Well, Armageddon didn't happen yet, so we got thru another Week without him blowing up the World and wiping out entire Civilizations. *Whew* Isn't it the first time we Americans thought it would be our President that would go Nuclear and not some Foreign Madman Leader instead? How embarrassing and shameful is it that now the World has to worry about America being The Evil One to do it and be threatening to destroy entire Civilizations just becoz they can... or wake up some day and just spontaneously Want to... or change their Mind and keep everyone on Earth on Pins and Needles and Walking on Eggshells about it!? Vacillating back and forth like the Insane Lunatic he is!!!
Tweeting it out on Truth Social no less at Crazy Hours of the Night or wee Hours of the Morning! So, if you don't read such Social Media rants you might not even be Aware 'til The News Cycle picked up on it in the Middle of the Night, when he's Insanely Posting this shit he's thinking of doing or actually doing and not properly or lawfully doing it!!! Like starting Ego Wars or Get Rich Quicker from Wars, in the first place. Fucking A! He is Certifiably an Unwell Individual who should be in Charge of nothing, mebbe not even himself.
If he were anyone's 80 Year Old Grandpa acting this unraveled, incoherent in Thought and Talk, Dementia addled in their ways, and behaving so totally unhinged, he'd be put in Long Term Care as a Danger to Self and Others, incapable of looking after himself or living Independently anymore! But, he's leading our Nation and making Bad Decisions for the entire World instead!!! And now sho' nuff, the Draft Dodging Coward with faked Bad Feet has reimplemented The Draft for your Sons and Grandsons between the Ages of 18-25, effective December of 2026!!!
I'm glad my Grandson will be 26 in August of this Year so he doesn't have to be automatically Registered for The Draft. And BTW, why don't we Auto Register Young People to Vote if we can Auto Register to Draft 'em, asking for a Friend? Plus, I don't think they're taking Seriously Mentally Ill and Transgender folks anyway for our Military involuntary or voluntary Enlistments, but, you never know? They may run out of Canon Fodder and take anyone eventually for their little "Excursions" as he's now calling his Wars. Like it's a casual Game he's playing with other people's Lives or a Leisurely Activity he's doing!!!
Which is the very definition of the Word, a fucking Leisurely Activity!! Equating War like that is obscene and offensive, people Die and get Maimed and it shows total disregard for Human Life! Not them or their Kids and Loved Ones of coarse, but yours. Even some of his own are now saying, this is a Bridge Too Far and he needs to be removed, and I was wondering what fucking Bridge that would eventually be for most MAGA? Are we "Great Again" yet? Is ANYTHING better than before him? Asking for a Friend. *Eye Roll*
Gas prices have now hit an all time High in Increases in Seven Decades and it's just the beginning of THAT!!! Okay, enuf of that, I just can't go on another Political Rant for the whole Post again coz I know my Dear Readers aren't MAGA. I doubt any MAGA show up here, they'd be Welcome to, I Welcome anyone and everyone, until they make themselves Unwelcome, just like here at Home. You're Welcome until you make yourself Unwelcome and then you're NOT anymore. *LOL*
If you can't behave and control yourself, or be Kind or Considerate of and to other People, then likely you are the kind of individual who makes yourself Unwelcome fairly often, so you're probably used to it by now tho', I suspect? If you're an Asshole, I think you are likely aware that you're an Asshole, even if you won't admit it. And that it isn't everyone else that is the Problem in your World, just look in a Mirror and work on that Person, to find your Solution. And I don't suffer Assholes, I confront them directly and Call them Out. Listen Asshole, knock it off and Be Gone or Behave, or I'm Coming for ya.
It's up to them then to Behave themselves or just Be Gone, they have a Choice in the matter. Or, Deal with Confrontation directly and the consequences thereof when someone won't tolerate your Bullshit. Which, BTW, most Assholes don't like it when they are Called Out Openly and you come out of the Bag on them for being an Asshole, coz most have been used to folks allowing their Bad Behavior or excusing it. As if it's okay, and it's never okay.
I mean, you'll still Be who you are, so if you're an Asshole, you probably won't suddenly NOT Become one. But, nobody has to put up with you either and if everyone shunned the Assholes of the World, and they had predictable consequences for their Bad and Unacceptable Behavior, it might promote some Positive Change and Self Reflection? Or at the very least, nobody would have to Deal with them if we successfully Isolate and Shun and Shame them from Polite Society.
Humans are Social Creatures unless they really are a Natural Recluse, or really defective, so for most folks, Intolerance is usually enough for them to straighten up and Act Right. Behavior Tolerated = Behavior Accepted, it's just that Simple. Anyway, it takes all kinds to make a World, as my Mom used to say, and ain't that the Truth!? I think the majority of folks are decent tho', and about a Quarter or slightly more of the Population aren't, that seems to be the statistical slant of decency versus indecency.
It's like in more Neighborhoods, about 5% of the People there tend to be damned near 100% of the Problems there. The other 95% do just Fine on any given Day without it being so hard to be decent and Kind to other Human Beings just becoz it's the Right thing to just do. But the Repeat Offenders keep on Offending constantly, they're defective like that. I don't want exposure to people who are that Troubled that they can't filter what is appropriate from what is not. Or they can and simply don't Care and fully intend to Offend and be Cruel, Heartless, have no Compassion, Morality, or basic Humanity in them.
The lead Image on this Post is a 1900's early Cast Iron fanning Peacock Doorstop that I just LOVED and Lusted after at Work Thursday Night. But, the Vendor who has it Loves it way more than I do. Not that their Listing Price was way off according to similar items at Auction Online, it wasn't, I just wouldn't pay that for a Doorstop, even one from Circa around 1910 like that one probably is. It had original Paint, which was good that nobody had ruined it with repainting it and left the original Patina of Age, wear and tear from over a Century of use.
But, I have noticed that the rarity of Good Stuff at our Antique Mall means that the few Vendors who have some, even just a few pieces of it, really are relying on that End Of The Rainbow Customer to pay Top Dollar or an inflated price for it. I don't think they have the Demographic coming in to justify that Hope, but, mebbe they'll get Lucky? But really, few of us are getting Lucky even Selling at good Prices, let alone inflated or Top Dollar ones. Most Customers don't wanna feel like they're paying the absolute highest prices for something, even if they really want it.
That Vendor didn't have anything else of real Quality, just that piece. So, they knew what they had, but will need a very specific Customer to pay that much for it. Of coarse there was another Vendor who usually doesn't have Primo pieces that happened to have another Antique Doorstop of a Native American priced really high that I'd Admired and Photographed, and, it did eventually Sell. Either that or it was taken out of Inventory or Stolen, don't know, I just know it was there a long time and now it's not.
Had that one been Priced Fair I would have Bought both of them actually, but I wasn't a Player at the inflated Price Point that wasn't Budget Friendly and was geared for a more Serious Collector of such Objects. Both would be great to Own if found at a Fairer Price and not Priced in the Stratosphere. But with Sticker Shock, I always just have to walk away, not a Player in that League. Above is Our Showroom #114 when we still had that one, back when Princess T was just this tiny and so Young, she used to foof the Hell out of that Showroom for me!!! And look how Sassy her Accessorizing was back then, hilarious! She'd have me Buy her Vintage Accessories so she'd be Rockin' and Modeling what we Sold. And so a lot of Kiddos would want something like it too! She was setting Vintage Funky Trends by Age 3-4 for her Generation of Lil Divas. *Smiles*
Since the Physical Therapist gave a large Window of when he could show up between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., it fucks up the whole day for me. I don't know how long the Session is, I just know only about Three Sessions have been Approved so at least we won't be Dealing with it a long time. I highly suspect he'll Teach The Man what he should be doing for himself at Home in the way of Exercises, and I know The Man will not do them with any consistency, if at all.
I couldn't get him in The Gym to do anything when he did have a Membership Paid by our Medicare Advantage Plan. He'd do mebbe 10 Minutes of the Hydrotherapy Bed or 5 Minutes of the Cryo-Therapy Bed and that was all he wanted to do, he wouldn't even try anything else. So, it wasn't worth him having a Paid Membership and I haven't Signed him up for whatever Gym HUMANA will Pay for and accepts their Silver Sneakers Plan Tier?
I know it's not my Gym, which is why I negotiated a Deal with them to Pay for my Membership at a reduced Senior rate. Coz HUMANA wasn't one of the Providers they had a Contract with apparently. And I go with more consistency myself when it's on my Dime, I ain't gonna Lie. It's hard for me to eek out the Time from Caregiving and other Obligations to even get into the Gym with any consistency and during Times I wanna do a Workout. So it's not a matter of laziness or not wanting to.
It's more a matter of MAKING the Time to get in there FOR MYSELF and that's challenging, so sometimes you don't do it. And, I wanna go when the Gym is less crowded, especially with other Seniors vying for the same Equipment popular with our Demographic. I don't wanna spend most of my Time wasted waiting in Lines to use something briefly. And I don't like being around a lot of people when I'm trying to relax and focus on Exercise. A lot of people do seem to go for the Socializing aspect and get into conversations. And I'm just not there yet to want to chit-chat rather than relax and do a Workout. Even if someone is really Nice and reaching out Socially, so, I don't wanna be rude about it tho'.
Another challenge has been that if I go too early, it's when they're Cleaning the Wet Steam Sauna and Showers, so they Close them for a couple Hours and re-open them after 7:00 a.m.. Sometimes on a Tuesday, since I'm dropping the Granddaughter off at Work at 6:00 a.m., I can get to the Gym by 6:15 a.m. and do a Workout, but, then not get to use the Sauna or the Showers coz they're still Closed if I get done before 7:00 a.m, and then do I wanna just wait around for them to Open or not?
The Sauna is Relaxing after a Workout and a Shower is necessary after one. So, sometimes on a Tuesday Morning all I do is the Hydrotherapy and see if it's not busy, whether I can do Two 10 Minute Sessions on it to make the trip to the Gym worthwhile? *LOL* Just Hydrotherapy Massage is worth the trip. I did make the Mistake last Session tho' to bump it up to a Level 8 of Pressure, which was a little too aggressive a Massage for me, and I felt pretty beat up afterwards. During it, that harder pressure felt good, but afterwards you do feel like you did some rounds in a Boxing Ring or MMA Cage Fight. Or had a heavy handed Masseuse.
I do like a Massage with a Lighter Touch than an 8, so, Note to Self, keep it around 5 like I usually do so I won't be limping out of there or perhaps Bruising from being pummeled too aggressively. *LOL* With everything in Bloom I've had to use so much Eye Drops lately to stop my Eyes from itching and burning from Pollens... and perhaps even Pollution. Fields are being plowed for the Planting Season too and kicking up Dust in the Air... there's lots of Construction, and it's Urban, so Pollution on a non Windy Day hangs in the Air too.
I'm doing our Laundry this Morning, I'd wanted to do it a few Days ago but had too much going on to fit it in. We only have One Load and I keep on top of it being only One Load of ours, everyone else is responsible for doing their own Laundry. And now Bowls and Towels are MIA again I'll have to confront The Young Prince if he's Hoarding dirty Bowls and Dirty Towels again in his Space? It's NOT Okay, I ran damage Control just recently on that. I've never seen someone use as many Towels as that Grandson does in a Day!!! And The Daughter and him are notorious for thinking they need a different Glass every time they drink!!! Use the same one, you're the only Lips that Touched it! *LOL*
The Young Prince did get his Five Baskets of Clothing I picked up off his Floor put away tho', so, he's making some Positive Progress with it. He claimed it was all Clean, and he did do a load of Laundry of what he claimed were his Dirty Clothes too. But left them sitting in the Dryer, which is his Custom too until someone else takes them out so they can use the Dryer. *Eye Roll and Le Sigh* He did have his Laundry Basket there tho', so, no Big Deal, if he remembers he just Washed them, that is? He's so out of Touch with Reality sometimes it's difficult to know what he comprehends and what he's not tethered to Reality with, due to the extent of his Mental Illness?
I did some Environmental Cleanup at the Park early this Morning, got quite a lot of Aluminum Cans and a large Plastic Bunny Face Easter Basket still filled with all it's Candy and left behind with a whole new Card Game called "Garbage Monsters", which looks so Cute, but apparently some Kid got it in their Basket and didn't want it either?!!! The Candy was a diverse nice assortment, individually packaged, I just have to assume it was accidentally left behind and not intentionally? But the Card Game was thrown on the Ground near some Bushes and the package torn a bit, but otherwise intact, so I think some Kid just threw that down? I picked it up thinking the Box to be empty and to throw it away as I cleaned up.
Anyway, amazing sometimes what people waste and throw away or leave behind at Parks and at the Nature Preserves while Fishing, Hiking, Picnicking or doing whatever Recreational Pursuits they were doing. Last Easter someone left an expensive Gas Grill behind and the Park Rangers told us to please take it away or they'd have to throw it away!!! Someone was just too Lazy to drag it from the Picnic Area up a tiny Hill to where you have to Park your Vehicles. They'd brought it down the Hill, but didn't wanna bother dragging it back up and loading it I guess? Having more Money than Sense to discard an Expensive Gas Grill worth about $130 to $350 and in very good condition!!! They only took their Propane Tank off it.
Anyway, didn't find anything that Good after this Easter, but, I have found some Goodies left behind, you always do, I almost never come Home empty Handed from doing Environmental Volunteer Cleanup. It's kind of exciting to find out what you might recover? I've made decent profits re-selling what we can't use or don't want. And I do Donate a lot of it too that I can't Sell at the Retail Spaces, Keep, or don't wanna bother to Host in a Yard Sale. So, it never gets Wasted.
If it's Clothing, which you wouldn't Believe how much good quality Clothing gets forgotten, especially around Park Recreational Areas like Basketball Courts, Splash Pads, Playgrounds, Skate Parks, Pickleball Courts, Tennis Courts, Soccer, Football and Baseball/Softball Fields... I Wash it before Donating, Selling or Keeping it. Most are popular Brand Name items and some are like New, so you know someone is kicking themselves in the Ass for leaving their Hats, Clothing, Sunglasses, etcetera behind accidentally. We find a lot of Sporting Equipment too.
And Ice Chests, you find a lot of expensive Ice Chests left behind at Parks or the Tiver, or that are Roadside and likely flew out of the Bed of a Truck. I've found some still filled with Ice and Cold Beverages before!!! I once found a large Crockpot left behind!!! And it's great when you find Money... and we have... sometimes a considerable amount of Money dropped and nobody around to claim it. Long time Readers may remember the time we Found almost $500 in Fifties and Hundreds blowing around at the Bank of the River on a Windy day!!! It was surreal!!! At first I thought, they can't be Real... but... they were!!! I'm guessing a Drug Deal gone Bad... we left after Recovering all of it we could find, before we decided, well, better leave, coz we don't wanna find a Body!!! *LOL*
Yes, when The Man and his Hunting Buddies used to Scout for Game before Hunting Season, they have found Bodies before and had to notify the Sheriff's Office, it happens. Often it's just some foolish person who drove offroad, or got hopelessly Lost, or got stuck, and underestimated how dangerous or even Fatal getting stuck in a Desert can be! You can't always get a Cellphone Signal out if there's Mountains or you're in a Dead Area where you can't get Service... that happens a lot in remote areas of the Desert and People don't realize that 'til too late and now they can't call for Help. But, sometimes the Deaded Person is a potential Homicide Victim, Deserts are a prime dumping ground for that kind of Crime. Especially on Reservations, as it turns out.
We no longer do Environmental Cleanup along Roadsides on Tribal Land coz of the Dangers and Sensitivities of some Tribes, even if you're doing them a Community Service. The last time we did it we found a Young Female Human Jawbone with a lot of obvious Trauma to it!!! And the Tribal Police had to notify the Feds and we never found out if they found the rest of the remains or not? But they told us they get at least Nine Missing Persons Cases Weekly and often Human Remains are found on that particular Reservation by the Natives who are Ranchers, usually the Skulls! Their Dogs often find it and bring it to them!!!
Which, that Rez has a Big popular Casino on it, so, quite a lot of Gambling Non-Indigenous do visit all the time and it's just off a Freeway. You are told not to get out of your Car at all unless IN the Casino Parking Lot tho' while on Tribal Land, out of Respect mostly, coz it's Sovereign Nation Land, but for obvious Safety too. The Natives are not Friendly, from what the Authorities told us firsthand, and since some of them were Indigenous of other Tribes, I Believe them. *Smiles* So, Note To Self after talking to the Feds about how dangerous they felt the Area is and showing them where we found the Human Jawbone, we avoid that Rez and Casino! Es No Bueno. *LOL*
The Man was like, after that Experience, and talking to the Federal Agents, who won't even go there unless there's like a Dozen of them together, for THEIR Safety! So, I don't think we'll ever go visit your Relatives on the Rez in Oklahoma then, Honey. Coz I can only Imagine what kind of Crazy Indians your Family belong to on your Dad's Side!? *Bwahahahaha* He could be Right? *Winks* I do got some Crazy Relatives on both Sides of the Family Tree, I ain't gonna Lie, the Crazy runs Deep Paternally and Maternally in this Familia. *Smiles* The Man has no delusions there could even be Crazier ones than us that we're Related to. *LOL*
Well, John the Physical Therapist just left, nice Young Man and I'd nailed it with his Accent, remember I said it puzzled me coz he had what looked like an Italian or Hispanic Surname but his Accent seemed more East Indian or Asian to me? Well, he's Filipino, so, that now makes perfect sense coz a lot of Filipinos have Hispanic Surnames. The Man did understand him well and he was very efficient and Nice, so he liked him too. Apparently they're trying to get Visits approved for Twice Weekly and he dressed the new Wound that the swelling of his Feet and Legs had caused. They Photographed the Wound too and will keep track of things like that.
The Kids can fill in for me on Dates where I have other Appointments, to be with Dad/Grandpa in the event I can't be here and my Calendar fills up too much with other Appointments. Princess T has a Dental Appointment next Monday, next Tuesday Nurse Remi comes but I have to be at Social Security with the Grandson for that Interview and Appointment for Disability Services we're trying to get him Approved for. So, one of the Kids will have to stand in for me with Nurse Remi for their Dad/Grandpa. The Daughter said she'd take the lead, she's taken him to Appointments for me if she has someone to drive them there, now we don't tho', which is why it's so important we're getting these Home Visits Approved and 100% Covered by our Insurance. With Home Visits it's more comfortable for the Patient and the Home Nurse/Therapists can spend more Time with the Client.
Well, I just watched the Lunar Module Landing, it was a picture perfect one, which was a relief and a bright spot in all the Bad News that keeps hitting us. There had been concerns and there's always huge risks, so I could exhale as it splashed down safely and Hopefully the Crew are all Okay? But, I can only watch it so long before my ADHD kicks in and I have to not watch it coz I get bored watching the Capsule bobbing around in the Ocean while they're commenting on the whole Space Program History. *LOL*
It is Historic coz they went to the Dark Side of the Moon for the first time ever, which is Cool, and I know a lot of Modern Technology has been Created from the Space Programs. and that we haven't sent anything to the Moon since 1972, so over 50 Years, so, this Mission was Historic in that way too. And it brings Countries together in ways nothing else really has, in mutual cooperation at the Space Station and such... no matter how much Drama plays out here on Earth between the same Nations.
Well, I just had an Argument with our T-Mobile Cellphone Provider Customer Service outsourced to the Philippines coz we haven't gotten a Bill and Statement for over Three Months now and it's getting tedious to keep Opting Out of Paperless Billing, Apps, Portals and shit I don't and will not use, ever. I don't care if I'm the last Customer on Earth they have that wants to be Billed with a Paper itemized Statement, if they wanna get Paid, that's what I require and request.
The poor Filipina Woman reading off her script kept repeating herself coz she hadn't a Clue how to handle the Call coz I don't have my PIN. Why? Coz it's on the Motherfuckin' Billing Statement I'm not getting and haven't received since the first of the Year, that's Why! I'd LIKE to give you my PIN, but, since it's on a Statement you're not sending me and I don't have my December of 2025 Statement anymore coz I didn't think I'd NEED it... I don't have it!
She claims she can't set me up for Paper Billing without it, but that, Yes, they want to get Paid. Can I go in to a T-Mobile Store, provide I.D. and then call her back? NO, WHY? How's that gonna Help? If I have to go in to one of your In-Person Locations I'll want them to Help me remedy this bullshit if I've been inconvenienced enough to have to do that on top of this too!!! Haven't gotten March's Bill, haven't gotten April's either. Paid for January and February by Phone but refuse to keep doing that.
Coz I want a goddamned Statement showing what you're charging and a breakdown of those charges, so I have the Receipts and will Mail you a Payment if everything is in Order with the Bill and I'm not getting Charged for something I don't have, didn't use, or whatever??? They send us Paperwork on The Grandchild's Protection Coverage for her New Phone, so I know they can send a Bill too. But, that Paperwork doesn't have our PIN on it. I told her I'll give her a Week to send me a Bill and she might as well send April's now too coz it will be due by EOM ... and then I hung up on her while she was still talking.
This Seller is from Texas, where the Artisan is from, and she has a lot of the Work of this Line. Really Early Work, when the Artist still made it herself, and it wasn't made in India like the Current Line is now that it's well know. That I know full well what it had Cost even way back then and I know which Season this Piece came out of coz I have One already in my Collection from that Year's Line Produced, each being OOAK back then and not Mass Produced like now. I was excited when I saw it for the Buy-It-Now Price asked for coz it's a LOT less than it would have Cost even way back then. Usually this Line Sells for much more if it comes back up for Resale coz it's increased in Value. But, tho' some folks will be Watchers when something is first Listed, many hesitate to pull the Trigger and so when I have, I've ensured getting it before someone Bids and doesn't use Buy-It-Now, which, if it's not MORE to do that, I don't understand the Strategy?
Above is our Oldest Daughter the Age she was when I met and Married her Dad, The Man. She was a Tween then and he'd been Divorced from her Mom since she was Two. She has a great Stepdad, who her Mom remarried when she was still a Toddler, so Tony has been Dad and The Man is Bio Dad she had to reconnect with when she was Old enuf to want to. She's a good Kid but had some Prodigal Years as a Teen, so her Mom, Stepdad, The Man and I were unified in Purpose to get her thru that Period.
When she was wanting to be a Rock Star Groupie and already had met Jon Bon Jovi and had been invited to travel with the Band, but was Underage so we put the fucking kibosh on that!!! A lot of these Famous folks are pretty Twisted about having an Eye for Underaged Girls that they have to know are Minors. Which is why the whole Epstein thing should be revealed and Name Names. ALL the Names of Pedophiles exploiting Children and God knows what else doing to them. Some of what's been said already is Horrific!!!

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