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  Lol, who's surprised by this revelation coming out of a new book by NYTIMES writers, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan? Trump is a pig. No offense to pigs everywhere, but he is as disgusting as we thought. Word is he just throws his fast food wrappers on the floor for the White House staff to pick up. I was watching Joanna Coles and her Scottish boss who no one understands (the closed captioning is a riot) discussing the book and Trump's manners, which are zilch. They also talk about his bedroom arrangement with Melania. No, they do not share a bedroom. She's never there for one thing, but she does have her own bedroom, apparently the bigger one whilst the orange man litters his room. Coles was concerned about leakage. Not by Trump but by whoever is sharing these secrets with the reporters. They find candy wrappers and even the white house silver amongst the garbage. Oh, his bathroom has carpeting, which is a shame. I was hoping he'd slip and crack his head on the ti...

  There are now nearly 200 soldiers who have come down with the flu - all because Pete Hegseth said the vaccine was not necessary. Over 60% of the soldiers chose to opt out of getting the shot which saves lives, especially the lives of people who are in close proximity to each other. I truly hate this regime. They are so completely ignorant and dismissive of actual science. But, y'all had a choice. I know most of you are still young and stupid and that's why you're in the army because you're young and stupid and need an intelligent human to help guide you through a journey where you should be using the noggin to make critical decisions. Decisions that will have an impact on your life. The flu is no joke. If you know anything about the flu, in this case you didn't- the virus lays low the strongest and healthiest, but it'll take on anyone.  I once visited my sister who lives in Ohio and decided to take a walk on a lovely autumn morning. I passed by a very old ceme...

 Did you ever start a project that went haywire and instead of stopping and starting all over again, you just kept going? Maybe you've spent a lot money and/or invested a lot of time into it. I've made some meals that started with a simple pasta but I felt I needed to jazz it up a bit so I added some dressing but that made it too vinegary so I added maple syrup then tomatoes then garlic then honey then ketchup then I tossed it all away and went to bed. I'm working on an art project now that needed redoing a few sections. I didn't wanna but I went back and corrected my mistakes.  At some point someone will have to call it. The reflecting pool is a giant cesspool of a mess. Pouring in chemicals only made the paint come off. Stirring it, freezing it, baking it, zapping it... it's got to stop. There was a picture of a mama duck and her babies standing by the pool and looking back at the photographer as if to ask, "What the frickety-frack!? Quack!" I'm gues...

  It's really hard to comprehend, isn't it? These beautiful people standing here. This is who we are, most of us. I still believe that. I still think we can be this again. Class, intelligence, kindness and a group of people who wanted a better America.  Thank-you, Barack Obama and Michelle. You showed who we can and will be once again.

  Years ago I decided to buy one of those new fangled vacuums, one you plug in and pull off its base for small spills. I took it out of the box in my living room on my lovely white carpet and plugged it in. Dust cane out of the container so I opened it to find it had already been used. The detachable cup was stuffed with what looked to be carpet remains and foam, completely stuffed inside. I honestly don't remember if I took it back or just emptied it and used it. It was just dirt after all.  Unlike this woman who bought a small urn for her mother's ashes on Amazon - already filled. What do you do with a stranger's ashes? Amazon gave her a refund and she tried communicating with the third party who sold the urn through Amazon to no avail.  I hate third party sellers. I no longer use Amazon but never had any issues there, but Walmart better get its act together. I have had nothing but issues when I buy through third parties. Last Christmas I found a train set that carries ...

  I just watched an interesting commercial where a young woman just gets off a bus and seems terrified as she looks around her environment. She then looks down on her phone and requests an Uber- and a woman driver, only.  She only feels safe after a she's inside the car and the Uber driver seems to understand her reasoning for wanting a woman. They knowingly smile and nod.  That certainly says a lot about our society, doesn't it? Women don't feel safe around men. I haven't had a bad experience with a Uber driver. I haven't used them that often and when I have I've been with someone. I do remember at least half a dozen times when hailing down a taxi in Chicago getting a male driver who sometimes flirted, one creep even followed me into the train station, so I understand her hesitation in getting in a car late at night with a man.  But why the fuck is it on us to find ways to protect ourselves from men? Why? Honestly, if I ever have to use Uber and I'm alone, ...