They're Definitely A Pack Of Carnivores

 It is gonna be a Two-Fer Post kinda Day coz Breaking News meant a Post that couldn't wait, about Two Psycho Leaders getting together in Alaska, and the American One thinking he was going to Russia for it, coz, clearly he doesn't realize Alaska isn't in Russia!!!  And I'm not sure if that's due to Cognitive Decline indicating his level of Dementia, or Stupidity actually?  Mebbe he always thought Alaska was still part of Russia and not part of the United States, mebbe he's giving it back to Russia in that Land Swap he speaks of, I just don't even dare to Guess anymore?!  *Eye Roll*  Having eaten a Thanksgiving Style big Turkey Dinner last Night I couldn't then stay awake and had to succumb to early Sleep.  The Amino Acid Tryptophan in Turkey is thought to contribute to acute drowsiness after consuming it, and it always Works for me, even as Hyperactive as I am, it knocks me out!  *LOL*  The Son has ADHD too and it knocked him out even sooner!  But damn that turned out to be such a good Meal, kudos to The Daughter and Mando, her Sou Chef.  Oh, and Martha Stewart for Tutoring them in her Tutorial Online.  *Winks* 

 There was only a scant amount of leftovers for perhaps one person, one meal, that Turkey looked like Vultures had gotten to it!  *LOL*  There was only a bit of Stuffing and Turkey scraps left, no Veggies except a couple Corn Coblettes, a tiny 1/4 Cup of the Gravy and about 1/4 Cup of the Cranberry Sauces left after the Feast.  That's fine, nobody will tire of eating leftovers coz there aren't any, now on to the Spiral Ham for the next Feast, I'm sure Martha has a Tutorial on preparing Spiral Ham?  And I did already have some Canned Pineapple Rings the Kiddos said it requires. *Bwahahaha*

We have a 2nd Turkey as well in the Freezer, we're doing Freezer Inventory to see what we need to rotate out of there and make meals out of first.  I often buy the most expensive Meats when they're On Sale and then Freeze them for later.  Then you don't have to rely on eating cheap Meats when the Budget is tight.  I could go Meatless, so could Princess T, with absolutely no feeling of being deprived, and no withdrawal from going Meatless whatsoever, but the rest of them can't, they're definitely a pack of Carnivores.  *Winks*

The Son's Navajo Girlfriend has got him hooked on the Series "Reservation Dogs" {2021}  Of Reservation Teenagers in Rural Oklahoma, perhaps some of our Relatives could be on it if they're not Actors and actual Rez Residents like a Documentary?  {All Indigenous Cast of Actors of various Tribes actually.}  Reservation Dogs can be a Slur, especially directed at those of Mixed Ancestry living on the Rez.  The Rez my Dad came from and Paternal Relatives all still live on is in Oklahoma, Tahlequah on the Cherokee Nation, or Okmulgee on the Muscogee and Creek Nation.  I've been to both to visit Relatives, but not since the 1970's.  Reconciling Heritage with desire to escape limitations of the Reservation is an ongoing struggle many generations have had. 

I found out an interesting DNA fact, that becoz a lot of East Coast Tribes are attempting to acquire Tribal Federal Recognition finally, DNA Tests have been run on many Members.  Tho' most still have no Federal Recognition since it would mean giving them back some Ancestral Lands, which is likely never to happen.  Results shows a lot have West Asian or African DNA Markers as well.  And when I did Ancestry DNA, tho' it came back 21% Other of Undetermined Origin, which is likely due to the East Coast Indigenous Federal Non-Recognized Tribal Markers, it did have some West Asian Markers that were a Surprise to me {Turkish in my case and my Paternal Cousins, our Dads are Brothers, we both did DNA Tests}.  Now it makes sense why.

Proving Heritages when both Parents mostly only had Oral History and no Written Language, has been difficult on both sides of my Family Ancestry.  We have Word of Mouth thru Storytelling passed down, and accuracy can't be proven nor disproven really.  So, we just took the Oral History passed along from Generation to Generation thru the Centuries, as what Ancestors perceived their History and Culture to be and made up of.   I had thought DNA Testing might answer some Questions but it only added some.  *LOL*  "Other" of "Undetermined Origin" as a Result is a Wild Quarter of who knows what, who or where exactly?!  *LMAO*  The Man Joked it just proved to him I'm not of this Planet or 100% Human mebbe??!  *Bwahahaha, he's a Riot, and mebbe not Joking?!  Winks*

I probably Need to go in to the Antique Mall after the Weekend Sale to straighten things up in the Showroom?   But, I don't have the Ambition to nor do I wanna be asked to work someone's Shift on The Fly, which almost always happens if they lay Eyes on me.  *LOL*  Yes, I can decline, and I often do.   But, it's just a bit of a hassle to always be asked, coz I don't really like intrusion of a last Minute request, becoz someone else isn't Honoring their commitment to a Permanent Shift they accepted.  I prefer advance notice so I can plan my Day/Schedule for my own convenience and commitments/obligations.  This is why I have not accepted any Permanent Shift, I can't Honor it right now.  I'm not that interested in a Permanent Shift either, it ties me down from fully enjoying Retirement Time.

I don't have anything Priced either to go in, tho' I have loads of Fresh Inventory to get Priced and in there, but, haven't knuckled down yet to take the arduous time to do it yet.  Pricing is the most time consuming part and messy, since, if I drag it into a Climate Controlled Space, it means it's cluttering up the Main House.  Which I abhor Inventory being in here where we spend most of our Time and want it Tidy, Functional, and able to receive Guests/Visitors without apologizing for "The Mess" having Merch and Pricing Supplies all over the place would create.  When we work hard to get everything in Order and Functional, I don't want it in disarray, messy looking, cluttered and dysfunctional again.

Delicate Balance all of that, until the Weather Cools enuf I can then move to the She Shed, the RV Garage Mahal, or the Back Porch where I do have Pricing Stations set up that aren't in the way or line of Sight of Daily Living and Function.   I have a Pricing Station in one Climate Controlled Area, the Art Studio, but, it's currently half set up as a Bedroom for The Daughter, and eventually, for The Young Prince when he moves back Home, so, it's a Private Space too, and not just for Artistic Pursuits and Pricing Inventory anymore.  I Wish it could be, but, we got a lot of Family now and their Cargo, Sharing Space here, so, it's The Compromise that's had to be made.

I've asked The Daughter to keep The Creation Station Area in there, which is a large Vintage Industrial Table with Chairs around it, free of her stuff, or of stuff in general, but, she regresses and clutters it up with stuff.  I had it set up nicely at one time with my Pricing Supplies only and that Worked for me, it will take some effort and consistency to clear it to only hold just that again.  Then I bring in a limited amount of Merch to Price in a Day and Spirit it away to the Showroom or Locked Case right away.  So, that too is a Goal to achieve, just like we achieved the Kitchen re-organization and clearing out to make it optimally functional again and Organized/Orderly.  I Love how Orderly/Organized this Canning Jarred Food Booth is at an Antique Mall I Buy Canning from. 

Always a lot to do and not always the Ambition or Energy required to get it Done.  I was on a Roll for a Minute... now I'm running out of Steam again.  I think my Manic High is subsiding?   Or, I ate too much Turkey and it's made me lethargic?  *LOL*   I even re-wrote parts of this Post over a couple times coz the Stream of Consciousness was so scattered and diving too Deep.  Way too Deep.  *Smiles*  The Deep Dives I try to keep to a minimum, since even I need to Surface for Air after them or get Lost in the Weeds of it all.  *LOL*  Oh, I used an AI 'suggestion' for enhancing a Photo I wanted to use here that Needed more Focus, didn't like the results, not impressed with Photo Enhancing AI... Meh!

I had Enhanced said Photo to the best of my ability first, Saved it, then Enhanced it again with the suggested AI Help, and Saved that.  Mine was better than AI's version and both weren't meeting expectations.  The Pix clearly wasn't in Focus and nothing would bring it into better Focus in the way of Enhancements, no Magic happened.   A Pity coz it was one of a Great-Granddaughter that I really Loved, but, the Photo just isn't good Quality and won't be.   I did use it, "As Is", since, playing around with making it better just wasn't worth the effort and it didn't make the Image less Precious to me either for it to be slightly out of Focus.  I'm just OCD as Hell, so subtle shit like that bothers me and I Fixate on it a bit... well, a LOT actually.  *LOL*

Those in the Room with OCD know exactly what I'm talkin' about.  *Winks*  Obsessive Compulsive Thoughts and Urges are quite intrusive and sometimes you can't ignore them.  Out of the 9 Major Symptoms of OCD I have 7 of them, so, definitely I have it pretty bad.  *LOL*  The couple I don't have were interesting to me and who knows why I have Zero Compulsions of just those Two?   The other 7 can be problematic if I don't work on them constantly, which can be exhausting.  I'm Aware I have them, I just try to distract myself not to indulge in the Thoughts or Urges and Fixate on them as much as I would if I didn't resist.   They can significantly impact daily life otherwise.  I try to delay a Compulsive Behavior for a few Minutes as a Tactic NOT to do it.  Grounding Techniques sometimes Help too.

I heard COVID is on the rise again, so might need to check into getting another Booster for The Man and I to see if it's still being Covered?  With Worm Brain Weird Voice Kennedy in charge, Vaxxes might be compromised for everything they prevented in the last Century or Two!!!   Now that they're taking us back to Draconian Times since only January, which only now seems Lifetimes ago!  *Le Sigh*  And since vital Medical Research is also being defunded at Universities, we'll all soon be Dying of Preventable Diseases and no Cures being found for those that were on the cusp of being fought more successfully.  Mebbe it's this Regime's Version of the Movie "The Purge"?  Mebbe they're stockpiling Vaxxes only for the Elites to receive Secretly?

Hey, all those on Podcasts Naysayers, Faux News Naysayers and Naysayers in the White House who claimed to be Anti-Vax Publicly during the Pandemic, had Secretly all been Vaxxed to the hilt.  So, I don't even think it's a stretch to consider the possibilities of what they're doing Secretly that we don't know about now.  Those who truly Believed what they said, are mostly Dead, Natural Selection caught up with the Covidiots for the most part, unless they were exceedingly Lucky and their playing of Russian Roulette didn't take them Out as it could have when you take unnecessary Risks.  Enough Dear People are Passing from things that cannot be Cured or avoided with a Vaccine yet, so let's not just be foolish with Health and Contagions, that's all I respectfully ask.  Above is a Local Camelback HS Yearbook from 1969... far too many of these Students then are gone now.

I don't wanna return to Masking, yeah, I looked Cuter from the hiding of all but your Eyes *LOL*, and I kept my best Fashionable Masks, but, still, I'm enjoying the Freedom from Masking.  And I'm not gonna commit any Crimes where I have Need to Hide my Identity, no Labubu Heists are on my Horizon, or anything like that which are Trending Crimes at the Moment.  *LMAO*  It is said some folks are foolishly paying up to Hundreds, or even Three Grand for a Labubu!   It just proves to me how Stupid and reckless some Buyers just are when they get sucked in to a Trend, Craze or Fad to the point of absolute Obsession about obtaining it with Money being no Object in the Quest to Score one.  The Above Labubu Ltd. Edition is in Two folk's Carts on E-Bay right now and the Cali Seller is asking $7,250.00 with $100 Postage!  And some, I Kid you not, are asking $49,000.00 each for the Blind Box Labubus... absolute Insanity!

Yeah, from a Seller on E-Bay, in Brooklyn, NY, with Free Postage, this Labubu can be yours for Forty Nine Grand my Friends!!! I have to think it's a Joke, since the Seller also mentioned that if you're the Type of Collector who will spend a Fortune to Buy a Banana Taped to a Wall, which, someone actually did and called it Art and Sold it for $120,000 for Reals, then this might be for you Mental Collectors with Money to throw away or Burn, I dunno?   At least some folk are using Satire, to prove a Point, but, if someone actually Buys it at that Price, well, just OMG there's one Born every Minute, ain't there?!

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Indeed, The Times they are a Changin'... that much hasn't Changed... Dawn... The Bohemian