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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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