Please...No more NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shelby is suffering the burnout of this week's news-cycle and my obsession with the political circus, I think.
We'll get to that later!
Finally some rain today...just the edge of a little cloud. No much more than sprinkles, really. That steamy smell of wet cement and asphalt on a nearly 100 degree day. But after 4 days of high 90's and hauling water, water, and more water to my plants...they are still a bit droopy and the petunia blooms are positively crunchy, it was welcome. The sunflowers are doing great and the first batch is ready to bloom any day.
Afternoon visit by James who brought me fillets from his latest kayak and cat-fishing adventure. Greatly appreciated and I am thinking catfish nuggets cornmealed and deep fried, hushpuppies, cole slaw and sweet tea for Sunday!
Nicki says Sofi's eyes are open now and she is beginning to tumble and play with her sisters.
"I can haz eyes!"
John and I getting ready for our Mini-Getaway soon!
Can't wait.
He off on his own adventure with our (mutual) friend Andy...who had not rode in the Charger yet...and photo-proof
of their wild ride.
The Movie this Week:
I should probably preface this by saying that Antman isn't one of my favorite Marvel super-heroes...but...this was an entertaining and engaging film. Loved Michael Douglas as The Wasp's dad. Good storyline...great CGI...feel good Hollywood ending.
Well worth a watch!
This Week's Book:
Papa's observational humor sets its eye firmly on the ties that bind (and sometimes GAG) us.
This is everyman's family.
Sometimes outrageously funny. Sometimes just outrageous. Often a bit bittersweet. Beautiful ending.
Very good read!
Oh...and FRANCE won The World Cup!
Now it's time for
AND NOW WHAT???
Which probably needs renamed for this week...but I have no words.
Well, none fit to print anyway.
How about we sum the whole thing up and just call it
TREASON
okay?
Never mind that Trump started insulting NATO members on his arrival. Or that Angela Merkel (once again) looked like she wanted to slap him into next week but decorum and news cameras kept it from happening.
Forget the fact that Trump blew off the reunification deadline (that was court ordered) for the kids in cages under 5 and that the rest of the kids deadline is quickly approaching...and he is doing fuck all to fix the problem.
Forget the freak-show that was Trump in England...where he proclaimed (before the visit) the people loved him there.
Then the 250,000 protesters showed up...and the Trump Baby Blimp
And at one point he actually said he felt "Unwelcome!
Ya think, Sherlock?
(...and maybe we need a bunch of these Baby Trump Blimps...here...)
Some of the signage was bloody brilliant, though...
Forget the Faux Pas when he referred to Ireland as "Part of Britian"
And don't give me that RETIRED shite, okay?
Or the fact he strode ahead of The Queen down the line of Beefeater Guards, nearly trodding on her in the process, like a golfer down a course.
"...Unleash the Corgis..."
Even forget the GOP ~vs~ FBI interrogation of Peter Strozok- where Peter ended up (very satisfyingly) handing Trey Gowdy's ass to him.
I kept waiting for it to be like the McCarthy trials
"Sir, have you no decency?"
But it was more like
"How fucking DARE you!"
And surprisingly...that worked for me.
Damn near needed a cigarette when the thing was over....lol!
Yeah...politics.
But I digress...
Forget about Scotland...or the fact Melenia wore the drapes to Europe.
But remember that President Trump is set to meet Russian President Valdimir Putin in two days.
Alone.
You will see where I am headed with this in a moment.
Because yesterday, Mueller issued 12 indictments for 12 Russian Operatives for the crime of manipulating the US 2016 Elections.
OMFG.
At first Trump had absolutely NOTHING to say.
Faux News ran a headline something along the lines of finally getting to the bottom of Hillary's Emails...SMH.
And this morning Trump tried to blame the entire thing on Obama (and Hillary) in the same tweet.
Oh...and he is still planning to meet with "his good friend" Putin.
What the actual FUCK?
So let's review...
The sitting POTUS has just been notified that Russia did indeed launch cyber-attacks on our US Elections
(...forget obstruction...forget collusion...forget everything for a minute...)
FOCUS on that.
Our sitting US President has just been given proof that a foreign nation interfered with our democratic election process...
and does he
Immediately return to Washington DC and issue a statement and encourage the FBI and Mueller to find out as must as possible and possibly STOP any tampering with the upcoming November Elections.
Immediately tell Putin the upcoming meeting is off...and maybe ask Congress to invoke even more sanctions and actually see them through this time instead of waiting months and then watering them down.
Nope.
The giant bloated orange dumpster-fire
Continued his overseas golf game.
Tweets insults at the FBI and Mueller
Tweets that he will continue to meet with "His Friend" Putin.
Blames Hillary and Previous President Obama for any Russian Interference.
(...yeah...that is pretty much where my HEAD exploded this morning...)
and the Congressional GOP were
*cricket chirping*
And the MAGA people were too stupid to even realize what it all means.
Which is probably best for them...in the long run.
Really.
Oh and conveniently (As Dan Coates pointed out today) we have no Chief of Cyber Security.
One has not been appointed.
Seriously?
So....yeah...I am thinking we are way past Obstruction and Collusion at this point.
We have reached TREASON.
And with their complicity...so has the traitorous GOP.
Now it is time to do something about it and reclaim Our Country!
