Since
the wind blowing in the front Monday evening and night was sustained
at about 25 mph with much higher gusts, coming back from yoga that
night I pulled into the shop yard and aimed the headlights on the
ponytail palm to check that it was still covered and...nope. The
clothespins had not held the two tarps together and it was completely
uncovered. Well, fuck. I was not getting out there in the cold dark
wind to fix it but it wasn't supposed to get any colder than maybe
31˚ I figured it would be OK that night and it was. So I did get out
there Tuesday midday when it was about as warm as it was going to
get which wasn't very to my way of thinking and got the squeeze
clamps from the shop and since the tarps were still anchored at the
ground by the bricks all it took was to raise the tarps back up, do a
little fold over pleat to connect them and then used the clamps to
hold it all together and that worked fine. Of course, the wind had
died down too.
Yesterday
my day consisted of sitting under a blanket under the heat vent,
trimming four snowflake ornaments and one circle, shelling pecans,
walking the dog which she mysteriously was in favor of and even
wanted a longer walk than usual, and cleaned the kitchen. Maybe read
a little bit but I'm not into this book so much.
The
weather people predicted being below freezing and way down in the mid
20s for about 7 hours but I don't think it got that cold because it
was still below freezing if just barely when I peeked out this morning and there was
no ice in the birdbath and the only 'done 'er in' frost damage seems to have been to
the cosmos.
I've
gotten even less accomplished today. I added the powder and frit to
the snowflakes and re-powdered the blue jay feather which are now in
the kiln, put another coat of black paint on the backboards of the
frames for the tiles, walked the dog, ran to the store for cat food,
picked up several pocketfuls of pecans on short forays out, weenied
out on yoga tonight. I've only got about three more weeks to get
ready for the open house so I would like to see me make more
progress. Ha!
Well,
the impeachment investigation went public today and the Republicans
are staying true to form complaining and bitching, refusing to read
the pertinent documents and trying to switch blame and misdirecting
and lying about what the witnesses are saying, confusing loud angry
voices with integrity. Their whole take is he didn't do it (contrary
to what eye/ear witnesses said) and if he did, he released the aid
without the investigation he demanded so clearly he didn't do it.
Sorry, he broke the law, he got caught, the only reason he released
the aid is because he got caught. That does not exonerate him from
breaking the law in the first place. Meanwhile a White House source
says their current defense will be to claim that it wasn't Trump but
his underlings who committed the extortion. They don't seem to
understand that directing your underlings to engage in extortion
still makes you guilty.
My favorite is the "Just because you caught me with a gun in my hand and a mask on my face, the bank was locked, so I'm innocent" ploy. I wonder if the White House lawyers have ever heard of ATTEMPTED murder or ATTEMPTED assault.
ReplyDeleteJust because Ukraine finally got the aid doesn't mean the Big Orange hadn't held it back at one point for his own personal gain.
Phew. Thanks. I feel better now.
I just don't know how this will end. I just don't know. Not well, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteThe two ambassadors were so impressive. Gym Jordan just never disappoints with his inane rants. We know the Senate won't convict. I can only hope that enough Dems will be energized to vote and enough Independents will realize this guy has got to go. Four more years of this guy will be the end of us.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me that anyone would support him, but they do. I do not have high hopes. He seems to get out of trouble with ease.
ReplyDeleteSeems to miss the news that he will have to release his taxes unless it goes to the Supreme Court or that he had to shut dow his foudation due to extremem fraud.
ReplyDeleteAll I can add is, “fingers crossed”. Maybe we will get out of this horror show.
ReplyDeleteWell, sounds to me like you're being pretty productive. I'm just feeling so lazy lately.
ReplyDeleteAnd a bit hopeless as to how in the world we're going to get rid of this lying, evil, mentally insane president.
You pretty much summed up the impeachment hearings perfectly. I read a tweet that said the whole think is like a game of wheel of fortune where the phrase is already completely spelled out and people are still yelling out letters. Sitting under a blanket while making art sounds pretty cool to me.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the ponytail palm and most of your other plants appear to have been spared. I am on full blackout mode on the impeachment. I already know what I think.
ReplyDeleteYour getting ready for the open house is like my finishing the crow quilt. Slow. I have chemo starting tomorrow. Perhaps it all will creep to a halt.
ReplyDeleteI am getting so sick of this crap that the Republicans pull all the time. i can't wait for them to have to show their faces when The Orange Lump is led away in chains. It will be a telling day. Stay warm, girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteIn survival mode, here, media off, heat cranked up, a drop of whiskey in morning coffee- you are ambitious! Outrunning the troubles! If I had your energy I would start a cult/build a bridge/ plant a forest- who knows what! But I don't have your energy , I sit and stay.
ReplyDeleteAnd, to me, the worst thing of all is that the term "Justice Department" has no meaning any more. When unqualified judges are put in place according to their probable votes, there is no unbiased justice. Now, the issue of the tax returns is being sent to the "Supreme" Court, which has been knocked awry by McConnell's stunts. Who really believes there is a chance for impartial judgment??
ReplyDeleteyou are so right about that. they have discontinued having the ABA or some other related board of lawyers and judges vet judicial nominees and appointing clearly unqualified men to lifetime positions.
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