Well…I am laughing today after reading about a new law that the idiot repubs passed in Florida that would close all of the internet cafes there since they mistakenly believed that there was a huge network of illegal gambling going on in them…no matter that it wasn’t true…as in every repub controlled state, the facts don’t matter…just the gut feelings of these idiots. But, as always, in the rush to fix a problem that doesn’t exist, these folks wrote a law that essentially defines illegal slot machines as “any system or network of devices” that may be used in a game of chance…” I’m not sure about your phone or computer, but mine can easily be used in a game of chance…in fact, there are thousands of sites that I can access from both…so, what these geniuses have just done is outlaw all cell phones, computers, or computer game consoles that can access the internet…good job republicans, you are finally going to be able to go back to the founder’s times that you so revere…what a bunch of maroons…geez…
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Obama needs to just say no…
Well…with the congress coming back this week…of course the first thing we get from the repubs is the newest threat to crash the world economy unless Obama agrees to slash SS, end Medicare, and cut, cut, cut the budget that even the IMF thinks is one of the worst ideas they have ever heard. The reason that our unemployment rate is holding steady and we are seeing moderate growth here in the US is the fact that Obama and his administration didn’t buy into the lies that the repubs were pushing that austerity leads to growth…just look at the continually rising unemployment rate in Europe to see the effects of this crap…and the study they used to push this crap was exposed as the right wing hack job and ideology cloaked in economics that it was…but that doesn’t matter to the repubs…they are still at the same crap they have been at for the past 20 years…gut the middle class and the unions and make the rich richer while destroying what little safety net there is left. So, Obama needs to keep his promise and just say no to this hostage taking…or, let them crash the economy…and drive the final nail in the coffin of this terrorist organization that is playing a political party…the entire country rejected the Ryan plan in the last election so why would Obama even consider trying to compromise with these idiots? No, more…..geez…
July 8th
Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I was good last night so I feel pretty good today…still didn’t sleep much but that’s the new normal and I’m not going to bitch about it….did talk to T yesterday a few times and that was nice and I made some money so it looks like I have enough for groceries through the end of the month…not sure yet if I want to turn this week into birthday week and raise hell all week…probably not since I feel too good today to give that up….maybe later in the week…I do have to keep up on the ibuprofen since the swelling in my left elbow is really painful and now it has gotten to my right knee, too….I have been waiting for this years tendon pain and it is finally here…looks like I may take the first day off the bike since April with the storms that are coming in and I don’t think that is a bad thing…the legs could use a day off…not much to do today…I do need to clean around here and I just may have the motivation to do it today….more later…
A little more trail weirdness…
Well…haven’t done one of these in a while…and it’s not because there was no weirdness, it’s just because I keep forgetting to do one of these….and some of the stuff isn’t really weird, it’s just things I don’t normally see. So, let’s start with the fox the other day…not weird but I can’t ever remember seeing one running around during the day….then, there were the two fawns that were just standing along the trail that just looked at me as I rode by…didn’t see their mother anywhere but she must have been around there…oh, here’s the weirdness….I saw a pair of long running pants on the trail today…just lying in the middle of the trail and the I could never understand that…I mean, how do you get to the middle of a run and decide ‘I don’t need these pants anymore so I’ll just take them off and leave them here” ….what kind of a thought process would allow anyone to do that? Oh, well…I’ve seen weirder things out there….
July 7th
Well…not running late today and there is no reason for it….just decided to get after it so I can get on the bike early…it was an okay day yesterday but I still have that bug that came on Tuesday….still coughing and warm and I’m waiting for it to start again today…I did sleep okay last night and it was cool to see the fireflies out….there was a bunch of them right at my slider and it just made me laugh….didn’t do a lot yesterday…just kinda vegged to rest with the bug…looks like the same thing for today…I will get the bike ride in but that will be about it….more later…
This is too funny…
Well..I have been laughing my butt off this aft even though I feel like crap…ole Terrible Ted has announced he is going to run for president and many on the right think he would make the best president since Reagan…the bar is set pretty low there….Reagan was not too bright and let his administration break the law whenever he felt he wanted to…think Iran/Contra and the many other scandals that occurred on his watch…oh, back to Ted…is this the new low that the repubs have sunk to? That this racist idiot would even be considered just shows that the inmates have truly taken over the asylum…that this guy who has 9 kids with 7 different women is the standard bearer of family values? That this guy who has a predilliction for sleeping with teenage girls will appeal to the christian right? Oh, he may if he just shows that his behavior is the way to ensure control over women and he stands up and says none of the women had an abortion. What about the right wing military vote? Will these folks turn out to vote for old Ted when they know he crapped his pants (literally) to keep from being drafted and sent to Vietnam? I would just laugh if these folks weren’t serious about this nonsense and continue to demean the political discourse in this country….geez…
July 6th
Well…running late again today but not really…I guess it’s getting to be normal on the weekends to get one out around 9…it was an okay day yesterday but I lost at pool for the 2nd week in a row….I did try to eat enough yesterday and we’ll see if it helps on the bike today…I do have to adjust the seat since the nerve going down my right leg has been pinched the past couple of days…and the pain has been quite severe along with weakness that just annoys me…maybe that crap comes with being almost 60? Hope not….oh, I should go take some ibuprofen before the ride….not much to do today…it looks like another hot one and I should wash the car but probably won’t…who knows? I will come back for another one later since I did skip the second one from yesterday…
July 5th
Well…running really late today and it’s just that I can’t get motivated to do anything…and the coffee isn’t helping at all either so I guess I’ll just have to live with it…I did have a little fun yesterday hanging out with K for a couple and had a nice drive back so that was cool…slept okay but wrong…my right shoulder hurts like crazy from sleeping on it and I am waiting for the painkillers to kick in so I can get on the bike and get a long ride in….at least the bike is working well again and no squeaks…oh, said that yesterday…not much to do today…pool, of course, but that is about it…still haven’t washed the car yet but without any motivation that probably won’t happen any time soon….more later…
No political stuff today…
Well…have been just lazing around here today and nothing has really grabbed me enough to write about in politics so I thought I’d just noodle again and see what happens…I did see two deer on the trail that were almost red in color and that was kind of strange…not the normal brown at all….the bike has been working great and not squeaking at all and the rear tire has not gone flat so I must not have damaged the tube…I have been waiting for the sun to come out so project even the tan can continue but with no much luck today…might try it here in a minute since there are now shadows….okay…going to try it…more later….
July 4th
Well….running late again today and it is just because I’ve decided to slow the day down, enjoy the coffee, and try to get relaxed a little..it is so tiring feeling that I need to get things done and going at it like a job…so, today there will be no looking for work…just going to let the day come as it does and try to get back to enjoying life…it was an okay day yesterday but didn’t accomplish a thing and that is starting to annoy me…but not enough to do anything about it…yet….I did see that I can get t-bone steaks for 3.99 a pound at a little store on 28th street and I just may go and get a few…haven’t had a steak in a long time and it may be good to splurge a little….not much to do today…I was going to wash the car but not sure if I am motivated enough to do it…who knows? more later…