have Need to.  Reducing Stress is proving to be difficult and challenging, with the Family Situation such that it just is all the time.  I de-stress and then shit elevates again to high stress Situations.

  

When I don't feel good is when The Man will ultimately give me Bad News about how HE feels.   And I'm sure he does not feel good either, but it's not the best Timing, you know?   Princess T was helping him when she got Home from Work, to take his Blood Pressure again since he told me about it being too low JUST as I was going out the Door to go get her!!!  He'd had time to tell me before that and didn't, so as I'm coasting out the Door to get a Kiddo from Work was not the best Timing either... and it's like, Oh Shit, why didn't you or The Son say something when I first woke up from my Nap?!   He only has Meds to Manage High Blood Pressure, not Low Blood Pressure.  So, there's not much I can do from Home when it is too Low.   I tell him to sit down and raise his Legs, eat something, drink something and if overheated, Cool off some.  That's all I know to do for Hypotension.   And seek Emergency Help if he has Chest Pain, it tanks to dangerously low, or he passes out and has trouble Breathing. 

This was The Man before all his Health Issues piled up, he was very Fit, very Active, very Strong, very Handsome, and a Workaholic.   Of coarse I miss how he used to be, before the myriad of serious Health Issues, the Traumatic Brain Injury from his Catastrophic Accident, and now Dementia setting in too, it's a lot for the poor Guy to endure.  And I feel rather Helpless to do a whole lot to run damage control and Fix any of it or stop it from progressing.  We did a lot of his Rehab after his Accident when Docs gave up on him and told us he'd just be a Vegetable and probably not Survive his Injuries.   So, he's come a long way, and made what is considered a Miraculous unexpected Recovery.  It took Years of OUR relentless pursuit of not giving up on him, giving in, or giving out and NOT receiving the grim prognosis.  I still won't give up on him, he's tough as Old Boots.

Okay, and some News Stories just fucking drop my Jaw they're so outrageous or ludicrous.  They announced that in the past Year TEN Prominent Scientists with National Security Clearance have either Died or gone Missing!!!   And now, they're THINKING PERHAPS this isn't just a Coincidence and should be Investigated!!!???   Ya think!!!  WTF, by the time you get to Ten in such a short period of Time you should be asking, okay, the ones that Died, HOW DID THEY DIE?  Were any Deaths suspicious at all, what did their Autopsies rule as Cause of Death?  The ones you can't even fucking Find and have just GONE MISSING, were they abducted, just walked away into oblivion, and if so, WHY?  People generally don't just fucking Disappear or get Disappeared for no reason. These I would think, being the Sensitivity of what they do and have Developed in the highest levels of our Government Scientifically, is pretty damned Important, don'tcha think?  

 

Leaving it Open Ended as PERHAPS just a Coincidence, which would be a stretch by the time TEN end up Dead or Missing, is pretty irresponsible IMO.  And this barely made the News even!!!   And, I dunno, I'd think this wouldn't attract new brilliant Scientists to those Positions when all their Co-Workers end up Dead or Disappear in quick succession??!!!  That's not a very Attractive Exit Strategy or Retirement Plan for any Career Field... oh, we need replacements coz all the rest ended up Dead or we don't even know where they are or what happened to them!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Yeah, I think those Jobs could remain unfilled if that was well known about the previous Employees that held those Positions!  As of April 2026 there is FINALLY an FBI Investigation into why Ten, possibly ELEVEN, U.S. Scientists with Classified Nuclear or Aerospace Research Access who have Died or Vanished since 2024, raising National Security Concerns!!!  Five just went Missing and Vanished.

Monica Jacinto Reza, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a Materials Scientist disappeared while Hiking near LA in the Summer of 2025.  Melissa Casius, Los Alamos National Laboratory also went missing in New Mexico, also in the Summer of 2025.  Anthony Chavez, a Retired Los Alamos National Laboratory Foreman, disappeared in Spring of 2025.  Steven Garcia, a Government Contractor went Missing in Summer of 2025 after leaving his Home.  Jason Thomas, Scientist and Director at Novartis went missing from his Massachusetts Home in the Winter of 2025.  The Five who are Deceased, one had Disappeared/Died, Two were Shot on their Properties in December of 2025 and February of 2026.  And only Two just said they Died, no other information of how or Why?  I dunno, lots of Questions, no Answers... the Vanished, how hard was the Search for them, especially since so many went Missing in Summer of 2025?  The Murdered on their Properties, in late 2025 and early 2026, whatssup with that, almost sounds like Assassinations and intentional Targeting to me?  Something else to chew on...

  

And the Tariffs were Court Ordered to be returned to Businesses since they were Illegally imposed.  However, nobody is getting the Money back, not the Businesses and certainly not the Consumers that paid extra becoz of them.  So, where did the Money go, who has it, whose overseen it?  Many Questions, no Answers, just like all the other Grifting that has gone on, lotsa Money and Profits off of it have gone to somebody, but it ain't you.  And whoever has it, regardless of the Illegality of it, ain't giving it up either or being held accountable for doing it in the first place.  Tariffs were always a Tax, but I was always shocked how many folks don't know that or don't understand that it is and that THEY will be the ones paying for it.   We all paid for it one way or another.   You can't get your Product until you pay the Tariffs, the Vig, if you will.  Coz the exorbitant high fee for illegal practices is similar to a Mob Shakedown actually imposed by a vigorish, ie: the Vig.  It's tanking Small Businesses, which are the Backbone of America.

 

I have been Not Okay lately and I do think my next Post will be the Topic of Being in a profound State of Not-Okayness.  That will actually be the Post Title Hook in fact, coz I suspect I'm not Alone.   I am seeing other Blogs addressing the Malaise of this sustained Trauma we've all mostly been enduring, when we realize things are NOT Okay and it seems so Surreal to us that for many around us, they seem quite oblivious of that Fact.  Going about Life as if it's all Okay and they're Okay.  I'm really not sure if they're intentionally Living a Lie and pretending everything is Okay and faking that it is, or they really aren't paying Attention and are intentionally Ignorant about what's going on that matters?   I just know that anyone who is Aware and paying Attention to all the Fuckery and obvious Threats, are pretty much Not-Okay on The Daily now, coz it's a lot of sustained Trauma to endure even if your Personal Life hasn't fallen apart yet.  If it has too, it's just a double whammy to Deal with and try to Cope as best you can.

I don't know what actual percentage of us are profoundly Not Okay?  I just know I'm NOT Okay.  The impact of that is showing me it's not Sustainable for a really long Haul.   It's like being on a Tightrope on a Unicycle while Juggling many things, knowing there is no Safety Net underneath you, and you're really Tired and starting to feel like you could be losing your Balance, which, won't be Good.   I didn't get much done Today coz I had to spend far too much time Napping coz I was too Fatigued to do any Todaying at all.  I literally couldn't even stay Awake or recharge myself enough.   I mustered enuf to do a light Grocery Shopping by around 5:00 p.m. that Princess T said she'd pay for if I'd go do it... and she was providing things I'd run out of that I Need, so, I took one for the Team since she was Buying.  *LOL*  But, for the most part the Malaise continues, I did foil the Credit Card Fraud situation very early on, so, there was THAT Victory... and I Hope to be refunded that which I didn't Authorize and someone fraudulently Charged... but they said it can take Weeks or Months.  *Le Sigh*

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Hang in there my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian

A First Car... And My Stress Reduction Process

 I've been trying to play catchup on Blog Reads.  I'm not a big Reader, I like to Write, I like to take Photos, so my Blogging is prolific but my Blog Reading, not so much, Sorry to all of you who have Wonderful Blogs, well worth Reading.  Becoz my Adult ADHD kicks in to high gear when I try to Read anything, so focus is just hard even if what I'm Reading is really good!  And I fall way behind in catching up with your Blogs and I'm a notorious Lurker so you might not even know I was ever there Reading what you Wrote if I fail to Comment and Engage.  I'm trying to be better about it, so Tonight I spent more time Reading than Blogging.

And I was filling Vintage Canning Jars with Vintage Marbles when I wasn't here at the Computer Tonight.  *LOL*  Lately I've found good caches of Vintage Marbles in Bagged Lots, and I just can't resist them.   Any I don't wanna Keep I just Sell, Marbles are still popular so they always Sell very well.  I put them in Black Net Bags, about 25 to a Bag, sometimes with 1 large Shooter Marble if I have some of those I don't wanna Keep.  But, most of the Shooters have been really nice and I have Kept them.  To me Marbles are like Tiny pieces of Art Glass and of coarse I have those I am attracted to most.  So I have lots of Vintage Canning Jars with Zinc and Milk Glass Lids holding my Vintage Marble Collections.  A Sizeable amount of them filled with Marbles now.  Above are just some of my Front Porch Herbs which are doing well.

Some were even from my own Childhood and are European Marbles, some over 100 Years Old now.  I used to Trade Kids for their Gramma's Marbles and give them a few Modern Ones for just One Special Antique One.  Kids usually didn't have any Idea of Value of Vintage/Antique Marbles so they were delighted to make the Trades.  Most of their Parents didn't Care either coz they'd given them the Family Heirloom Marbles to actually play the Game with and many of them would have gotten wrecked by Play, chipped, broken and worn, so I actually Rescued a lot of Valuable Marbles even as a Child from that Fate.  Some of them remind me of certain Childhood Friends I got them from.  A particularly Cherished one I Traded a Boy I had my 1st Crush on.

How do I remember which Marble that was?  Coz it was Special and on his Mom's Side they were European, from Great Britain, his Mom had him and then Married a Black American G.I., our Families became Friends when we lived in Michigan stationed at K.I. Sawyer AFB in the early 1970's.  I've since found him on FB and his Parents are both still Alive and in their 80's now, his Brother and Sister have Children, he has none apparently and is Single.  He was the most Handsome Boy I ever saw and is still a very Handsome Older Man now.   Last time I'd seen his Half Siblings his Sister was 2 and his Brother was a Newborn.  His Sister was a Beautiful Child and had Pale Green Eyes, she still does and is a Beautiful Woman.  Their Mom was like a Model tho' and doesn't look in her 80's, she looks just as I remember her!

Anyway, No, I didn't contact him via The Book of Faces, too many Years have passed and I doubt he'd remember our Family... or mebbe he would?   I have reached out to Childhood Friends when I have found them, and reconnected.   But for some reason I hesitated to with him coz I'd had such a big Crush on him in Grade School.  *LOL*  And just enjoyed seeing his Family on their Social Media Pages and that all is Well with them all and they still have both of their Parents and their Parents are still together.  Sometimes the Curiosity being satisfied is enuf and I don't Need to make contact.   There are some Childhood Friends I'd like to reconnect to, but at our Age now, I'm almost afraid to know if they've Died by now?  Getting a Memorial Page when you Search is always Sad and far too many have been Lost now.

Every time I talk to my Brother he's found out that someone we know, or used to know, has Died and has to inform me of it.  He's more Social than me, so he has his Finger on the Pulse of just about everyone it seems.  *LOL*   It is getting to where now we're some of the last who are left.  My Mom did say that was the hardest part of Growing Old, she ended up Outliving all but One of her long-time Friends by the time she Died at Age 84.  Her Older Brother made it to 90 and told me he'd literally Outlived everyone he knew of his peers and Generation.  We did have one Maternal Aunt, my Welsh Nanna's Youngest Sibling, Ivy, who lived to be 99, she was the Youngest of Seven and still wore High Heels and Makeup 'til the day she Died!  *LOL*  Dad was the Oldest lived of his entire Family, Dying at 74, Indigenous Populations live about a Decade less than the National Average American.

I haven't turned The News on all Day and I'm Zen without hearing whatever Fuckery is playing out now.  I'm to the point now where breaks in Knowing are necessary, it's all Too Much and ALL Bad.  And I'm Okay with not Knowing about it all frankly, it gives me too much Anxiety and outright Anger mixed with disgust, I feel Ashamed America has become what the rest of the World now sees us as.  And we can't say it's not who we ARE or it would have never happened and would have been immediately stopped, but it hasn't been and we as a Collective Nation did it Twice now!!!   Not all of us, I'm not saying that, I never Voted for any of it and probably you didn't either, but as a NATION this is what they chose for their Leadership TWICE, so it was no "Accident" either, it's who at least more than half the Voters ARE and they have to Own that Fact.  No excuses, they ARE the "Ugly America" the World now sees... the Dark hideous Underbelly exposed.

And let me tell you something you probably already know, America was ONLY ever GREAT becoz we as a Nation were GOOD.  When we ceased being GOOD is when we ceased being GREAT.   And ACTUALLY making America GREAT AGAIN will have to be a Journey back to being GOOD and standing on the Right Side of History and for what's decent and righteous, Humane and having Compassion for Humankind, both at Home and Abroad Globally.  Being True World Leaders and not this abhorrent perverse cluster fuck we now are.  There's nothing GREAT about that and everybody Globally is Witnessing it and appalled.  Well, except mebbe our Adversaries who have to be Celebrating it coz it's a Wet Dream for them to see America failing and falling from within. 

 I think at the very least we should seize all their assets, returning the ill gotten gains to the American People that was stolen and grifted, and exile this Leadership ASAP.  At this point Imprisonment wouldn't be enuf, leave them Penniless and sent to some Adversary to Deal with... Putin preferably, they deserve each other.  And see how long the Bromance lasts when Donnie & all his Demon Spawn arrive in Moscow Penniless, a Liability and Useless to ole Vlad now, and seeking Asylum?  *Winks*  That to me would be Justice Served to the American People and what he's done to our Nation.  And a little shitty Gift to at least one Foreign Adversary who enabled him.  Put a Bow on him and a package of Depends with a "Congratulations" Gift Tag, it's a Boy. 

 His whole Family would just be a lil somethin'-somethin' Extra.  Melania would probably fare okay, she'd just go back to being in Escort Service, she strikes me as Street Wise and someone who clawed her way up.  And would fuck anyone, coz she fucked him, and I wouldn't crawl under that if they were bombing Phoenix!   The whole "Pretty Woman" thing she's got going on would be the stuff of Fairy Tales if he wasn't such a hideous perverse Monster and more Richard Gere-ish.   We'd of perhaps been rooting for her then, everyone likes a Fairy Tale ending to an unlikely Story of having one.  But she may just be cut from the same Cloth as him I suspect and so they're rather made for each other.  So, banish her Ass too, no Free Pass, she's not coming off as another of his Sexual Abuse Victims really.

Okay, Moving On, since, don't wanna Camp in that Dark Space and pitch a Tent, America's Situation is still unresolved and dire, my Ideas mean nothing in the grand scheme of things.  But a Gal can Dream.  *Winks*  And my Social Platform can only make a drop in the Ocean of Good Trouble, but, it's at least something that I feel I can be Militant and part of the Resistance doing, and so I do it.  Hungary's People did it as a Collective and that gives me some Hope that America can take notice and do so too?!  Hopefully quicker than the Hungarians did, since they tolerated being under that Oppression far too long and let it get too entrenched... and we are heading in that direction unfortunately.  Okay, Moving On for Reals now.  *Ha ha ha*

I forgot to give The Man his Night Meds at 6:00 p.m. last Night, I'd thought about doing it earlier at 4:00 p.m. and said so, and we unanimously decided that was too early.  And then... he went to Bed early.    And I spaced out about the fact we hadn't actually given him the Meds earlier and didn't realize he didn't take them at all until this Morning!!!   Fuuuuck!!!  I've got so much to remember, and not just for his sake, so my own Memory Care Issues shows up from time to time too.  I have fucking Lists all over the place and Notes galore on my Calendar to prompt me not to Forget everything I'm tasked to remember and keep on top of.  It's just a LOT.

In Real Time it's a Sunday so we've got Irrigation coming, The Son is doing the Yardwork to cut the Grass and Trim before Irrigation comes so it flows better.  The Grandson helped me sort his Grandpa's Meds, which we do every Sunday filling his Weekly Pill Organizer.  We had to call the VA Pharmacy coz Two needed Refills now and one is a switch to another Medication that's longer lasting, so we got that done too.  And The Daughter has to leave for her Job in Chandler in 15 Minutes.  So, it's been a hectic busy Sunday Morning already.  We had to get Gas for the John Deere, that was over Ten Bucks with the price per Gallon being right at around Five a Gallon now!!! 

  But, everything at Home here is done Errand Wise for this Morning and The Grandson will Babysit his Grandpa until his Sister gets Home with her New Used Car and while his Uncle is doing Property Maintenance.  I've got it like a well Oiled Machine around here now coz I Delegate well.  *Winks*   The Man got Testy coz he knows I'm leaving the Guys in Charge of him, he'd rather have us Gals, oh well, it Sucks to be him then right now coz The Son and The Grandson is all I got for his coverage and he just has to Deal and Roll with it I told him firmly, just Behave for them or I'll be on the Warpath when I get Home if they have to call me and say he's not Behaving for them.  *Winks* 

 All he has to do now is watch TV and his Shows, I got him Dressed for the day, The Daughter Fed and Watered him, The Grandson and I Medicated him!  How hard is that, really?!  Just sit nicely and watch your Programs or go take a Nap later if you get Tired before we return, that's all you're required to do now.  Us being here or not being here is a moot point when you're just watching your Programs in Peace and you're Safe and Sound with a Caregiver nearby if you Need anything else, or have a Medical Emergency.  *Eye Roll*  All they gotta really do is check in on him and ensure he's doing okay, that's all, so don't give them a hard time about it and don't act like a Cranky Old Get Off My Lawn Bastard.  *Winks and Oy Vey!!!*

I'll be glad for Commute Time and Four Hours of Me Time while The Daughter does her Housecleaning Job, I really will, I'm looking forward to it in fact.  My Chest Pain did go away so I'm Mitigating my Stress Levels more appropriately for now I guess?  *LOL*  LATER:  We're back... it went well, the day was Perfect Weather, Breezy, a little Warmer, in the low 90's now, but the Breeze made it feel a lot Cooler.  When I came Home I saw Princess T's new Used Celica, it's Silver Grey and I think may be a 2002, it's really nice looking and I'm so Happy for her.  It's got nice Rims and the Interior looks well Cared for, I like the Headlights and the Back Window, very Sporty.   I can see why she Loves Toyota Celicas, they're a nicely Styled Vehicle, attractive Lines.  {See Below}

We're almost done with Irrigation, it came about the time that The Daughter and I got Home, The Son is doing it tho'.   He'd cut the Grass and Trimmed everything along the parameters beforehand to get a better flow.   Below is me some Years ago in the Back Pasture during the Fall, watching the Sunset to the West, in a Carpet of Pecan Leaves all over the Ground.  I'm using it now as my FB Profile Picture.   The very Old Pecan Trees are on our Neighbors Property behind us and to the West of us, they're probably around 60 Years Old and Two different Species of Pecan, quite Majestic looking, I Love being surrounded by them.   Sometimes their Leaves fall on their Properties, sometimes on ours, we get a lot of the Harvest of the Nuts falling too, so all the benefits with none of the expense of Maintaining them. 

Since getting the Urgent Care Doc Report that it is Stress levels not Managed well that was causing my Symptoms, I decided to revert to some tried and true Old Indigenous Methods I know to do, but hadn't been taking the Time to do.  It's called "Grounding" and Indigenous Tribal Folks have been doing it for Centuries to Heal the Body Naturally.  You go Barefoot on the Ground, Grass is particularly good for Grounding, and just stand there and allow the Earth to recharge your Body's Natural Electrical System that is Connected to Mother Earth.  Another Method is to stand each Morning, before 10:00 a.m. and Face the Sun and Breath Deeply, allowing that perfect Timing of the Energy it releases to be absorbed by your Body also.  

 

Just doing it for a single Day made the intense Chest Pain just go away and I felt instantly Grounded and better.  I will do follow-up of coarse with my Primary.  But, now will Practice what I'd been Taught by my Ancestors/Relatives to do and just foolishly hadn't been doing.  It's so Simple, Free, and so Effective.  The Earth is Powerful Medicine if we're in Harmony with Nature.   And you know what is Eerie about it?  I hadn't even thought about those Paternal Tribal Teachings, but when I was talking, to Family, about my Stress needing to be Managed better... my Phone dinged {it's always Listening} and some Native American Healers Feeds popped up and reminded me of both Practices!!!  It gave me a Chill, and I did both Practices right away... and the Pain left my Body within mere Minutes and I felt Recharged by the Healing Energies of Mother Earth and The Sun.  

If you aren't even a Believer, try it, and you can Thank me later.  You all have The Sun every Morning, you all have Natural Ground/Earth or Grass, you can stand on in your Bare Feet for a few Minutes.  It could be a Grassy area, a Beach's Sand, or just Dirt, doesn't matter.  The Wisdom of the Elders is something we should keep Paying Forward so that it is known by all Future Generations.  We get so busy and arrogant in our Modern Lives we sometimes forget many Simple Healing Practices that the Earth provides us, Free of Cost.  And I'm trying to not fixate on World Affairs and the condition of our Nation for longer intervals.  It's just all too fucked up to keep exposing myself to it so often, even to keep informed.  Whatever happens I'm likely not going to be able to personally prevent it anyway.  It doesn't mean I'll stop being part of the Resistance, but I won't wind myself up so tight about it either.

I've stalled out on the Great Edit and Purge, so I do need to Focus more on that Project in earnest.   To make marked progress and to keep encouraged and optimistic about the possibilities of finishing it one day.  Wading thru Possessions of Yesteryear sometimes brings back a flood of Memories and so Letting Go can become harder as the Objects become more Meaningful.  And with everyone living here now with all their Worldly Possessions now intermingled with ours, it's hard to find sufficient placement for it all, even if you'd rather not get rid of what's left of yours that now is displaced.  And a lot got displaced every time another Family Member had to move back in.  And I know our Mortality is on the Minds of the Kiddos coz they're asking some of the hard Questions now about what's the Plan about Estate Planning and which of them will be responsible for it.  

Princess T being the likely choice, coz she's the most responsible, financially savvy, and fair Minded.  But somehow The Grandson assumes he will be.  He's delusional like that.   And I know he wouldn't make good decisions, he's very Smart, but not about disposition for Financial Security for the Good Of All, let us just say.  And he blows thru whatever resources he has instantly, so in a Minute he'd be destitute without a Pot to piss in or a Roof over his Head or any means of Support.  He really requires a Trustee, as does his Mother.  His Uncle just needs a good Woman whose Financially savvy to manage his affairs for him, his Niece would be the perfect Choice.  It's a lot on her and I have to discuss it with her in case something happens to me first and get it down in Legal Format.  I've thought about a revocable Living Trust with me and her as Trustee and all the Kiddos as Beneficiaries.  Will have to look into that further.

Princess T came Home Crying at 5:00 in the Morning coz she accidentally stepped on and squished a Gecko on the Front Porch.  She felt so bad about it coz it blended in so well she never saw it, until, too late.  Rusty didn't know what to say or do so she came in and I had to comfort her and get her to Laughing about something morbidly tragic that was definitely traumatic to her.  She respects all Living Things and our Lizards and Geckos are great for managing Insects so we never harm them in any way.  They hang out at the Front Porch quite often coz the Porch Light attracts their Food Source and Warmth, they're Nocturnal Hunters mostly.

A lot of the Bling Images Today are TRES MELINDAS and it was Melinda's last Weekend there at the Event.  She's going to be at Shows and I think Tours with her Line.  Her Line has been in Publication and I like it, got a very Western Flair to it and chunky.  I wouldn't mind owning a piece, especially the Buffalo.  She was so busy at the Event that I never got to talk to her about Pricing a Buffalo Pendant or the whole Necklace.   She was Selling a lot of them so I'm thinking her Prices must be reasonable and fair tho'.   Since she makes each Necklace for the Customer while they're present buying it, she prices them according to what parts they choose to make it with, so I have no idea of Price Point since the Sample Necklaces had no Price Tags and just show options of what you can Create for yourself, however Simple or Elaborate.

I'm no Unpublished Posts ahead now so gotta get busy with it.  Also, the PT Wendell was Scheduled to come at 8:00 a.m. this Morning and was a No Show, so, have no idea why or if he'll show up later on?  So, that kind of screws the day up some coz I like to be here for whenever his Nurses and PT's show up so I know what we're supposed to be doing and what his progress is.   Granted, I could get some things done and have the Kiddos watch him for me in case someone shows up.  Plus, the Pool Guy comes on Mondays and I gotta tell him the Granddaughter said she'd pay for the new Pool Pump coz ours is crapping out and Brad had told us that it was limping along but wouldn't probably last all Summer.  We wanna use it for Spring and Summer so Princess T said she'd pay for the Pump for us, Bless her.   She's a real good Kid.  

  

We had the Family Meeting about her being the one who'd be in charge if God Forbid something happens to me, to handle the Estate/Inheritance.  They're all in Agreement that a Living Revocable Trust would be the way to go, with her and I as Trustees while I'm among the Living.  I thought I'd get pushback from only one of the Kiddos, The Young Prince, but he said she is the most logical choice and he totally Trusts his Sister to always make good decisions on a consistent basis and for everyone's well being and the Good of All.   He knows he requires a Caregiver so likely wouldn't be deemed competent enuf to Manage an Estate or be designated a Trustee, nor would The Man, in his Condition.  We are gonna press Social Security too about me being The Grandson's full time Caregiver, it should come with a Stipend, to manage for him and pay for all I have to do for him as Caregiver.  In 5-7 Months we'll get a determination on his Eligibility for Disability Benefits Approval.

The Local Media has been reporting on Families being jerked around by Social Security for Seriously Disabled Adult Children's Eligibility for Care and SSI.  One Father is a Single Parent now and hasn't been able to get any Benefits for his Adult Daughter, about The Young Prince's Age, who has Down's Syndrome and can't live Independently!  She has a myriad of Health Issues that people with that Condition often have, so he was desperate for Services and Insurance for her that he cannot provide, plus, he's still her Unpaid Full Time Caregiver and had to Sacrifice his own Career/Job to be able to even do that!!!   This is what Families go thru all of the time and I'm glad the Media is picking up these Stories to make it known and not make us Invisible Victims of a very broken System denying Services and Benefits to those who should be receiving them to just Survive, remain as Well as they can be and even Thrive in the Care of Loved Ones, rather than being Institutionalized and Warehoused for Privatized Profit.

 

Privatization for Profit of things like Prisons, Detention Centers, Group Homes, Rehab Centers, Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Homes, Mental Institutions is making some Investors/Owners/Shareholders a shit ton of Money.  There are the Non-Profits, but anything Privatized for Profit is usually corrupted by the Money they can make off of Warehousing People.  Years ago, when our Mother was still Living, her Facility was charging $11,000 per MONTH for her Care, you can't tell me it was costing that much per Person to Care for her.   It is complex to receive a Caregiver Income since Social Security doesn't pay it directly nor does Medicaid or Medicare, from what I understand.  But I know that if you're not the Spouse, I know several Caregivers of Non-Spouses that get a Stipend for doing the Full Time Care of someone who cannot Live Independently and requires Full Time Care and managing of all their Income, Medications, Medical Care and such by someone else.

And to make it even more complex, every State does everything differently and even the Benefits are not the same, or the amount Received.  Arizona doesn't have the best Ratings for Social Services, it has some of the worst in the Nation, I have no idea Why?   They claim severe Staffing Shortages, high Caseworker turnover and chronic Funding Limitations that create significant Backlogs in Child Welfare, Mental Health, and Disability Services.  I know the key Issues are overburdened Systems, high Poverty in our State, Low Wages that aren't Livable here anymore, and inadequate access to Care.  But, the State needs to shore those things up, we all pay fucking Taxes like every other State does and our Taxes aren't low here in the Urban Areas at all.  I always Owe the Feds Taxes, and I like Bernie's Idea of a 5% Wealth Tax on the Billionaires, who right now pay either nothing or such a low Rate compared to Average Citizens, that it's Obscene and totally Corrupted.

Brad showed up to clean the Pool and we told him the Grandchild is paying for the Replacement of the Pump, so he'll just do it and then Bill us, he said that would be easiest on us and on her to do it that way.  We did it that way when we replaced the Vacuum in the Pool last Year, tho' I Paid for that maintenance.   Brad says he Owes Taxes every Year too owning a Small Family Owned Business and he takes the Maximum out and says it's never enough, so he Sympathizes with Retirees getting Screwed over too by the Feds.   We all agree we don't mind paying our Fair Share, but when the Obscenely Wealthy don't, and whatever we Pay seems to never be Enough and they want More from us, that's where we begin to not Trust the System in place.  And Advocate for a New System that Works for all Americans and not just the Elite and Big Donors that Buy their preferential Treatment from Politicians who make the Rules.

The Son and The Young Prince did Environmental Cleanup at the River Preserve with me, we hauled out a huge amount of Aluminum Cans and only got about 1/3 of them this time.   We'll have to go back and get the rest another day.  Wendell the PT called, to Re-Schedule, his Car broke down and he had to have a Tow Truck come and tow it, then wait for a Loaner Vehicle, and doesn't know what his Repairs will be.  I told him no problem, The Man had done his Exercises so we just re-scheduled Wendell for Wednesday Morning instead, same time, 8:00 a.m..  I'm sorry he's got Car Troubles, that Sucks, especially when you rely on it to get to Work, and for him, he drives to each Client, so a lot of commuting for his Work.  I think his Company should provide the Vehicle IMO.

Anyway, I'm intrigued by The Swedish Death Cleanse Practice, I think that's actually what I've been calling my Great Edit & Purge Method I've been working on for what seems like an Eternity now.   But with the help of those who will one day Inherit The Hoard of Good Stuff, I never know what they want to Keep so it's a good thing they now are all here to help me decide what we want to Sell Off, Donate or toss... or just Keep.  There's not a lot of throw away items since we take very good Care of our possessions and don't Invest in cheap or worthless stuff.  So our stuff lasts and maintains or increases it's Value, I've rarely lost Money on anything I've Invested in.   And when we Buy anything we like to make our Money on the Buy, if you overpay for anything that's not gonna happen.

 

  

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Stay Strong my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian