Thingy

 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, ...

  He must realize the man he sits across from does not want him to succeed- the man who who is more concerned about appearances rather than saving the lives of millions. He pleads not only for his people he swore to protect but of the 30,000 Russian soldiers who die each month for a meaningless cause ordered by a man who has lost any sense of humanity, a taker he knows is admired by the man in front of him who sits for the photo op. He will get on his knees and beg if he must. Two men sitting at a table, one whose only goal is to seek peace, who talks with a man whose only interest is how he can profit from this. A hollow shell sitting next to life, light and love.

  I was surprised to see the orange man in Paris. Obviously I don't keep track of his schedule. I think he got enough sleep during his birthday bash to keep the peepers open. His photo op with Emmanuel Macron was hilarious. Man, that man is sexy. Ooh la la. I'll be checking in regarding the summit although I think they'll all soon be checking out.  Au revoir.