Well…I’m not sure why I’m surprised to hear the comments the ole Mitch McConnell made to the group of billionaires headed by the Koch’s this past week…nope, I’m not surprised….the gist of it that was recorded is that if the repubs take charge of the senate he won’t waste time on “…the pesky minimum wage, or student loans, or income inequality…” what that implies is that he does not give a damn about the people of the US…just the rich and corporations and he will lead the charge to help them steal even more than they already have…he will lead the charge to allow them to pay no taxes…shifting the burden to you and me…..I really do hope that his opponent will take these tapes and play them non-stop for the next two months until the election…this idiot needs to go…geez…
Monthly Archives: August 2014
August 27th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I had a little fun going out to have a couple with G but that has made today a little slow so far…slept okay but on my shoulder again so it hurts again this morning and my tooth is starting to act up again so my mood is less than good today…didn’t get much done yesterday but today will be better, I hope, at least I need to get the papers out and get the old equipment in the trash and get the vacuuming done…if I accomplish that, I’ll be happy…or at least less unhappy…not much to do today…thought about skipping the bike ride again since I am getting bored with it but I need another 600 miles this year to make it only 3K for next year to get to 25K….so, I guess I’ll get started…more later…
Rotten people…
Well…in my daily travels across the internet to the news sites that I use, one of the things I have noticed is how people have become so rotten in their comments on any issue…the racists, the bigots, and the haters seem to have taken over the internet and it is breathtaking how vile these people can be…after Ferguson there were many commenters that were gleefully supporting the murder of that young man and hoping that the police there would kill many more of the protestors….and this is just one example of the hate that comes form the right…have you heard of the preacher that is proposing a constitutional amendment that would put all gays in jail for 10 years at hard labor just for being gay? I am just wondering where all this hate comes from…or is it that the internet allows for anonymity so people can vent their true feelings without fear of the society being repulsed by them? All I know is that many people now feel emboldened by the support for these vile comments and it makes me sick…geez….
August 26th
Well….slept okay last night but have aggravated the pain in my neck and shoulder so I can barely move it…this has been going on for about a week now and it looks like painkillers early today so I can work out and ride the bike….feel guilty that I took the day off from both yesterday so maybe a long one today? I do need to clean this place up and get rid of some stuff but with the pain, I am not sure how much I can get done….not much to do today…plan on getting some resumes out but then taking it easy to try to heal the shoulder and get to be pain free…more later….
Okay, I guess I will update…
Well…just noticed that I am really far behind so I guess I’ll update on the trip out to the beach today….it was okay and the water was warm enough to stay in for quite a while but the storms rolled in around 11 so I had to go over to the Tip to have lunch…it wasn’t raining when I started back so I put the top down and ran for a quite a few miles with just some light rain starting….so, I continued on, staying dry in the car but then the sky just opened and I started to get really wet so I had to stop at the rest area on 96 to put it up…then, I spilled my coffee on the passengers seat but had a towel ready so no stains…and the seats are black anyway…but, I may have to replace the shifter boots since there is heat and gear oil smell coming from it…I think they’re about 50 bucks but I have to see if I can get the shift knob off first….still had fun…
The facts are in…and have been…
Well…I was going to update on the trip out to the beach today but ran across some facts on tax cuts that are given to business to bribe them to stay in a state, or to move to a state…or, like ole Snyder and his cronies did here in Michigan, just give them tax cuts just because they BELIEVE they work…never to just give more money to their donors in the never ending grift that is the repub party these days. In case you missed it that last part was snark. These two studies, one done in 2004, and another done in 2012 both came to the same conclusion, that tax cuts do nothing to create jobs and also do nothing to grow the economy in the states where this corporate welfare is doled out. So, how do they defend the continued tax cuts that decimate cities and states across the country? They have even given up that pretense…since we know that the repubs are not fact based they don’t care what the facts are…just like they knew there were WMD in Iraq and that torture is the only thing that saved the country from terrorists they just KNOW that tax cuts for business work and no amount to studies or facts can make them reconsider that belief…after all, when they are finally out of office, they want to be able to slop at the trough of free money that tax cuts for business are…geez…
August 25th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I didn’t do much…just a rest day from the busy days….slept okay last night and part of it was that I put the air on last night for the first time all summer…just got tired of feeling damp and having everything here damp…and it is still okay this morning even though I turned it off at 11….I am going to go out to the beach this morning to get my yearly swim in so I should get going…need to load up the car and get the papers to read….more later…
August 24th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but a little too busy and I am looking forward to just hanging out here and cleaning….had some fun but after two days in a row of going it will be nice to not do that…slept okay last night and had some dreams but they were strange and disjointed so I won’t report on them….I do feel a little slow today and I got sunburned even with the 30 sunscreeen I had on and my skin feels tight today….going to get on the bike in a few after the F1 race and before Man U plays so I need to get going…will be back for another one later if I feel like it…or find a topic…more later…
Long day…
Well…it has been an okay day but a long one…the picnic was fun but the turnout was quite low…only 6 cars this year and there is talk of disbanding the club if the membership continues to fall….but, I did get some cool stuff again…finally got the Miata club hat that I wanted and some more of the same stuff I got last year…more Mazda towels, etc….only stayed at K’s for a little while…just way too many kids running around and I found myself craving peace and quiet….so now on to Doctor Who and the races….
August 23rd
Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I lost at pool…fun games, though so that was cool…had a really busy day running all over an today looks like more of the same…have to get the bike ride in and then hit Subway and then out to Fallasburg for the Miata picnic…after that over to K’s for a little party…and tonight is the first Doctor Who and Bristol so I’ll have something to do all day…even going to put the air on tonight since the humidity has everything damp and I need to dry things out…so, better get going so I can get the ride in and be on the road by 10:20…..more later…