Well…sitting here trying to watch tv but the dish is screwed up from the snow so I had to go to Netflix and the Roku….it was an okay day yesterday but I did have to pick G up when her truck died…it was good to get the car out on the e-way for a run and all of the rain cleaned the salt off it better than the car wash…I was up late and up early so I am a little tired this morning but I was good last night so that’s not it…slept okay without a lot of tossing and turning for the short time I was in bed and there were dreams that I don’t remember….I am really tired of the snow and I can’t wait for spring to come but it looks like another week at least until we get weather above 30….not much to do today…will probably just hibernate here with the snow and get some reading done….
Okay…forgot to talk about the snow that fell last night…had about 8 inches of the wettest, heaviest snow all winter on the car this morning..but the car took it well on the trip out to get the papers….and it looks like some of it may melt today so that will be a good thing…more later…
Well…it has been a tough day to try to get a topic to do a whole one on but maybe I can think of something if I go back to read the papers again? Nope, that didn’t work yesterday so I guess I won’t do it again today….so, how to get a topic? maybe I’ll go back to the Post online…wait a sec and I’ll be right back…okay…Greg Sargent has a point that I can comment on…in all of the reporting on the sequester, it seems that the commentator class is making it out that both parties are equally responsible for the gridlock that is going on…not on your fricking life. It is all repubs, all the time…their refusal to agree to anything that doesn’t give them everything they want without compromise is what is the problem…and the great thing is, the American people agree that it is the repubs fault…nevermind their #obamaquester hashtag ( which I think is their only bow to technology) that they are using to try to shift the blame to Obama….it is all repubs, all the time…and I will keep repeating that all day…the repubs are just a bunch of fools who are believing their internal polling again while they ignore every truth in economics….they are the know nothing party, after all…geez…
Well…it was a day yesterday and I did go out for a few with G that I shouldn’t have since I can’t afford it…slept okay but I am sore for some reason almost everywhere…and that is without being out on the bike…hope it’s not the normal state of things from now on…and we are getting another huge storm tonight which will put getting back on the bike back a few more weeks…that may be what has been making me so grumpy lately….so, it looks like hibernating tomorrow if we get the 6 plus inches of snow that is forecast…not much to do today….and that is the truth…I do need to go out and get the papers so I can get the brain working and have coffee…more later…
Oh…one thing, I did have the top down on the car yesterday…twice and that was fun but it looks like that will be the last time for a couple of weeks….I do need to get out and wash the salt off soon but I’m not going to do it today with the snow coming…
Well…don’t really have a big one for today but I do have a few short open threads that I do want to comment on…
First…why the hell are we talking about gutting social security and medicare when the programs are solvent until 2030? If we can get the repubs out of the way and get to historical levels of growth in the economy, that extends out another 15 years or so…so why are the repubs so adamant about cutting and cutting the things that the middle class depends on to stay above poverty? Especially since these don’t contribute one penny to the deficit…
Then we have more mischief by the repubs here in Michigan where they are going ahead with the plans to rig the electoral vote so they will win the majority of them even when they lose the state…they can’t win on ideas so lie, cheat, and steal…
Then, let’s move on to Oklahoma and the new plans to allow employers to not include birth control in their health plans since in women, it “suppresses their identity and poisons their bodies”…and they are writing this law for the entire state on the request of one quack doctor…what the hell happened to trying to put people back to work?
Okay….that’s all for now…might have a few more for later….
Well…trying to get moving this morning and it should be easy since I was good last night…but, didn’t get to be until one and then was up every hour all night and I’m not sure how to calculate how much sleep that really is…can’t be more than about 3 hours and I do feel it right now…so, I’ll have to shift down to the conservation gear that I use to cope when I don’t sleep. It was an okay day yesterday but somewhat boring…with the race being the most boring part of that boring day…but, the Wings did win in a blowout so that made it a little better…I did watch the Oscars last night and it was not a very good show…slow moving, lots of lame jokes, and too long….made me remember why I stopped watching a few years back…not much to do today…just the normal stuff and maybe a nap later to catch up….more later…
Oh, there is one thing from sleeping…woke up so violently from a dream last night that I hurt something in my right thigh…and it still hurts this morning…how lame is that? Well…maybe not lame but certainly strange…
Well…I really do try to never read anything about ole Rush since it feels like when I do, my brain rots from the inside and I don’t have all that much left to give…but, the fact that ole Rush is ashamed of the US and the reasons behind it have been making me smile all day. He is ashamed of the US because the left has won and he attributes the reason for it to be that the left has “created huge numbers of low information voters” that have been deceived by Obama and the left, and given “gifts” to vote for them. No, Rush, you’ve lost because of your batshit crazy, women hating, gay baiting ideas are repugnant to more and more people across the country and they are starting to reject those ideas. There is only one thing that I hope about this gasbag…that his ratings continue to fall and his hatred will no longer pollute the political discussion here….going to happen…hope it’s soon…
Well…it was a day yesterday and, again, it was a cocktail night so I feel crappy today…but, it was the last one for the week so the recovery process starts today and I feel good about that…there was a youngster hurt in the stands at Daytona yesterday and as I said earlier, it is putting me off racing some…but, with the boredom that is so suffocating, I am going to watch the race today…maybe there will be some good news on the injuries…okay…not feeling this so I’m going to stop…
Okay…back for a sec…have a huge bout of cognitive dissonance going on this morning…I’m rooting for Chelsea to beat Man City…and I always root against Chelsea…but, if they win today, the BPL title will almost certainly be Man U’s….
Well…I’m sure you’ve grown tired of my rantings about the right here in the US and I really do think that the act of writing about the crazy is contributing to the malaise that I feel…so, I ‘m going to give myself and you a break today and not write about it….so, what else to write? There was a race on today where one of the cars almost went into the stands and spectators were hurt…that was like a punch and is moving me closer and closer to giving up racing….I did have a nice lunch with T today but I am a little concerned that my depressed state is going to make her not want to do that much any more…and that would be a shame…it’s like I was telling Tom the other day…I just don’t feel like I fit anywhere anymore…like I’m living outside of time and just observing no matter where I go or what I do…yeah, I know that sounds strange but it is as close of a description as I can give….okay, this one is deteriorating into a “poor me” so I’ll stop….I’ll be back for more tomorrow and probably back to the crazy…
Well…sitting here waiting for the Man U game to start so I thought I’d get one of these done so I don’t have the huge waves of guilt that I normally feel when I don’t do my job…it was an okay day yesterday but didn’t really do much other than cook the pork shoulder…might have to stop using garlic for the rub since it burned in the bottom of the pan and this place smells like it this morning…I think I slept okay but all of the nights run together so I can’t be sure…kind of worn out so maybe I didn’t….oh, it was a cocktail night so maybe that was it…not much to do today…I do have to meet up with T later for a couple of minutes but that is about it…I really should get the kitchen cleaned but lack the motivation to get started…I guess I’ll just go back to the couch, have another cup of coffee, and watch some soccer…
Well…I really do have to stop reading so many newspapers every day..the more I read, the crazier the republicans seem…no, not seem…are…first you have the pet attack on women they seem to favor, intrusive ultrasounds…then you have a rep in one of the southern states, who was just on unemployment for a year, vote to cut off the rest of the people in that state that are still on it. Then, you have the repubs in congress who have been wrong about everything for the past 10 years thinking if they let the sequester go into effect, people will blame Obama when all of the polls say that a large majority will blame the repubs….are these guys just too stupid to believe facts or I wonder if it is the fact that they only listen to the propaganda arm of the party for their news? Boy, there are so many to talk about today…how about John McCain berating the parents of one of the victims of the Aurora shooting? When they asked if he would support the assault weapon ban, his response was “I can tell right now you need some straight talk…the assault weapons ban will not pass…” nevermind that these people are still grieving, but who treats their constituents like that? What the hell happened to compassion and niceness? I think the repubs have to turn that in when they get elected…and the country is worse for it…just checked…head still hasn’t exploded…yet…geez….