Sure, Don McGhan "resigned" this week, but there was a better resignation. More to the point, there was a better resignation letter.
Of course, BLOTUS has said McGhan quit..........but then said something about his "decision" about McGahan. So BLOTUS made a decision for McGahan to quit???
Anyhoo.....................
The top government official who oversaw the one TRILLION student loan market quit. It's not just that he quit - it was the letter. It's a shame more folks didn't see this buried news item.
Besides Seth Frotman saying that the White House has "open hostility toward protecting the nation’s millions of student loan borrowers", he went on to say, “The damage you have done to the Bureau betrays these families and sacrifices the financial futures of millions of Americans in communities across the country.”
It isn't 100% clear if he was talking to BLOTUS or about BLOTUS via his budget director. Either or.
The damage done to millions of Americans in communities across the country isn't just about Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He's like King Midas - he ruins everything he touches. It's not all about you, Seth. Geeeze.
Frotman alleges that the bureau buried the publication of data showing banks are ripping off college students with “legally dubious” debit card fees.
While unfortunate that Frotman isn't high ranking enough to get the press his thoughts deserve, I do hope that others who find themselves on the outs with this administration speak out publicly.
....and here's hoping McGahan spilled his guts to Mueller and his team.
Song by: Kiss
Friday, August 31, 2018
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Caring is Creepy
It has finally happened.
A mass shooting and almost no one cared.
Maybe it's because it happened on a Sunday, and folks were busy doing weekend things. Maybe because it wasn't at a school. Maybe it was because for eons "they've" said that video games causes violence and makes people kill people.
Or maybe, it's because it happens so often, no one truly cares anymore.
For g-d's sake, I didn't even hear anyone give phony "thoughts & prayers"™. So you know it's bad.
And it was a Madden Football Video game tournament. It wasn't a shoot-em-up, Grand Theft Auto thingy. The chances are, if anyone was gonna die at a Madden competition, it would have been from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. .....or a DVT from sitting on their asses playing video games all day.
What do you do with white-on-white crime? Politicians aren't engaged in that. NRA ain't touchin' it. Media didn't really overdo it like they do every other story.
This is the numbing down of America.
Song by: the Shins
A mass shooting and almost no one cared.
Maybe it's because it happened on a Sunday, and folks were busy doing weekend things. Maybe because it wasn't at a school. Maybe it was because for eons "they've" said that video games causes violence and makes people kill people.
Or maybe, it's because it happens so often, no one truly cares anymore.
For g-d's sake, I didn't even hear anyone give phony "thoughts & prayers"™. So you know it's bad.
And it was a Madden Football Video game tournament. It wasn't a shoot-em-up, Grand Theft Auto thingy. The chances are, if anyone was gonna die at a Madden competition, it would have been from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. .....or a DVT from sitting on their asses playing video games all day.
What do you do with white-on-white crime? Politicians aren't engaged in that. NRA ain't touchin' it. Media didn't really overdo it like they do every other story.
This is the numbing down of America.
Song by: the Shins
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
the Emperor's New Clothes
Truth be told, I love how petty BLOTUS can be.
His crossing of the arms and refusing to answer questions about John McCain like the petulant child he is.
I mean, I don't know why people wanted BLOTUS to sing McCain's praises. Had he, it would have been phony and everyone asking him those questions would have said as much - so to BLOTUS' credit, why get caught in that?
But where he fails is in recognizing his years of service to the country. You don't have to say good or bad - just be factual. BLOTUS can't do that. Mostly because he can't even think of being so diplomatic, but that 'factual' thing will trip him up every. single. time.
The entire flag goes, flag goes down routine was a killer. You just expected someone with a slide whistle standing outside doing the up and down sound effects to go along with it.
Allegedly there was some poll about Dems and GOPers liking McCain - and the Dems seemed to like him more - a lot more. I only saw 'results', not the data source, so I immediately discounted the entire thing. But considering some senator I've never heard of before, or will again, though McCain should have been nice to BLOTUS.
I don't condone the BLOTUS-hate. But McCain? He was no gem.
The quote was about, and directed to, his wife. In front of the press. After she "joked" that he needed a little more hair on top of his head.
Yeah - that seemed like a proportionate response, no?
Then there is this misogynistic bon mot x 2.
FYI. Chelsea was 18. Ready to, or just had, graduate high school. So way to be a bully, John. Oh and way to disparage women and transgendered folk.
I finally realize why McCain brushed off BLOTUS' crude comments about him and never fought back. He couldn't. He is just as dismissive, rude and disgusting as BLOTUS.
The emperor had no clothes, so to speak.
Song by: Sinéad O'Connor
His crossing of the arms and refusing to answer questions about John McCain like the petulant child he is.
I mean, I don't know why people wanted BLOTUS to sing McCain's praises. Had he, it would have been phony and everyone asking him those questions would have said as much - so to BLOTUS' credit, why get caught in that?
But where he fails is in recognizing his years of service to the country. You don't have to say good or bad - just be factual. BLOTUS can't do that. Mostly because he can't even think of being so diplomatic, but that 'factual' thing will trip him up every. single. time.
The entire flag goes, flag goes down routine was a killer. You just expected someone with a slide whistle standing outside doing the up and down sound effects to go along with it.
Allegedly there was some poll about Dems and GOPers liking McCain - and the Dems seemed to like him more - a lot more. I only saw 'results', not the data source, so I immediately discounted the entire thing. But considering some senator I've never heard of before, or will again, though McCain should have been nice to BLOTUS.
I don't condone the BLOTUS-hate. But McCain? He was no gem.
The quote was about, and directed to, his wife. In front of the press. After she "joked" that he needed a little more hair on top of his head.
Yeah - that seemed like a proportionate response, no?
Then there is this misogynistic bon mot x 2.
FYI. Chelsea was 18. Ready to, or just had, graduate high school. So way to be a bully, John. Oh and way to disparage women and transgendered folk.
I finally realize why McCain brushed off BLOTUS' crude comments about him and never fought back. He couldn't. He is just as dismissive, rude and disgusting as BLOTUS.
The emperor had no clothes, so to speak.
Song by: Sinéad O'Connor
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Immune
As much as I enjoyed the Manafort - Cohen shit show last week, how delicious are the immunity deals going on with the head douche of the National Enquirer and (t)Rump Organization CFO?
The latter is especially worthy of note.
This is a man who has allegedly been privy to every single financial transaction in said organization (please, don't make me come that close to spelling out you-know-whose-name again).
To me - and I'm really just talking as a Law & Order expert, of course - immunity kind of more than implies knowing and doing something bad, but you're getting off scot free because that knowledge is worse for someone else.
So the inference would be that someone in law enforcement had enough on CFO Allen Weisselberg that spooked him enough to make a deal. The true beauty of it is, of course, that aforementioned organization is not just BLOTUS' problem, but his ugly fucking kids too. Oh oh oh - and he also handled all the household expenses for the family! SCORE!
Oh, it would be a shame to see them go to prison, which would most likely be on state charges. And if I'm not mistaken, state sentences are not pardonable by a president. Oh no. So sad!
The Enquirer could be interested, but his web if lies he publishes could raise reasonable doubt for just about anyone. But this isn't about what he's published, it's about what he has not. The stories he paid for (or someone did) only to kill them.
One is already out there. BLOTUS had an affair and child out of wedlock. </eyerollemoji></end eyerollemoji>. Wouldn't the bigger surprise be if he only had one? Still ir was 2015 if this happened. How much more humiliation can Melanoma take?
Are not the Enquirer's stories are usually about cheating, bastards and how celebrities are just like us? Forgive me the cynacism, but is BLOTUS putting his dick in some chick's hole ever going to change anyone's mind about him? The evangelical base has already supported him through Pussy Grabgate, Imprison Kidsgate and Stormygate. A few more dozen affairs will do nothing to sway that crowd.
No, our best hope lies with Weissleberg. Maybe - just maybe - he's had enough of BLOTUS' anti-Semitism and will spill all the beans. Of course, that doesn't make up for the 38 years of being with this corrupt clan and his willingness to take on their degradation of the Jews.
Maybe a tide has turned. Maybe people will start flipping on these folks. Now maybe we can find Kushner's achilles heel.
Song by: G-dsmack
The latter is especially worthy of note.
This is a man who has allegedly been privy to every single financial transaction in said organization (please, don't make me come that close to spelling out you-know-whose-name again).
To me - and I'm really just talking as a Law & Order expert, of course - immunity kind of more than implies knowing and doing something bad, but you're getting off scot free because that knowledge is worse for someone else.
So the inference would be that someone in law enforcement had enough on CFO Allen Weisselberg that spooked him enough to make a deal. The true beauty of it is, of course, that aforementioned organization is not just BLOTUS' problem, but his ugly fucking kids too. Oh oh oh - and he also handled all the household expenses for the family! SCORE!
Oh, it would be a shame to see them go to prison, which would most likely be on state charges. And if I'm not mistaken, state sentences are not pardonable by a president. Oh no. So sad!
The Enquirer could be interested, but his web if lies he publishes could raise reasonable doubt for just about anyone. But this isn't about what he's published, it's about what he has not. The stories he paid for (or someone did) only to kill them.
One is already out there. BLOTUS had an affair and child out of wedlock. </eyerollemoji></end eyerollemoji>. Wouldn't the bigger surprise be if he only had one? Still ir was 2015 if this happened. How much more humiliation can Melanoma take?
Are not the Enquirer's stories are usually about cheating, bastards and how celebrities are just like us? Forgive me the cynacism, but is BLOTUS putting his dick in some chick's hole ever going to change anyone's mind about him? The evangelical base has already supported him through Pussy Grabgate, Imprison Kidsgate and Stormygate. A few more dozen affairs will do nothing to sway that crowd.
No, our best hope lies with Weissleberg. Maybe - just maybe - he's had enough of BLOTUS' anti-Semitism and will spill all the beans. Of course, that doesn't make up for the 38 years of being with this corrupt clan and his willingness to take on their degradation of the Jews.
Maybe a tide has turned. Maybe people will start flipping on these folks. Now maybe we can find Kushner's achilles heel.
Song by: G-dsmack
Monday, August 27, 2018
My Music Monday
I was just scrolling through my music liberry - no even that randomly - looking for something to put up here for this week.
Raul Malo is one of those guys I just love. He's got a great voice, and he's a good songwriter, and the ones he doesn't write, well he's a good interpreter.
Malo's first solo album, after the temporary demise of the Mavericks, would be Today back in 2002. It was a good solo disk, but it could have been great.
Today contains one of the best songs Malo has ever done solo or with his group. I totally dig "I See You". The horns. The percussion. The voice.
Yes, it's one of those songs, if left alone in a car (or anywhere) while it's playing, you might hear me belting it out. And I probably hit 'repeat' as well.
This is who I am.
Raul Malo is one of those guys I just love. He's got a great voice, and he's a good songwriter, and the ones he doesn't write, well he's a good interpreter.
Malo's first solo album, after the temporary demise of the Mavericks, would be Today back in 2002. It was a good solo disk, but it could have been great.
Today contains one of the best songs Malo has ever done solo or with his group. I totally dig "I See You". The horns. The percussion. The voice.
Yes, it's one of those songs, if left alone in a car (or anywhere) while it's playing, you might hear me belting it out. And I probably hit 'repeat' as well.
This is who I am.
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Dead
Well, I was just in final stages of drafting my blog post for today when John McCain died. I guess that's another thing he did to annoy the fuck out of me.
Oh yes - - "don't speak ill of the dead", blah blah blah. Yeah yeah. I'm having none of it.
If you're looking for a sympathetic post here today, you''re looking in the wrong place.
There is a good part of this current political mess that is the result of McCain and his idiotic pick of Sarah Palin for his running mate.
Civil and political discourse headed right for the drain once that team was set. He unleashed Palin, her massively fucked-up family, her built-up legion and the propaganda machine (FOX "news"). She pushed along the dumbing down of America - and yes, it's McCain's fault.
If not for him, she'd be an unknown ex-Alaskan governor still living in Alaska.
I will watch the news with their glow of him......speeding over his foibles and focusing on his positive attributes.
People will say how brave he was to vote against BLOTUS' healthcare bill. And in a way he was, but so few remember in the next go-round he voted FOR it.
And for the love of g-d, would someone please tell me what made him so 'maverick'-y?
He never really worked outside of the political norms. Yes, he teamed up with a democrat a time or two for bipartisan bills, but lots of people did back before he helped divide the country back in 2008.
Sure, he seemed like a voice of reason when Shrub was in office or with this current administration.
B.F.D.
In those two instances, Ted Kaczynski would be a voice or reason. All you have to do is put two sentences together and you have all over both those guys.
Sorry for his families loss and all, but I'm not broken up by this by any means. And there is a silver lining. Without McCain, the GOP is down to 50 members in the Senate. If all 49 Dems refuse to participate in roll call, there is no quorum, which means no votes. Which means, no supreme court nominee to go through.
Unfortunately, the Dems won't have the gonads to do such a thing.
Now we get to see what new fuck-up Arizona will elect to represent them. While I thought next to nothing of McCain, I can almost guarantee you their selection will be worse.
The only good thing I'll truly say about him is that he planned his own funeral and invited former, but not current, presidents. Ya gotta love that rub.
Song by: the Pixies
Oh yes - - "don't speak ill of the dead", blah blah blah. Yeah yeah. I'm having none of it.
If you're looking for a sympathetic post here today, you''re looking in the wrong place.
There is a good part of this current political mess that is the result of McCain and his idiotic pick of Sarah Palin for his running mate.
Civil and political discourse headed right for the drain once that team was set. He unleashed Palin, her massively fucked-up family, her built-up legion and the propaganda machine (FOX "news"). She pushed along the dumbing down of America - and yes, it's McCain's fault.
If not for him, she'd be an unknown ex-Alaskan governor still living in Alaska.
I will watch the news with their glow of him......speeding over his foibles and focusing on his positive attributes.
People will say how brave he was to vote against BLOTUS' healthcare bill. And in a way he was, but so few remember in the next go-round he voted FOR it.
And for the love of g-d, would someone please tell me what made him so 'maverick'-y?
He never really worked outside of the political norms. Yes, he teamed up with a democrat a time or two for bipartisan bills, but lots of people did back before he helped divide the country back in 2008.
Sure, he seemed like a voice of reason when Shrub was in office or with this current administration.
B.F.D.
In those two instances, Ted Kaczynski would be a voice or reason. All you have to do is put two sentences together and you have all over both those guys.
Sorry for his families loss and all, but I'm not broken up by this by any means. And there is a silver lining. Without McCain, the GOP is down to 50 members in the Senate. If all 49 Dems refuse to participate in roll call, there is no quorum, which means no votes. Which means, no supreme court nominee to go through.
Unfortunately, the Dems won't have the gonads to do such a thing.
Now we get to see what new fuck-up Arizona will elect to represent them. While I thought next to nothing of McCain, I can almost guarantee you their selection will be worse.
The only good thing I'll truly say about him is that he planned his own funeral and invited former, but not current, presidents. Ya gotta love that rub.
Song by: the Pixies
Saturday, August 25, 2018
the Right Profile
It's been a busy week. I might have even held back a few pics in case the animules are not cooperating.
Song by: the Clash
A(nother) dat at the beach.
Meeting of the minds.
Ms. Grumpy Cat
My lord - those paws.
No Dogs Allowed.
I ignored the rules.
Resting Bitch Face. But I love her just the same.
But most importantly - we have a new addition to the extended family.
My cousin got a new puppy: Siggie (named by another cousin)
Those eyes........and those puppy teeth, I'm assuming.
He is a handsome little dude........and seemingly attracted to the Apple Watch.
I cannot wait to meet him.
Song by: the Clash
Friday, August 24, 2018
Message
Brutal week at work. Still have today to go. And the next like 10 weeks.
I'm still riding the wave of the GOP cluster. I just stole a few things to post.
My absolute favourite.
Whomever these guys are, I want to be the Lola Heatherton to their Sammy Maudlin. (honestly, you have to click on the link.
Time is kind of knocking it out of the park with their covers. I'm guessing BLOTUS doesn't frame it and hang this one in any of his clubs.
This sounds exactly right.
Oh the humanity.
Song by: Gene Loves Jezebel
I'm still riding the wave of the GOP cluster. I just stole a few things to post.
My absolute favourite.
Whomever these guys are, I want to be the Lola Heatherton to their Sammy Maudlin. (honestly, you have to click on the link.
Time is kind of knocking it out of the park with their covers. I'm guessing BLOTUS doesn't frame it and hang this one in any of his clubs.
Oh the humanity.
Song by: Gene Loves Jezebel
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Play the Game
Allegedly I should be outraged that Urban Meyer is suspended for three whole football games.
The nerve of me for not being so.
Of course some Ohio State friends don't know I feel this way - I mean, why walk into that hornet's nest?
The most I know of it - again, I don't really care - is that one of Meyers' coaches smacked his wife around and Urban and his wife knew of it for three years and did nothing. Allegedly.
Allegedly enough that an "investigation" got him suspended for three games. THAT has to put a huge dent in his $7.6 MILLION dollar salary. Looks like he'll be living on Ramen for a while. And nothing but trips to Aldi for him.
Facebook friends and OSU alumni are up in arms I tells ya. The unfairness of it all. He couldn't have possibly known, says they . ......except that Urban himself said he "counseled" the couple. Of course, they says, the victim (you know the wife...........not the fans), is a known liar. You know, because they all know her.
This is why my eye lids are black and blue. Not because Zach Smith beat me too. No, it's because I roll my eyes so hard at this shit.
Replace the words "Urban Meyer" with "Joe Paterno" and I can guarantee you the same people defending Meyer would be denouncing Paterno.
I dare someone to make the argument that beating your wife is less worse than child rape. I mean, when I write it, sure it sounds worse, but I'm not sure you can sell it to woman who has been beaten and lives in fear of it happening again.
Paterno's take down was the same as Meyers. They didn't rape boys or beat women (well, that we know of!), but they knew about it and let it slide for the "love the game", the roar of the crowd. .....oh, and the $7.6 MILLION dollar paycheck.
In a past life, I worked enough with the Ohio State Athletic Department to know that things are not created equal. Remind me to tell you of the basketball recruit who got a 12 (!!!) on his ACT, but on his second try got a 32!. Yeahhhhhhh...........I guess he just had an off day.
I've never understood the devotion to this game of football - be it college or pro. It's just a game and in the end, unless you're getting that paycheck, it has very little baring on much of anything.
.....except for one time when I got to see Mike Vrabel in the locker room. TOTALLY worth it.
Song by: Queen
The nerve of me for not being so.
Of course some Ohio State friends don't know I feel this way - I mean, why walk into that hornet's nest?
The most I know of it - again, I don't really care - is that one of Meyers' coaches smacked his wife around and Urban and his wife knew of it for three years and did nothing. Allegedly.
Allegedly enough that an "investigation" got him suspended for three games. THAT has to put a huge dent in his $7.6 MILLION dollar salary. Looks like he'll be living on Ramen for a while. And nothing but trips to Aldi for him.
Facebook friends and OSU alumni are up in arms I tells ya. The unfairness of it all. He couldn't have possibly known, says they . ......except that Urban himself said he "counseled" the couple. Of course, they says, the victim (you know the wife...........not the fans), is a known liar. You know, because they all know her.
This is why my eye lids are black and blue. Not because Zach Smith beat me too. No, it's because I roll my eyes so hard at this shit.
Replace the words "Urban Meyer" with "Joe Paterno" and I can guarantee you the same people defending Meyer would be denouncing Paterno.
I dare someone to make the argument that beating your wife is less worse than child rape. I mean, when I write it, sure it sounds worse, but I'm not sure you can sell it to woman who has been beaten and lives in fear of it happening again.
Paterno's take down was the same as Meyers. They didn't rape boys or beat women (well, that we know of!), but they knew about it and let it slide for the "love the game", the roar of the crowd. .....oh, and the $7.6 MILLION dollar paycheck.
In a past life, I worked enough with the Ohio State Athletic Department to know that things are not created equal. Remind me to tell you of the basketball recruit who got a 12 (!!!) on his ACT, but on his second try got a 32!. Yeahhhhhhh...........I guess he just had an off day.
I've never understood the devotion to this game of football - be it college or pro. It's just a game and in the end, unless you're getting that paycheck, it has very little baring on much of anything.
.....except for one time when I got to see Mike Vrabel in the locker room. TOTALLY worth it.
Song by: Queen
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Guilty
I believe I'm obligated to write about Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen.
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.
Seriously - eight for each.
....and Paul - may I call you 'Paul'? - those 10 that were a mistrial? Yeah - those can be retried. Oh - and you still have another court date next month for additional charges.
...and Mikey - may I call you 'Mikey'? - I actually have a grain of respect for you. A. As in singular. I get you skirted the line by saying 'a candidate' - when we know you didn't mean Jeb!. (why yes, there is an exclamation point there.) . But at least you put it out there.
I have to believe there is a legal tactic in not naming names at this point, but way to take it like a man....finally. Oh and by-the-by? You will be taking it like a man for the next 3 1/2 to 5 years. Well, correction: you'll probably be taking it like a woman.
You can consult Stormy on this matter - as a quick Gooooooogle search has the videos in which she takes it up the butt. I mean - get your $130,000 worth, ya know?
Song by: Bonnie Raitt
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.
Seriously - eight for each.
....and Paul - may I call you 'Paul'? - those 10 that were a mistrial? Yeah - those can be retried. Oh - and you still have another court date next month for additional charges.
...and Mikey - may I call you 'Mikey'? - I actually have a grain of respect for you. A. As in singular. I get you skirted the line by saying 'a candidate' - when we know you didn't mean Jeb!. (why yes, there is an exclamation point there.) . But at least you put it out there.
I have to believe there is a legal tactic in not naming names at this point, but way to take it like a man....finally. Oh and by-the-by? You will be taking it like a man for the next 3 1/2 to 5 years. Well, correction: you'll probably be taking it like a woman.
You can consult Stormy on this matter - as a quick Gooooooogle search has the videos in which she takes it up the butt. I mean - get your $130,000 worth, ya know?
Maybe it's my internal glee, but it's doubtful that Cohen is getting a BLOTUS pardon. I'm less sure of Manafort.
I chuckles at the news - not fake as much as just out and out speculation. They talk about these being the main part of the Mueller investigation when in fact they have no fucking idea. Mueller hasn't really tipped his hand in the slightest.
I get it is only Wednesday, but it might be the best news of the week.
I chuckles at the news - not fake as much as just out and out speculation. They talk about these being the main part of the Mueller investigation when in fact they have no fucking idea. Mueller hasn't really tipped his hand in the slightest.
I get it is only Wednesday, but it might be the best news of the week.
Song by: Bonnie Raitt
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Truth No. 2
Ok, I'll be the first to admit - that is one fucked up, disturbing image - even if fake. Semi-fake.
But Rudy Guliani is one fucked up, disturbing man.
A lot has been said about this last weekend's Meet the Press moment where Rude claims 'truth isn't truth'.
Of course it was an idiotic comment, but even I have to say, the media took it a little out of context. Still, he is a dork for mentioning trapped into perjury, implying that he either has to contradict a previous lie, or lie about a previous truth.
This is one of many many many stupid and inane things the thrice divorced ex-mayor has said since becoming BLTOUS' personal attorney. (and yes, I felt the need to throw in that he's multiple time married scum-bag.....though the 'scum-bag' part was implied.)
To me, at least, this is all becoming increasingly clear: you have a semi-unhinged babbling lawyer representing the man holding the highest office in the country - and a position in which he has most likely done some horribly illegal things.
What better way for an appeal your 100% guaranteed conviction than to say you've been represented by someone incompetent?
At one point, I figured BLOTUS wanted a some semi-name counsel. Now, it's just a certainty that he is playing Rudy and using him like he does every other single person he comes across (and no - there was no pun or double entendre there).
Normally, I wouldn't say 'good for you' to BLOTUS, but Guliani is as 2nd creepy as they come. BLOTUS is still #1 in that area.
Song by: Dixie Chicks
But Rudy Guliani is one fucked up, disturbing man.
A lot has been said about this last weekend's Meet the Press moment where Rude claims 'truth isn't truth'.
Of course it was an idiotic comment, but even I have to say, the media took it a little out of context. Still, he is a dork for mentioning trapped into perjury, implying that he either has to contradict a previous lie, or lie about a previous truth.
This is one of many many many stupid and inane things the thrice divorced ex-mayor has said since becoming BLTOUS' personal attorney. (and yes, I felt the need to throw in that he's multiple time married scum-bag.....though the 'scum-bag' part was implied.)
To me, at least, this is all becoming increasingly clear: you have a semi-unhinged babbling lawyer representing the man holding the highest office in the country - and a position in which he has most likely done some horribly illegal things.
What better way for an appeal your 100% guaranteed conviction than to say you've been represented by someone incompetent?
At one point, I figured BLOTUS wanted a some semi-name counsel. Now, it's just a certainty that he is playing Rudy and using him like he does every other single person he comes across (and no - there was no pun or double entendre there).
Normally, I wouldn't say 'good for you' to BLOTUS, but Guliani is as 2nd creepy as they come. BLOTUS is still #1 in that area.
Song by: Dixie Chicks
Monday, August 20, 2018
My Music Monday
The last / newest Depeche Mode release was ok, but it wasn't going to go down in history as a milestone album.
There are a handful of really good songs on here - including today's selection, "Poison Heart" - and a handful of forgettable tunes too.
"Poison Heart" is one of the few DM songs not written by Martin Gore. Lead singer David Gahan co-wrote it. Maybe I like it as it is slightly different than something Gore would have tackled.
There are a handful of really good songs on here - including today's selection, "Poison Heart" - and a handful of forgettable tunes too.
"Poison Heart" is one of the few DM songs not written by Martin Gore. Lead singer David Gahan co-wrote it. Maybe I like it as it is slightly different than something Gore would have tackled.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Impossible
I'm going on record: watching a facial haired Henry Cavill was the single best thing about Mission: Impossible XVII - Fallout.
Women and gay men swooned, straight men are uncomfortably sexually confused. .....and rightfully so.
Also on record: I've never seen a full Mission: Impossible movie, and never seen any of those parts at a theater. And I think they really call the series Mission: Very Very Very Probable. Our friends David & James asked us to go. David, the former head of the Cleveland International Film Festival, always trips me up with this kind of request, though his husband loves the big box office popcorn fare. Oddly, this movie has a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Ms. Cruise, beginning to look every day her 56 years (even with professional make-up), runs, chases, rides, runs, flies, punches, runs, jumps, drives, kicks, slaps, runs, and acts like he likes woman. He's an acting revelation.
I kind of take it back on the Cavill pronouncement. The lady who played Princess Margaret in the Crown is probably the best thing about the movie, but Henry is right up there - though he's not going to win any acting awards that are not Nickelodeon or MTV related.
Mission's plot is fair at best. Let's face it, these movies are all about the chases through narrow European streets. It Bourne - but with more gay.
The unfortunate thing about these big box office movies is there isn't an iota of reality, or worse, originality.
That moment early on, when they had "two minutes umtil depressurization" and had to get into the suits that helped with that. Forget the 45 second conversation about said suit (tick tick tick), but when you saw said suit, you'd know it would be like take 25 minutes to put it on.
Still the helicopter chase - oh yes, you read that correctly - literally and figuratively had me throwing my hands in the air in disbelief at the absurdity of the entire thing. 710 laughed at me, but I was laughing at David poised on the edge of his seat as he laughed at the screen the entire time.
I get why audiences like the adrenaline of such movies, but they are so formulatic, like when the needed device - whatever it may be - just out or reach and (not or) right on the edge of a cliff. Although, it is nice to know with their multi-millions dollars worth of gadgets, their they too are as reliable as getting my XM radio to work if I go under a 20 foot wide bridge. And there is a bathroom fight (see above) whose craftsmanship is spotty at best. Plaster, marble and metal are like onion skin paper to these dudes.
I suppose my biggest problem with this movie in particular is the 'ghost' aspect. Whomever is in the intelligence / spy group are described as 'ghosts', but folks with whom they are somewhat kind of associated can not only track them, and easily, but are often there waiting for them.
Oh, and they still use the small reel-to-reel tape thing to convey the job, because it's 1966.
M:I wasn't one of those movies we could dissect over dinner afterwards, as much as it was to laugh about it.
...and technically I'm done with out movie goal. I can now rest on my laurels until 2019, but I won't. More to see.
2018 Movie Count / Goal: 12 of 12
Song by: Sara Watkins
Women and gay men swooned, straight men are uncomfortably sexually confused. .....and rightfully so.
Also on record: I've never seen a full Mission: Impossible movie, and never seen any of those parts at a theater. And I think they really call the series Mission: Very Very Very Probable. Our friends David & James asked us to go. David, the former head of the Cleveland International Film Festival, always trips me up with this kind of request, though his husband loves the big box office popcorn fare. Oddly, this movie has a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Ms. Cruise, beginning to look every day her 56 years (even with professional make-up), runs, chases, rides, runs, flies, punches, runs, jumps, drives, kicks, slaps, runs, and acts like he likes woman. He's an acting revelation.
I kind of take it back on the Cavill pronouncement. The lady who played Princess Margaret in the Crown is probably the best thing about the movie, but Henry is right up there - though he's not going to win any acting awards that are not Nickelodeon or MTV related.
Mission's plot is fair at best. Let's face it, these movies are all about the chases through narrow European streets. It Bourne - but with more gay.
The unfortunate thing about these big box office movies is there isn't an iota of reality, or worse, originality.
That moment early on, when they had "two minutes umtil depressurization" and had to get into the suits that helped with that. Forget the 45 second conversation about said suit (tick tick tick), but when you saw said suit, you'd know it would be like take 25 minutes to put it on.
Still the helicopter chase - oh yes, you read that correctly - literally and figuratively had me throwing my hands in the air in disbelief at the absurdity of the entire thing. 710 laughed at me, but I was laughing at David poised on the edge of his seat as he laughed at the screen the entire time.
I get why audiences like the adrenaline of such movies, but they are so formulatic, like when the needed device - whatever it may be - just out or reach and (not or) right on the edge of a cliff. Although, it is nice to know with their multi-millions dollars worth of gadgets, their they too are as reliable as getting my XM radio to work if I go under a 20 foot wide bridge. And there is a bathroom fight (see above) whose craftsmanship is spotty at best. Plaster, marble and metal are like onion skin paper to these dudes.
I suppose my biggest problem with this movie in particular is the 'ghost' aspect. Whomever is in the intelligence / spy group are described as 'ghosts', but folks with whom they are somewhat kind of associated can not only track them, and easily, but are often there waiting for them.
Oh, and they still use the small reel-to-reel tape thing to convey the job, because it's 1966.
M:I wasn't one of those movies we could dissect over dinner afterwards, as much as it was to laugh about it.
...and technically I'm done with out movie goal. I can now rest on my laurels until 2019, but I won't. More to see.
2018 Movie Count / Goal: 12 of 12
Song by: Sara Watkins
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Snapshot
You know, if I had to use film and develop these pics, I could never ever ever afford to do this.
Food for thought.
Song by: Art of Noise
Food for thought.
I'm assuming he's just blowing raspberries at me. Story of my life.
If he gets to bed first - he always takes my side.
Honestly, I'm to sure he cares Sophie is there. I'm not even sure he knows she's there.
The poor girl gets whapped by his tail daily.
Well visit at the Vets, but why not check stuff out - especially the cat books.
He chased her and she came right back at him. Good Sophie.
710's even better birthday portrait of Shep.
Song by: Art of Noise
Friday, August 17, 2018
Parade
I love how the American Legion is balking at the price for a fucking military parade for BLOTUS (which looks like might be postponed - but honestly, how did it get this far?).
The price is the factor. Not the fact that no only did BLOTUS not serve - because let's face it, we are kind of getting to the point where a president wouldn't have been in the service - but he actively avoided it with the possible lamest freebie ever.
You know, he could have just told them he was gay.
The price for said parade increased from $12 million to $92 MILLION. Dollars. Real ones. The same kind of currency you had to pay to attend BLOTUS University. ....and for an outcome that is just as meaningful.
If I ever ever ever ever hear a republicunt tout anything with the words, 'fiscal conservative', I will literally spit in their face. .....and I'm not talking saliva, I'm talking the bringing up of the off-coloured phlegm and putting a nice big hawker right on their puss.
Honestly, I do not get the DoD's ok with this. Are they that afraid of this man? And yes, what could $12 or 92 MILLION (I cannot stress the denomination enough here!) do for the current troops, let alone the veterans.........or homeless, or Flint, or Puerto Rico, or the farmers, or............shall I go on?
I know if must take a certain kind of ego for a man (or woman) who wants to be president, but honestly, this totally takes the cake.
Song by: Joywave
The price is the factor. Not the fact that no only did BLOTUS not serve - because let's face it, we are kind of getting to the point where a president wouldn't have been in the service - but he actively avoided it with the possible lamest freebie ever.
You know, he could have just told them he was gay.
The price for said parade increased from $12 million to $92 MILLION. Dollars. Real ones. The same kind of currency you had to pay to attend BLOTUS University. ....and for an outcome that is just as meaningful.
If I ever ever ever ever hear a republicunt tout anything with the words, 'fiscal conservative', I will literally spit in their face. .....and I'm not talking saliva, I'm talking the bringing up of the off-coloured phlegm and putting a nice big hawker right on their puss.
Honestly, I do not get the DoD's ok with this. Are they that afraid of this man? And yes, what could $12 or 92 MILLION (I cannot stress the denomination enough here!) do for the current troops, let alone the veterans.........or homeless, or Flint, or Puerto Rico, or the farmers, or............shall I go on?
I know if must take a certain kind of ego for a man (or woman) who wants to be president, but honestly, this totally takes the cake.
Song by: Joywave
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Birthday
Today is Shep's 3rd birthday. I'd say we'd celebrate today, but we celebrate every day. He lives a pretty charmed life, If I say so myself. .....and I do.
710 took this amazing pic of him this last Sunday while I was out and texted it to me. He didn't even use Portrait mode.
....and yes, Shep is wet, having just come from the brook.
So happy birthday to my little man!
Song by: Kings of Leon
710 took this amazing pic of him this last Sunday while I was out and texted it to me. He didn't even use Portrait mode.
....and yes, Shep is wet, having just come from the brook.
So happy birthday to my little man!
Song by: Kings of Leon
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
At Least That's What You Said
Oh for fucks sake people - it's not a matter of 'if' or even 'how often' BLOTUS "might" have said the n-word.
I believe the question on the table is: 'does it matter'?
The short answer is ,"no".
The longer answer is, "no"
Those who voted for him already feel free to be as racist as they want, knowing that BLOTUS is too - and now have zero hesitation about saying 'the word'. .....and meaning it.
I mean, you have seen all the videos of black folks filming white folks being white, right? Super white....and scared.
And folks who didn't vote or support BLOTUS, well, would this make them support him less?
See? This changes nothing. Nor does the 'dog' comment.
Omarosa is a petty, disgusting, vile, deceitful, reality "star" who has nothing behind her in the way of credentials or substance. But she might be the only one to help take down a petty, disgusting, vile, deceitful, reality "star" who has nothing behind him in the say of credentials or substance.
I do love all their previous denials that the White House gave regarding things potentially said, and now it's a lawsuit about violating a non-disclosure agreement. While not a legal victory for Omarosa, it's hard to believe there are not things on tape this White House can't afford to become public.
Let's hope it's BLOTUS telling others how stupid his voting public is, though those folks are probably too stupid to grasp that, even if said to their face.
A boy can dream.
Song by: Wilco
I believe the question on the table is: 'does it matter'?
The short answer is ,"no".
The longer answer is, "no"
Those who voted for him already feel free to be as racist as they want, knowing that BLOTUS is too - and now have zero hesitation about saying 'the word'. .....and meaning it.
I mean, you have seen all the videos of black folks filming white folks being white, right? Super white....and scared.
And folks who didn't vote or support BLOTUS, well, would this make them support him less?
See? This changes nothing. Nor does the 'dog' comment.
Omarosa is a petty, disgusting, vile, deceitful, reality "star" who has nothing behind her in the way of credentials or substance. But she might be the only one to help take down a petty, disgusting, vile, deceitful, reality "star" who has nothing behind him in the say of credentials or substance.
I do love all their previous denials that the White House gave regarding things potentially said, and now it's a lawsuit about violating a non-disclosure agreement. While not a legal victory for Omarosa, it's hard to believe there are not things on tape this White House can't afford to become public.
Let's hope it's BLOTUS telling others how stupid his voting public is, though those folks are probably too stupid to grasp that, even if said to their face.
A boy can dream.
Song by: Wilco
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Ad of the Month
I really don't know why I like it, but it makes me smile.
Back in the day, when I drank soda my choice of drink was Dr. Pepper. Before that Coke. But that was a decade ago.
Still, I found Dr. Pepper's new potential ad to be pseudo-clever.
I say "potential" as it hasn't actually run anywhere, and may not. It's a test.
I'd say the ad could have been better executed, I don't know that to be true. I suppose the 'vers' is everything in between.
Still, I'm all for targeted marketing. Gays buy soda too..............I hear.
Back in the day, when I drank soda my choice of drink was Dr. Pepper. Before that Coke. But that was a decade ago.
Still, I found Dr. Pepper's new potential ad to be pseudo-clever.
I say "potential" as it hasn't actually run anywhere, and may not. It's a test.
I'd say the ad could have been better executed, I don't know that to be true. I suppose the 'vers' is everything in between.
Still, I'm all for targeted marketing. Gays buy soda too..............I hear.
Monday, August 13, 2018
12 of 12
So I'm doing my 101st 12 of 12.
Normally it is 12 pictures taken on the 12th of the month. Since I only post once per day, you get my images the following day. All pictures taken with my iPhone. Click images to enlarge, if you choose.
Created by Chad Darnell and picked up from, what I can tell, any number of random bloggers who then link back to him and vice versa. Chad is no longer doing this, nor is successor coordinating the linking of other 12 of 12'ers anymore. Now it's just Erik and myself - that I know of.....as it's the only blog post he's still doing......for now.
I still continue to do this, because of all my consistent post topics, I actually like this one the most.
Normally it is 12 pictures taken on the 12th of the month. Since I only post once per day, you get my images the following day. All pictures taken with my iPhone. Click images to enlarge, if you choose.
Created by Chad Darnell and picked up from, what I can tell, any number of random bloggers who then link back to him and vice versa. Chad is no longer doing this, nor is successor coordinating the linking of other 12 of 12'ers anymore. Now it's just Erik and myself - that I know of.....as it's the only blog post he's still doing......for now.
I still continue to do this, because of all my consistent post topics, I actually like this one the most.
01:24. There used to be a time where 1:24 a.m. would be the middle of my drinking night. I was way in bed before this, just a wake-up. I've had a bad week of sleeping. 1:24 a.m. was only my first time awake.
06:57. I got to sleep in. See? It's already light out!
08:24. Second Breakfast.
I picked up treats after Shep's wellness vet's visit the day before. Daylight Doughnuts has a creative selection - but I ate those on Saturday.
09:30. Showering. Shaving........the head. Just the head (that's what she said!)
10:05. Driving to my mother's house.
11:15. Touring an Assisted / Independent Living Facility with my mother.
12:40. Having lunch with my mother.
My sister and brother-in-law joined as well. Food was meh, at best.
13:10. Target run.
Do you know it's almost impossible to find dress shoe laces? None at Target, Walmart or DSW.
WTF? And people wonder why Amazon is winning.
13:50. Gassing up.
After getting home, I was given this errand. Bother.
18:17. Bark! Who goes there?
Shep responding to a dog in down the street.
19:00. Prepping for dinner.
21:11. Oh Paul Hollywood!!!
the Great British Baking Show
psssst. Don't tell me who wins. We are behind. This is dvr'd.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Space Oddity
Can we start off with - 2020 is like 16 months away. 28 months if you launch Space Force....or whatever the fuck you do with it at the end of 2020.
The government doesn't do anything that quickly.
For fuck sake, they're currently talking about a government shutdown over budget shit, but this we have $$$$ for?
Gimme a break.
Back in 2004, Shrub said we were going to back to the moon. 14 years later, I'm still waitin' for that to happen.
In 2015, pre-BLOTUS (nahhh....he was still the biggest liar of the U.S. back then) said we'd be building a wall (payment pending), and I am still waitin' for that to happen.
Like the Emperor before him, Michelle Pence believes space belongs, or should belong, to a single entity. I think we know how that all turned out for Palpatine.
Of course, none of this is truly going to happen. It's all distraction. From what exactly, I'm never sure. Mueller is probably the main selection. But we still have the budget, education, anilingus with Putin....well, ON Putin. You know Valddy didn't go cave diving, tongue first. At least not on BLOTUS.
As for the cost of Space Farce (not a typo), I'm glad the GOP are such fiscal conservatives {snark}, as the closest cost estimate is "billions". I'm not quite sure, nor is anyone else, if that is one billion, or one dollar short of a trillion. It's kind of a wide margin.
Here's hoping by 2020, we know these folks won't be here anymore.
oh yeah - VOTE!
Song by: David Bowie
The government doesn't do anything that quickly.
For fuck sake, they're currently talking about a government shutdown over budget shit, but this we have $$$$ for?
Gimme a break.
Back in 2004, Shrub said we were going to back to the moon. 14 years later, I'm still waitin' for that to happen.
In 2015, pre-BLOTUS (nahhh....he was still the biggest liar of the U.S. back then) said we'd be building a wall (payment pending), and I am still waitin' for that to happen.
Like the Emperor before him, Michelle Pence believes space belongs, or should belong, to a single entity. I think we know how that all turned out for Palpatine.
Of course, none of this is truly going to happen. It's all distraction. From what exactly, I'm never sure. Mueller is probably the main selection. But we still have the budget, education, anilingus with Putin....well, ON Putin. You know Valddy didn't go cave diving, tongue first. At least not on BLOTUS.
As for the cost of Space Farce (not a typo), I'm glad the GOP are such fiscal conservatives {snark}, as the closest cost estimate is "billions". I'm not quite sure, nor is anyone else, if that is one billion, or one dollar short of a trillion. It's kind of a wide margin.
Here's hoping by 2020, we know these folks won't be here anymore.
oh yeah - VOTE!
Song by: David Bowie
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Precious
The only reason you folk really visit the blog.
It's ok.
I get it.
Song by: Depeche Mode
It's ok.
I get it.
Someone getting whatnot after daycare pick up
Beach day.
Lounge Lizard.
a dog and his boy.
He might be an agility dog yet.
Ok. Sophie doesn't really get up on counters, but I put here there for a pic.
.....then I scrubbed down the counter for good measure.
Me not getting the whatnot. I got kisses. I am special.
Song by: Depeche Mode
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