So, where are we today?
Eric Swalwell, the Democrat congressman who was running for governor of California has dropped out of the race and resigned from Congress after allegations of date rape and sexual assault have been levelled against him by four separate women. Ah, the Democrats the party of feminism. Amazing how these things only happen when they want someone to drop out of a race and he refuses. Up until now Swalwell was best known for his vehement attacks on Donald Trump and for an incident where during an interview on an MSNBC television show he farted so loudly that microphone picked it up magnificently. Eric we hardly knew ye. Farewell!
So, the peace talks between the Trump administration and the Iranians have broken down so Trump has said he will take over the Straits of Hormuz. Now, how dangerous is this situation? I can’t even imagine something not going terribly wrong. So, Trump is going to try and break the Iranians by cutting off all their oil money by blocking the tankers heading for China. This is a hardcore tactic. I guess it could work. I’m sure we’ll know pretty soon how this is going to end up. Good luck Mr. Trump. You will need it.
Trump is in a war of words with the Pope. Well, this one’s easy. I’ll back Trump. The last couple of popes don’t seem to be infallible. I’m not sure they were even Christians. More like the kind of atheists they turn into bishops in some of the trendy denominations. But I don’t think Trump should waste his time fighting with him. It’s a waste of time.
Well, we’ve reached the warm weather here this week. Today and tomorrow will both break the eighty-degree mark and I’ve turned off the house’s heating system for the summer. Of course, if the weather gods go berserk and send us one last Polar Express that will have to be reckoned with but we think we’ve paid enough for oil this year. And today I saw a good-sized butterfly fluttering around in the air. And since the forsythia and the daffodils are both exploding in yellow bloom, I guess it makes sense for some insect to be pollinating them. And finally, the raspberry leaves have burst from the ground all over the patch where I cut down the canes in March. From what I can see this will be an even better sized crop than last year’s excellent results. I’d say that the 10-10-10 fertilizer worked exactly as recommended.
We’re still waiting for Camera Girl’s pond liner to arrive from Home Depot. It’s two days late and somehow “delayed” less than thirty miles away. What can I say, Home Depot is not Amazon, that’s for sure. When it arrives, I’ll bring out the shovel, pick, giant pry bar and wheel barrow. I’m hoping there’s no ledge where she wants it to sit. But knowing what I do about this property there will be a few monster-sized boulders below the surface. Well, I’m sure there’s at least a few drops of ancient Egyptian blood in my Mediterranean ancestry so I’ll bone up on ramp building and practice singing spirituals. Happy Wednesday!
