I Hope I've Entertained You

 The Family felt terrible that my Dear Blog Friend Shirley had suddenly and unexpectedly Lost her Beloved Daughter, who was doing so much Good in the World.  They feel they've gotten to 'know' Shirley and some other Dear Blog Friends that I interact with in The Land of Blog and talk of fondly and often.   Shirley has Gifted The Granddaughter and I generously, and Princess T was visibly shaken when I told her the tragic News.  My Heart is quite heavy to Process it myself, I remember watching her Daughter Win her Award on TV and she was a well known Influencer in the most Positive ways, so a great Loss to Society.   Far too Young and too Vital to the Communities she selflessly Served to be prematurely taken from this Mortal Realm and from her Family.

Speaking of Family and Crisis, I got another Call from The Young Prince last Night.  Allen's Grandpa is driving all of The Young Prince's possessions to Arizona from New Mexico!!!  He lives on a large Ranch he owns in Texas and our Grandson really Adores Allen's Maternal Grandparents, they are apparently wonderful folks and I've only heard great things about them.  It is a very Kind thing for his Grandpa to do for our Grandson and I'll be glad to finally meet him.  He's a Retired prominent Texas Prosecutor as well as a successful Cattle Rancher.  He and his Dear Wife were unable to come to their Grandson's Wedding to our Grandson so I didn't get to meet them when we got to meet Allen's Parents.  I liked his Parents very much, and his Sister, who came also.

In fact, I liked the whole Family and felt they are good In-laws for our Grandson to have.  I only Unfriended on Social Media when I knew the Boys were splitting up coz I felt it might be awkward for both Families.  I did the same when The Son broke up with his Ex, even tho' we Adore her and the Children, it became awkward after they were no longer together.  It's always difficult when a Relationship doesn't work out, especially when it's been a long-term one with considerably Shared History.   I don't know if Allen's Dad is joining the Grandpa, I Hope the Grandpa isn't making such a long trip alone driving across Country?  He's mebbe a little Younger than The Man is, but in good shape and Health.

I'm sure we'll like him and the fact he's doing this for our Grandson is Priceless since The Young Prince was becoming distraught about the safety of himself and his belongings.  It has got to be awkward for Allen's Family since they only had his Parents attempt to reconcile with him themselves after the Marriage to our Grandson.  We all strongly encouraged it since Family is everything and it pained us to see him estranged from his Family.  He has Issues, the major one being his Autism, which makes Relationships tricky and difficult anyway with the Autistic.  It really takes Work on the part of Family accepting that Autism can be a barrier Relationally that the Person cannot Help.  I suspect Allen is Bipolar as well, having it myself, I recognize it in someone else easily.

He takes Meds for his Mental Illness and they had been working, but then his Employer at the time changed the Medical Provider and then the Meds weren't covered.  They cost $300 a Month and both he and The Young Prince were on the Wellbutrin, it had been managing our Grandson's Mental Illness fairly successfully as well.  He had to quit taking his so that Allen could afford his.  The Young Prince felt that out of the Two of them, Allen required it more coz he was the Breadwinner of the Family and had to go to Work and be most functional.   It's an Antidepressant and I am familiar with it, tho' nobody in our Family had ever been prescribed it, folks I know who took it had good results from taking it.  But $300 Monthly for one Prescription is steep to pay Out of Pocket. 

Work called me 1.5 Hours before a Shift starts to ask if I'd cover for someone not showing up at the last Minute again, I declined.  The Daughter was cooking Supper and I hadn't eaten yet.   I'd spent all Day doing work here at home on the Diningroom tidying it up and Crating up stuff to Sell and to Keep but put in The RV Garage Mahal and She Shed, also to drop off at Princess T's Work to Donate.  So, I was too hungry and too tired to rush there and cover for a Co-Worker who isn't giving adequate notification when they don't intend to show up for their Regular Shift.  I could have used the Comped Space Rent, sure, Sales are Soft enuf it helps, but, sometimes it's just not worth it, especially on a Friday Night.

And the Mormon Missionaries came by and wanted to 'visit' with The Man.  The Son sent them away saying his Dad hasn't been Well and is Resting, so not up to Visitors.  Then they asked The Son if they could 'visit' with him and he said, "No, I'm an Atheist."   And they said, "So, you won't want to come to Church then?"  And he says, "No, don't think so."  I was trying hard not to Laugh coz he was Polite but Deadpanning his responses, and just making shit up on The Fly to make them go away, but sounding Serious and convincing.  He always went to Church with me, but like me, isn't in Agreement about Proselytizing folks and trying to convert those who already have their own Brand of Spirituality that should just be Respected.  If someone is actively Seeking God or a Church, they have the ability to choose without pressure or harassment from any Religion in our Opinion.   Plus he found it Amusing their Name Tags said "Elder ____" and they looked to be about 15.  *Ha ha ha*  He came in saying how "Elder" can a Guy be if you Wonder if he is Mature enuf yet to even have Hair around his Balls yet?  *LMAOROTF*

Anyway, we were right in the middle of a Movie and getting ready to Eat so we wouldn't have wanted any Visitors just dropping by without an Invitation, let alone Missionaries.  The Man hasn't been a Member in Good Standing of his Church in all the Years I've known him, so, that's a Clue he's no longer Interested in being bothered.  The rest of his Family are still Members and that's Fine, but I expect his Church to just leave him alone if he doesn't wanna go or be bothered constantly.  The LDS are very pushy about their brand of Religion and to me, Cultish.  Coz, the difference between a Cult and a Religion is what happens when you try to leave.  It's that Simple.  Zero Interest in joining any Cult.

I did get so much done in the Diningroom, didn't get it all done, but about 97% of it done.  It was quite cluttered with stuff that didn't belong in there but had unceremoniously put in there all over on the Floor and the Dining Table.  Most were Smalls, which is why it is taking so long to wade thru all that minutia.  I Donated a full Box of items.  Put Two more Crates of items in The She Shed that will be Sold.  And put Three more Crates of items in The RV Garage Mahal, that is mostly Seasonal Christmas Stuff we'd Decorated with this Christmas and hadn't been put away after being taken down, just put back there.  Transitioning Seasonal Stuff is Why I don't Decorate as extensively for Holidays anymore.  It's Lovely and Festive, but very Labor Intensive.

Some Years I have it in me to do a lot of Seasonal Decorating if I don't have a lot else going on.  But, in 2025 there was so much going on that I felt Proud I Decorated at all for every Holiday and made it Special in spite of everything else going on and spreading me thin.  Now that The Grandson will be back, he and his Mom can continue helping me out with the Great Edit & Purge, Downsizing, Organizing, and Decorating The RV Garage Mahal and Art Studio Space.  I don't know how much Cargo of The Grandson is coming back with him or where we'll find Placement for it all tho', so, there's THAT!  Having to find Space for yet another Family Member and all their Worldly Possessions, during my own Downsizing Goal, kind of Negates a lot of the Progress.

But, I'm chipping away at what's Stored in The She Shed and getting it either Priced and into our Retail Spaces, or Donate what I've decided I'm just not gonna bother trying to Sell.  Or, give it to The Daughter to hawk at a Yard Sale instead to earn her a bit of discretionary Income since she has no Money and no Employability that could sustain even the basics of her Needs.  The Son did Appeal his Nutritional Assistance and Re-Apply, so we'll see how that goes?  He still will owe the IRS that huge amount of Money he has no way of paying due to that Marketplace ACA Medical Insurance Fiasco Clawing Back almost Two Grand of their alleged "Medical Subsidy" THEY Qualified him for and now want back!!!  

He's rather despondent about the whole thing, since, even if he got Work immediately, which isn't looking that likely in this Economy, it would probably take him a couple Months of Wages to get Square with them if they pile Interest and Penalties on this?!   He can't set up any Payment Plan with the IRS either until he actually HAS some Income, since, he's not receiving Unemployment either and that's all on Appeal as well.  Since, he'd worked for his Employer for over Five Years, so should be Entitled to it.  I still think that Company is gonna Sell to an Equity Stripper, in which case all the previous Employees would then be completely screwed over still... as would anyone that Company owed Money to.

And now this Regime has sped right up to Arresting Journalists for just doing what Journalists do.  Don Lemon, a well known now Independent Black Gay Journalist, and an Independent Female Black Journalist, just got Arrested for covering Protests!  I don't think it was coincidental Donnie Two Dolls went after Black Journalists first, a Bonus being that the Male Journalist was also Gay.   This is what Fascist Authoritarian Dictators do, it shouldn't ever be happening in the United States of America.   But, here we now are.  I have no Words, I've seen it coming, too bad about 30%-40% of Americans haven't STILL.  

And either remain in the deepest of Denial, are Stupid, or want to live under Dictatorship, or so they Imagine they will want to coz they never actually have.  It will be a rude Awakening for them for being so fucking naive and clueless.  And their Ignorance has Voted In a Fascist Regime that will Destroy America as we know it.   The accusations won't stick, no decent Career Prosecutor would assume it would, an Indictment was a stretch for the DOJ actually.   But, having Worked and Retired from a very large DA's Office myself, I don't think these Arrests were intended to Win a Case at all.  Nope... just to instill Fear in other Journalists, and the Media, especially lesser known ones who might not have the backing and resources a Don Lemon has at his disposal.  BTW: Always Loved Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo, miss them both at CNN.

Chris Cuomo now works over at NewsNation and I often watch him on that Channel, since I get my News from a diverse variety of Sources. Only avoiding Faux News, which is like the Jerry Springer of the Genre and can't be taken at all Seriously.  It is the Source of most Cult Members who can't tell it's not Real and why it's been successfully Sued so much.  To the Tune of in excess of $812+ Million {plus undisclosed Multi-Million Dollar Settlements}, so far, with a $2.7 BILLION potential Exposure Case closing in on them by a pending Trial.  Which speaks volumes about how corrupt and fake a 'Source' their information actually is.  They don't have enuf Cash on Hand to shell out all the Exposure they have should they lose the pending Case.  I Hope it shuts them down for good actually... good riddance to Fake News they Spin and has caused so much harm.  They pander to Donnie Two Dolls and they are his Bitch as a Station.

Of coarse some of the News Broadcasters on NewsNation are so much Cult Kissers that I turn the Channel when their segment comes on.  That Leland Vittert, what a Tool that Guy is, can't stand him.   I miss the days of a Walter Cronkite tho', from the 60's thru the early 80's, he was how News should be Delivered.  Reporting The News, with no Opining about it, just the fucking News, stating Facts, not Opinions or Propaganda.  I don't need any Broadcasters Opinions about any of it actually, I'm quite capable of forming my own Opinion from unbiased Reporting of just the Truth and the Facts presented.  Whose Presenting it should remain Neutral and not Partisan Evident.  Walter's straightforward reliable Journalism with "And that's the way it is", seems quite Quaint these Days when Polarity in Presentation is so evident and skewed.  Coz once you've Presented some Bullshit, your Credibility is now gone.

I think sensationalism and algorithms now have altered how anyone receives anything anymore.  And AI is only fabricating things to look Real now that aren't Real at all, so pretty soon nobody will be able to tell the difference, and that's dangerous.   AI already generates Feeds that appear Real and are totally made up, and often harmful, so Negative impact is already being strongly felt.   Some AI is unbelievable enuf to me to stand out as totally artificially produced, but, I've been fooled by some of the better AI that's out there already, I ain't gonna Lie.  And some pretty distasteful stuff is already being generated by AI.  And we already know that if Artificial Intelligence doesn't know something, it just makes something up, so, can't be actually Trusted as reliable for a Source of accurate information.  I don't like nor Trust AI and even those who Invented and Developed it are giving out dire Warnings now.

The Daughter spent all Day working on The Art Studio Space for her Son's Homecoming this Weekend.  He'll be occupying that Space again and I fully expect it won't stay the way she has it, tho' she's done a really admirable job in there, he's gonna change it.   I don't know how much of my stuff in there will end up moved out again?  I really don't want any of it to, but that's a pipedream.  Unlike The Son, whose Room he's pretty much left how I had The Guest Bedroom intact, as I'd had it with what I wanted in it and Decorated, since this is our Home, The Young Prince isn't like that.  I try to reach a healthy compromise since so much of the Grown Family have had to move back and with all their Worldly Possession.   So our Home is really not just our Space anymore.  It should have been, the Intention was for it to be when we Bought it.  *Eye Roll and Le Sigh*

It becomes hard to have your Home as you want it when you're having to Share it with so many other Adults, even if they are Family.  If it's likely nobody is or can ever leave, I kinda almost give up trying to make it how I wanted for it to be.  It also means having to give up more than Space, it means I have to Downsize all the more so everyone's Possessions can even fit and have enuf Space for it all for Three Generations of People!!!   Do you know how logistically challenging that has been?  Especially as I finished some Spaces, then yet another Family Member had to move back and displace it all again and have me Sacrifice that Area?!   If some of you Live Alone and have for some time now, just Imagine if suddenly, one by one, about a Half Dozen or more Adults had to move in with you with all their Cargo, and how you'd accommodate that... and you'll understand my Challenges better.  *LOL*

Had I kept a Home the ridiculous Size of the Villa McManse, which still had numerous Empty Rooms, I might could have adjusted easier without as much being constantly compromised and Given Up.   But, we kept Downsizing Property as we went, and as the Family Grew Up, most Moved Out, and I didn't envision that one Day, instead of being Empty Nesters, we'd have the whole Flock having to come back to the Nest!!!  And, it's a lot of wear and tear on everything the more folks that use it all too.   And maintaining a Home with so many, also a lot more strain on resources.   It has it's benefits, I ain't gonna Lie, each Generation has made invaluable contributions and at our Season of Life that's been a Blessing too.  So, it is a mixed Bag of Blessings and Challenges.  Some Days go better than others with so many Sharing limited Space and limited Resources.

For Example, it's One in the Morning and someone is still fucking doing a load of Laundry!!!   There's always someone doing Laundry, so, the Washer and Dryer get about as much use as those in a Laundromat!  I've had to already have expensive Repairs done on the Dryer coz Guys in their Twenties kept forgetting to clean out the Lint Trap after doing their Laundry!!!   And I can't tell you how many times Younger Generations haven't checked the Pockets and shit ends up getting Washed and Dried that shouldn't have!!!  And the Fridge Door and Ice-Maker in the Fridge Door got jacked up so many times now I quit having it repaired.  The Man and I aren't hard on stuff, if it was just us it would last us our Lifetime, what we have left of it.  

 

Which is handy coz shit is expensive now to replace and built to be disposable as well, so you do have to Baby it to make it last longer than a Minute.   I don't wanna hafta perpetually replace expensive large Appliances every 3-10 Years.   And I swear to God if you Loan a Younger Generation anything at all, they have a fucking Knack for Breaking or Damaging it!!!   I have had my current Cellphone well over a Decade now with no mishap, 'til I let The Daughter and Mando use it one Day and now the Screensaver and the Phone Lens is cracked all to Hell coz one of them dropped it!!!   The Young Prince already told me he needs a replacement when he returns, well, stand in Line behind me, I can't even afford to replace mine yet!!!   

I think this is probably his 4th Phone, Princess T has had at least 3 or mebbe 4 too... I Lost Count with how many The Daughter and The Son have gone thru.  Only The Man has his Original one that isn't broken.  And that's coz he has an Ancient Leather and Metal Holder for it that folds and protects it like a Wallet!  They haven't made those kinds of Holders in about 20 Years.   Nor probably that Phone Model either!  *LOL*  He'd still be using a Flip Phone if our Provider hadn't made it so you had to replace them every 20 Years or so coz they Phase some Models out entirely on your Plan.   Pretty sure my Model is already close to being Phased out too, so I may have to relent and Buy a New One.  None of them are ACTUALLY Free when you Upgrade.  That's an Urban Myth.   The G-Kid Force are on our Veteran's Plan tho' coz both of their Lines are Free, we don't pay extra for their Lines, just the actual Phones thru T-Mobile.

The Son's Girlfriend is letting him Share her Subscription TV thru Hulu, so we did watch some Hulu Comedy Specials Today that were really good with Bill Burr and Sebastian Maniscalco.  Both were enjoyable but Burr's was my Favorite and I Laughed so hard thru it.   Mostly he talked about Aging.   And about being Married a long time and the "Secret" he discovered 20 Years in to his Relationship, to be Happier in a long-term Relationship, which was hilarious.   His "Secret" was to be more "Agreeable" and not such an Angry Ranting Asshole all the time, imagine that.  *Bwahahahaha*   He said Men are only Allowed to have Two Emotions, Angry or Fine.  *Smiles*  They have all the other Emotions, but all those in the Middle of Angry or Fine, are considered "Gay".  *LMAO*  

 

Happily Agree to do some shit that you don't really wanna do when she asks you to join her, like, "Why Yes, I'd Love to go to a Farmer's Market Honey"... and she'll be Happy and it will be like being Married to a whole New Woman!  Who will even be Nice back to you.  *Bwahahaha*  It didn't take The Man Twenty to get that Revelation, he's a Clever Husband and a Quick Study.  *Winks*   Happy Wife, Happy Life.  *Smiles*   Oh, and it was Reported on The News that the Younger Generations now are eager to do Prenups!!!   They got it all Wrong... any Wise Man will know the only Real acknowledgement is that when you get Married, what's hers is hers, and what's yours is now hers too.  Simple.  *Winks*   

And if you Leave, she's taking AT LEAST Half and dumping them Kids on whatever Newer Model you replaced her Ass with.  *Winks*  I'd be that ultimate Bitch Ex on the Revenge and Retribution Tour with a vengeance.  How ya Like me now?  *Bwahahhha*  I'd be Worse than a Demonic Haunting and just as hard to Exorcise.  *Winks*   The Man knows this about me and I made it known, in advance, the Hexes I'd put on my Exes worked on Both of them who are my Babies Daddy's.   They both had some quite unfortunate Near Death Experiences and you can't be Prosecuted for putting Curses on Motherfuckers coz it can't be Proven that it is highly effective or 'Real'.   *LMAOROTF and Winks*   What!   That Superstitious Fool says I did What to him?   A Curse or Hex you say?  Prove it.   That's why Dad was very Good to Mom after their Divorce, he knew what she was capable of in that Realm.  He knew in Advance too that he's Married a Welsh Gypsy Witch with some Strong Powers.  He Warned The Man too, don't get on the Wrong Side of your Mother-In-Law or Dawn.  *Winks*

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I Hope I've Entertained you my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian