The Prez Just Said Out Loud He Never Thinks About The American People!!!

 

The VA Delivery of the Wheelchair was on time, it's a nice narrow one but still a tight fit thru most of the House, but, it will work.  This is just a Vintage Home and everything was narrower back then, not as narrow as Historic Home Floorplans and Doorways tho'.  He's not gonna need or use it all the time for now, just on Days when he is feeling Weak or having more Mobility Issues.  I'll probably use it more for when we go to Shop anywhere and rather than try to Walk around a Store or Mall, I just Wheel him around for convenience and ease for both of us.  That way he can get out more now. 

 It takes up too much space while not folded up to keep it in any Room all the time, it would always be in the way.  This is not the most Wheelchair Accessible Home or Property.  As his World get Smaller tho', I know limitations will increase and we're just preparing for that continued deterioration and Physical or Mental decline.  We're just trying to slow it down since we cannot stop it.  And he's embracing some of his Medical Equipment usage now.  Which means he's realizing he really needs it and so isn't as resistant as he used to be, stubbornly refusing to use any of it before, no matter how hard he knew I Fought for him to get it.  

So, his cooperation now is an improvement.  When someone is resistant and being very stubborn and non-cooperative, it's just hard to meet them at the actual Point of Need appropriately.  You can Fight Hard to get them all the Help and Equipment in the World, but if they're not On Board, you're wasting your Time, Resources and Energy going Hard for it all on their behalf.  I've wasted YEARS of Time, Resources and Energy in the Past.  Fighting to be able to get him Services and Equipment or Medical Treatments, that then, we I got it for him finally, he would end up not using, refusing, or pretending he'd cooperate with, and then balk and be totally resistant to it.  I don't mind Fighting Hard for someone I Love, but not for nothing.  So, dammit, tell me in advance we're wasting my Time, Energy and Money, so I just won't bother!

I did go to the Gym after dropping Princess T off at Work on Tuesday Morning, I also did some Environmental Cleanup, all before it got Hot.  And it got HOT, it got to 114 Degrees, which blew past and was even higher than the Record Breaking Prediction they had of it going to be 109 again for the 2nd Day in a row!  I ventured out in the Heat tho' and bought us some Ice-Cream and Ice-Cream Sandwiches for the Family, since we now have a totally operational New Fridge/Freezer.  When our Old Fridge went on the fritz, it was the Freezer Section that totally went out and we lost half our Frozen Food.  Including, but not limited to, every bit of our Ice-Cream, Ice-Cream Sandwiches, and Popsicles I'd JUST bought, in preparation for record breaking Heat returning.

And as you can see by the Lead Tease Food Porn Pixs, they had Covered Strawberries on Sale since Mother's Day is over and they had to clear the overage out.  So they were 50% Off and they only had one Heart Shaped container full of them covered in White Yoghurt, which, I can eat.  The rest were various Chocolate covered ones I can't eat... or had the White Yoghurt Coating but drizzled in Dark Chocolate, which, nixes them from me eating them too.  I also treated myself to a belated Mother's Day Breakfast at "First Watch", on Mother's Day they were slammed and had long lines waiting for a Table, plus, The Son had made me a little Breakfast in Bed at Home that Morning, which was Sweet.

I'd also wanted the "First Watch" Cookbook, so I bought it too.  Not that I Cook, but I do Collect and have an Obsession to Hoard Books, Decor and Cookbooks in particular, the more Pictures, the better.  When you're Obsessed with something, there doesn't have to be logic or reason to it.  *LOL and Winks*   I Love Books, I have a vast Library of them that rivals any Major Bookstore or Bookseller.  And that's not hyperbole, I literally have more Decor Books than any of them now.  And, my Cookbook section rivals theirs too.  I Love sitting and looking thru them no matter how many Years I've had them.  I have Culled my Library systematically too when I no longer want to keep a Book, or find I had a duplicate or find a better condition Copy to replace a Beloved Book.

I am finding to be Housebound mostly due to Gas Prices being crazy more annoying than being Housebound for the reasons of the Pandemic.  The Pandemic made sense for going nowhere, it was necessary to mitigate Spread.  This was entirely preventable and makes no sense, so, it's highly annoying and infuriating.  I know the purpose of this illegal War is to enrich themselves and their Cronies, it's making them very Wealthy.   Donnie Two Dolls just said out loud that he doesn't even think about the Financial situations or hardships of the American People!!!  Just, Wow, a Stunning Admission... in case anyone had delusions that he does or even Cares one iota.  Well, at least he said out loud what I already knew and have always known, so that nobody can be in complete Denial about it.  Out of the abundance of the Heart, the Mouth speaks.  Every so often he slips up and tells the Truth... oops.

 

Politically Fired FBI Agents who are highly Respected and illegally Fired, who have done so much for our Country, and aren't being Legally Protected by our corrupted Justice System, are now spilling the Tea in Interviews, I'm Glad.  It's disgraceful what was done to all of them, the FBI is not supposed to be Political.  Firing them for Political Reasons, robbing them of their Careers and their Retirements and Benefits when they did absolutely nothing Wrong and had exemplary performance, sometimes for Decades and were sometimes just a few Years from being able to Retire, is Punitive, Revenge, and 100% Political by Kash Patel, the raging incompetent Alcoholic unqualified for FBI Leadership, nobody in the FBI Respects him!!!  Why not spill the Tea then, they did nothing Wrong... but, they've lost their Pensions, or forced to take Early Retirement if eligible to, lost their Healthcare, been Politically Targeted, persecuted and had revenge and retribution exacted for just doing their Job properly and with integrity.  Or won't follow Illegal Orders or be Political, which, the Job requires them NOT to be. 

 

They have Lawsuits, as they should, and I Pray they prevail and Justice is Served, and they are compensated from what was illegally done to them.   We've got Unqualified, Incompetent, Alcoholics and Podcast Bros in the highest Positions of the Military and FBI indiscriminately, maliciously, and without just Cause, Firing the best of the best of our Military and FBI.  It's not only Unjust to those Public Servants who are Devoted, the best of the best, and Sacrificed so much for Country, it's a National Security Risk.  And I'm sure Morale couldn't be worse and it won't attract Good People with a Moral Compass to making our Military, FBI, or any Public Servant Career a consideration, seeing what's going on.  We have a President that Out Loud, and I Believe Truthfully, just said HE NEVER THINKS ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!

It's still 109 Degrees at almost 7:00 p.m. Tonight, Toasty.  I was doing a light Grocery Run when it was 114 at 3:00 p.m., don't know if it got even Hotter.  I don't go by Official Temps coz they're always lower than actual Temps all across the Cities and Metro area.  But even the "Official" Temps, however skewed to reflect temperatures are lower than they actually are almost everywhere, are still Breaking Records.   I have a very Green and Shaded by very Old Mature Trees Property and my Temperature Gauge registered 114.  So, could have been higher where there's more Density, less Greenery, than here at the Mini Farms where everyone has at least 1-3 Acres each, and most have lots of Pasture and very Mature Old Growth Landscaping.

 

  

The Son's Store Manager likes his Work already so much she's been calling him in to ask if he'll work more Hours.  Except for his Court Day, which couldn't be Cancelled, he has told her he can, she knew why he couldn't that day, but asked anyway.  He had to decline that day but generally won't even on short notice.  He'd like more notice, but Employers these days often don't give any, so, you do what you can to not turn down Shifts offered beyond your usual Schedule and commitment to the Company.   

He'd prefer to go on Full Time rather than Part Time eventually anyway, coz it's only a Minimum Wage Job, which, he hasn't had to Work for that low a Wage since his Teens and he's almost 40 now.  So, its quite humbling and with humility he accepted Work without a liveable Wage.  About $25+ an Hour in Arizona is considered liveable Wage, but, truly, that isn't enuf for even covering Rent anymore.  In Metro Phoenix you Need at least $42 an Hour for just bare Essentials like Shelter, Food, Transportation to get to Work.  Even in The Trades, with all his Years of Experience, nobody was Paying even close to that much.  In Arizona Minimum Wage is $15.15 an Hour and usually only given Part Time Hours and no Benefits.

Anyone not Earning at least triple digit Income, or is Retired on a Fixed Income, will struggle Financially with the current Economic Trends.  And like Donnie Two Dolls just announced shamelessly, he NEVER even THINKS about the American People and their Financial Situations!!!  And he Ran On that Platform of Lower Cost of Living and Improving the Economy and Jobs Market... so, it all was a farce and Long Con.  The only Improvement of Economic Gain he had in Mind was for himself, his Family, his obscenely Wealthy Elite Friends, to enrich themselves further so they have more Billions, and Rob Americans Blind 'til they Bankrupt the Nation and Take all you've got left.  MAGAts better get that Revelation real fucking fast!

So, it's good anyway he's already shown out with his strong Work Ethic and skills to add Value and impress who Hired him.  He really likes working there and for him, it's easier work and less stress at work than he's ever had anywhere.  So, that's Priceless really, even if the Salary doesn't cut it.  Right now we've got so many personal stressors going on he Needs to have less stress where ever he's Employed.  Hearing his Uncle {my Brother} and his Dad {The Man} are both having extreme Heart Failure at the same time has been devastating News for us all.  You never wanna Risk the Loss of One Loved One, let alone Two, potentially at any time soon.

I try not to think about it, tho' your own Mortality looms ever larger at a certain Season of Life near the National Life Expectancy Average.  My Dad's Ancestry Line is not very long lived, my Mom's is, so I got mebbe a 50-50 chance of getting much Older???  The Son said he forgets I'm almost 69 becoz I can still do anything he can do and at the pace he can do it, so I don't seem that Old and nobody else thinks of me as that Age.  That's flattering, but, I accept the Age I am means shit is slowing down for me and sometimes getting harder.  I do Strength, Flexibility and Stamina Training all of the time, it does Help.  I challenge myself Daily and push past any Pain... whether it be Physical, Mental or Emotional.

At The Gym I do see folks that at least LOOK Older than me in their Faces, but have a Banging Body, so perhaps they're Geriatrics too beating back Father Time, but, you cannot always tell.  I've seen some truly Busted Looking 30 and 40 Something Year Olds I thought were my Age and been fucking Shocked that they're Young enuf to be my Kids!   *LOL*  So, I will never try to Guess someone's Age by Appearance, I could be way off and offend someone rather than flatter them.  *LOL*  And with Old Folks, it gets difficult to gauge, for me at least, what someone 60-70-80 SHOULD Look like?  Old generally just Looks Old at a certain point, with not a whole lot of differentiation.  *Ha ha ha*   I don't know how flattered I'd still be if I'm 80 and someone says they only thought I was in my 60's, tho', it IS still a compliment?  *LMAO*

Who am I Kidding, if I fucking MAKE IT to 80 I'll be flattered that I'm still ALIVE!  *Bwahahaha*  I will fully have expected that my Vanity better have diminished to the point I'm not being ridiculous about it!  I never thought my Mom looked to be in her 80's tho', she had such a Youthful Spirit that she just never SEEMED OLD to me... and she certainly didn't LOOK her Age, so everyone was shocked when she'd give her Real Age.  She tended to like to ADD a Decade to it for the absolute certainty of Compliments and the look on People's Faces tho'.  She always said Women Lied about their Age in the Wrong Direction, she was Right. *Smiles and Winks... try it, you'll Agree!*

So, anyway, I'm up at 4:00 a.m. coz The Son has to be at Work before 5:00 a.m., but it's about a 2 Minute Drive there.  Princess T has to be at her Work by 7:00 a.m. and lately I TRY to get dressed and out of my Jammies by then to hit The Gym more consistently and then go do some Environmental Cleanup for about an Hour too before the Heat of the Day kicks in to where it wouldn't be Wise to.  I do Need to drop off my Recycling of Aluminum again, I got a full Truckload too already.  People have been drinking heavily and discarding that Aluminum more than usual now it's Spring and Heating up!  By Summer it tapers off coz folks drink more Water in Plastic Bottles than Soda or Alcoholic Beverages in Aluminum Cans.

Since I have to be up early for the Adult Kiddos anyway to get them to Work, I'm trying to become a Morning Person and flip it to where I'm developing a Routine and Regimen for Early Morning Exercising and being out in Nature to set the Tone for my Day.  I know it will have Positive Benefits and start each day on the right footing and be Mood enhancing and stabilizing.  With so much stress and Bad News all the time it can deplete you if you're not Careful about recharging and renewing yourself.  I did stock up on what we Need for if and when the Bottom falls out, which, I'm Predicting it will.  It's already well on the way.  And I'm not usually a Pessimist or Doomsday Prepper by any means, but even Guarded Optimism now is hard to muster with what I'm just Observing and Witnessing playing out in America, and Globally. 

So, Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow we may Die, is kind of my Attitude and Outlook right now.  And I don't think I'm the Lone Ranger in that grim Assessment by any means either.  If you're even paying any Attention you see that things are FUBAR {ie: Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition}, and worsening Daily now.   At least now Polling is showing over 70% Disapproval Rating, should be at 100%, you know, but, we have to account for Stupidity and those in the Deepest of Denial.  Along with the Elite Select Few who IT IS better for them, they're killing it becoming even more Obscenely Wealthy actually.  So it is indeed their Golden Age of America, they've never had it so good or so easy to Loot, Rape, Pillage and be Legally Immune from consequences... he's got THEIR Backs and his own as the Supreme Looter, Rapist and Pillager.

It's not mutually exclusive to be the Worst of Times for the Many and the Best of Times for the Few.   And we each KNOW which side of that we're standing on right now, it's no Mystery and the Why of it is also KNOWN.  LATER:  Before 10:00 a.m. I'd already dropped both Kiddos off at Work, gone to The Gym, did Environmental Cleanup at Two Parks and the Nature Preserve, went to the Recycle Center and traded in my Aluminum, and gone Grocery Shopping at Two different locations.  I'm making Corned Beef, Cabbage, Baby New Potatoes and Mixed Veggies in Bone Broth in the Crockpot for Supper.  So, I got a lot done and it's only just turned 11:00 now!  Wow!  When you get up real early it makes a big difference in what you get done and you still have the whole day to yourself afterwards.  I may indeed LIKE becoming a Morning Person.  *LOL and Winks*

I was Surprised how many folks are at The Gym at 5:00 a.m., usually I'm not there quite that early.  But, after dropping The Son off at his Job I went to The Gym before it was time to then take The Granddaughter to her Job at 7:00 a.m..  I got to use all my Equipment with no waiting since folks that go to a Gym at 5:00 a.m. tend to be the dedicated Buff Gym Rats who look like they Live there and Breathe Exercising.  So, LOTS of Guys who were Easy on the Eyes.  *Smiles and Winks*  The Women also are Toned, Bodies Banging, but sometimes some of them, they've had 'Work' done on their Faces that doesn't look Natural or even Attractive, and a great many clearly have fake Body Parts as well.  The fake Titties I'm used to seeing everywhere now.  But those fake Asses look ridiculous, often grotesquely disproportionate, like if you go too far for the End of the Alphabet sized fake Tits!  *LOL*

 

I'd had a light Breakfast before I left the House this Morning of Deli Greek Yoghurt with fresh Multi-Seed Granola and Whole Berries in it {Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries}.  Some Million Dollar Bacon left over from my Breakfast at "First Watch" the Day before, and some Pineapple Chunks with Coconut Meat.   And some Cranberry Juice.  Breakfast is my favorite Meal of the entire day and if I have a good one, I usually only then Need one more Meal for the rest of the day and Refreshments to keep hydrated when it's so Hot.  I'm not a big Eater, never have been. 

 My excess Weight is more from Hormonal disruption when I had the Hysterectomy.  Prior to that Surgery that I'd had after Age 50, I'd only ever Weighed between 98-130 Lbs. my whole Life and always eaten Light.  I just don't require a lot of fuel I guess?  But having the Surgery packed 60+ extra Lbs. on me and it's been a Yo-Yo since to keep it Off... I'd Lose it... Gain it back... Lose it again.  With the Weight Gain then came Type II Diabetes.  Above is Today's Crockpot full of Corned Beef, Cabbage, Baby New Potatoes, Two Kinds of Squash, Baby Carrots, Broccoli, Cauliflower and Beef Bone Broth... not yet stirred so you can't see all the ingredients yet.

On the Maternal Side my Mom and Welsh Nanna had to have the same Surgery for the same Reason and also Gained over Sixty Pounds, they'd both been Super Skinny their whole Lives too beforehand.  Then they also got the Type II Diabetes.  But, had any or all of the Three of us NOT had the Surgery, we definitely would have Risked Cancer instead.  As it was, Mom got her Hysterectomy becoz they didn't catch it in the Pre-Cancerous Phase like me and my Nanna, and so her Hysterectomy also included other things removed to Save her Life.   She spent Months in the Base Hospital at Luke AFB during the time she had Cancer and her Major Surgery due to it.

 Above is Mom directly recovering from her Major Cancer Surgery back then, with me Visiting her.  She didn't really wanna be Photographed coz she always wanted to look like a Million Bucks for Photos, and Bless her, she'd been thru A LOT and it showed!!!  Her Odds were negligible to even Survive.  I thought we were gonna lose her prematurely.  She had what looked like an Autopsy Scar, from her Breastbone all the way down to her Pelvic Bone!!!  She beat Cancer and Lived to be 84, but, Advanced Dementia finally did her in.  My Welsh Nanna also got Dementia in her Eighties and I'm Guessing it's what finally did her in as well?   Dad's Side I don't think anyone ever made it into their Eighties and a great many Died in Middle Age.  Native Americans have a much Lower Life Expectancy than any other Americans, often more than a Decade less.

 

Anyway, at The Gym the Early Birds were mostly Youngsters, and the few Seniors there were so Fit you know Exercise is something they take very Seriously.   Some Seniors always talk to me when I'm there now, they've been very Nice, some have been quite Humorous with a great sense of Humor, I know I'd Like them, but, not there to Socialize.  So, I keep it Moving and Socially Polite for now.  It's not that I'm all Friended Up really since now most of my Inner Circle has either Moved Away or Passed Away.  But, with the Caregiving consuming me, I just don't have a Social Life and couldn't fit one in either.  And I do protect my Time and my Privacy, since, I enjoy Solitude and Family Time more than I enjoy Social Activities all the time.  I just never know how much a Friendship that is New will demand or require of me to Invest in someone?

And... tho' the Kiddos have their Friends dropping in all of the time,  so I usually have Guests, I don't have to Entertain them.   I can Visit a bit... or just say Hi and not have it intrude on whatever I was doing, or not doing, without seeming Rude, coz it's THEIR Friends.  *LOL*  I Like all of their Friends and both Generations of them always interact with me when here a bit if I'm up to it, but they don't expect me to hang out with them either.  I Like that.  *Bwahahahaha*  I Love my Kids and my Grandkids too, with all my Heart and Soul, but, do I wanna always hang out with them?  No, I do not.  *LOL*   I enjoy it when we do, coz they're all Fun to hang out with, so are their Friends, but I'm one of those folks who Needs the Right Balance of Togetherness and Apartness.  *Smiles*  Plus Generation Gap exists in what I enjoy and what they enjoy... or for how long.

I'm not even gonna Pretend that if we go to an Event, or The Mall, Socialize, or engage in some Recreational Pursuit, each of the Three Generations are gonna wanna do it for exactly the same amount of time, we don't.  Sometimes they have had enuf Fun first, sometimes I have, I've found that the Adult Middle Aged Kids tend to Tap Out more often than the Grandkids or even I... which, is Surprising.  The Daughter is very Social however, the rest of us Five, not so much.  We all have Friends, but unlike her, we don't wanna be around our Friends all of the time or without breaks in Social Activities.   And she has an abundance of Friends, the other Five of us have a smaller Inner Circle.  I don't think that The Daughter has ever met a Stranger.  *LOL*  She'll sometimes introduce someone as her "Friend" and then turn and ask them, "What was your Name?"  *Bwahahahahaha, True Story, I'm not making that up!"

Often, in Mexico, she was Homeless and just stayed here, there, everywhere, from one place to the next, staying with various people.  So, she never had her own Phone there.  So when she'd call me from Mexico I'd ask whose Phone she was on this time?  And once, she said, "Oh, my Friend's Phone.", and then she turned to the Guy and said, "What was your Name?", so that she could tell me the Name of this "Friend", it was fucking hilarious!!!   And sure enuf, he did become her Friend, once people meet her they almost always Like her and become Friends with her.  She Invests herself in people and their Lives.  She'll usually know more about you within Hours of meeting you, than most people might know who you've been around for Years!!!  She's very easy to talk to and confide in I guess... coz people open up to her, Rando folks who JUST met her, will often tell her their whole Life Story!!! 

She's very much an Open Book herself.   She's not at all a Private Person.  Either you are or you aren't.  I'm more Private in Real Life than I am as a Blogger, don't ask me Why, I just don't know Why???  It's not that I don't like to Talk, I'm a Talker, but I usually will Talk about more random stuff than my Life or my Personal Business.  And most of the time, I may go all day without saying a Word to anyone either.  And I don't Need to nor want to converse on those days.   Silence is preferred then.   I did once try the Wordless Post tho', thinking it would be just as easy for me as Not Talking... it wasn't.  I Sucked at both the Wordless Post and a Post with only a certain amount of Words used in it.  It made Blogging NOT Fun for me so I ditched it and went back to my Excess Writing in my Posts... and my Excess Photo Dumps in them too.  *LOL* 

*******

Blessings, Love and Light from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian