MONDAY MONDAY Sunday is pick up sticks day as the roller people are coming to mash down the yard. Hopefully any underground creatures that burrow as well. Monday will be busy with a roof shampoo, roller people and another laughable quote on the bathroom. Being gob smacked by the first estimate, I want to extend the game further to see what number I'm going to reject next. Don't need marble countertops, extra sinks and rain head showers (horrible waste of water) so can't imagine what a "luxury" bath remodel would cost.
FLOWER POWER Funny how that works. Countries who pursued green energy alternatives are weathering some of the oil crisis issues. Of course, our administration reads it exactly backwards by criticizing countries during the current oil shortage that they are unprepared (like we are lol) because of their green energy advances. Countries like Spain are getting a significant amount of energy from the sun. Duhh-you can't fix stupid. On the other hand, the latest orange debacle could actually push us into the electric/green energy world that he clamped down on as soon as he assumed the "throne" (potty, not golden). It still boggles the mind that we are basing our whole world's fragile existence and dying over oil. Wow the UFO folks must be shaking their heads at our inability to quit paying homage to dead dinosaurs and utilize the technology that already exists to harvest things like the sun, wind, ocean currents, volcanoes-you know renewable sources.
QUALITY CANDIDATES Speaking of the war on DEI... A highly educated attorney, prosecutor and vice president was not "qualified to be president but someone with an associate's degree in construction who worked as a plumber (I am a big proponent of the trades, just not as the head of ICE, TSA, FEMA, etc.) is deemed "qualified to run a large Cabinet-level multi-billion dollar position vital to our national security. And then there's the 22-year old ex-grocery clerk (who loves marmie) who was appointed to run the department of homeland security. What do they have in common? Both poor little under-utilized and underqualified white males-yep that tracks. I know the feeling. A year running the activity and the job goes to an unqualified white male and I continue to do the job and have to train the new boss. Yes, I understand. DEI sucks unless you're an unqualified white male. At least I had no qualms about my "loyalty" when I moved on to a better and bigger job at another locale as apparently loyalty only works one way.
NO KINGS Beautiful day for a peaceful joyful protest against he who would be king both here and abroad. That darn Soros sure has a lot of money to pay 8 million + to rally. Best repugs could say was "you're so upset about gas prices, it was $4 under Biden". Wow, two problems with that 1) trying to regroup after the utter chaos of the first marmie invasion and covid and 2) it's the maggots that are upset about the gas prices duh. Not about a convicted felon, a sexual predator, starting a war because of a "feeling", not about accepting bribes, not the killing of American citizens, not taking away health insurance, food assistance and 1,000s of federal employees (including TSA and Veterans Affairs and hospitals) but gas prices are what triggered their outrage. Dare I think they joined the rest of us on parade?
During these times of airport chaos, I bet people are missing old "Sleepy Joe" who passed a number of regulations about airlines making immediate cash refunds, rebooking at no extra fee, compensating for delays, etc. etc. Thank goodness marmie clawed all those "wasteful" perks back as soon as he was given the com-whew! Deregulation does have its little quirks.
"HIGH" SURPRISE Imagine my confusion and, I admit it, a little excitement when the OH relayed a phone message about someone trying to deliver our edibles. Although we have never partaken and probably not particularly interested, if someone feels we need a sample, perhaps it is only fate. So, I eagerly sat down to carefully listen to the phone message. "Edible Arrangements" is not the same as edibles-bummer. Second disappointment: there was no identifier of who they were looking for, and the local store did not have an order in our name. All said. I would have been happy with the fruit.
MONEY MONEY Time to get back on the horse and prepare for my live interviews at the conference. These are fun and not as rigid as my usual. I still script, but there is just an added level of fun as my RECORDING sign starts blinking drawing passers-by to watch the show. I also got word that I received requests for six sponsorships so the next several shows will include a commercial as part of the spiel. All for a good cause (scholarships for EHS students) and I feel a bit like Paul Harvey (for the old people in the crowd) though I suppose his announcement of Page 2 when he goes to commercial is probably copyrighted. We're also going to use a roving reporter to snatch some candid impressions of the conference for publication. Quick 45-60 second spots I still need to write easy questions for. The mini-microphone looks like a puffball on a stick so very non-intimidating. Hopefully that will calm any stage fright issues.
LAUNDRY BONUS I have mentioned my fondness for GS cookies and was able to supplement my frozen supply recently. Does anyone else have laundry cookies? The freezer is right next to the dryer and when performing my weekly task, I like to enjoy one of my frozen thin mints when emptying the dryer. Perfect for the long trip back up two flights of stairs with the clean clothes. My reward so to speak. Peace out/Stay strong/Love your neighbor/Eat more cake....💚 💙💛
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