Thursday, November 26, 2020

Thanksgiving 2020

 Happy Thanksgiving, one and all.

There's too much to be thankful for to list here but I'll start with the fact that I'm writing this under my own power and when this pandemic is over I will see all of my friends and family again. A small sacrifice today brings a better tomorrow!

I've seen and heard so many people say what amounts to "live for today".  Don't worry about  COVID.  You want to see your family?  Do it.   This is very bad advice.  It's selfish, dangerous and ignorant.  

Be safe today and tomorrow will be fine.  Let's use common sense, folks-although I can understand why some don't.  For the past four years we've been living in an insane world-but, cheer up,  the future looks brighter.


 


Friday, November 20, 2020

The Doldrums

 These past 10 days since my last post have been remarkably quiet.  This is partly because we've been pretty much home bound since COVID is ramping up again.

One thing that has been bringing a mild degree of entertainment however is watching Trump's legal efforts fail over and over again.  Face it, jerk.  You're history.  Now grow up and do the right thing.  Allow Biden's transition team access to important information.

Will he do it? HA, what do you think?

Another mildly entertaining feature of all of this is watching the biggest jerk (besides DT that is) in the country trip over himself, contradict himself, make a fool of himself in court and generally confirm the certain knowledge that he's a despicable slob.  I refer to the (un)distinguished Rudy Giuliani.  What an idiot!



Tuesday, November 10, 2020

A few observations about the election

 First and foremost Thank God! We're not going to be subjected to four more years of having to endure the presence of the most disgusting, harmful slob in the country!

That was the good news.  The bad news is that as of this writing it is not quite over.  There are court challenges and recounts to go through
but I'm confident that it will eventually work out. 

What puzzles me most about the election results is how it could be so close.  I just can't understand how so many people still support Trump.  After everything he has said and done on top of one lie after another, his base actually grew.  I'll leave it to sociologists and historians to sort that out.  I'm sure I won't live long enough to find out the answer!

Finally, you know all those maps the news people are always posting to show how the country shapes up in terms of red vs. blue?  I posted two of them below.  They both tell a very different story.  For example if you look at the first one you'd think nearly the entire nation was red-meaning for Trump.  But that's very misleading because that's a geography map.  There are relatively few people in that section of the country that is solid red.  Buffalo and prairie dogs don't vote.

Now look at the second one.  That shows how the voting shaped up in terms of population.  Now you see much more blue.  

Well, anyway, the next few weeks are going to be interesting. Trump is not going to go quietly. OK, who cares? Just go!!


Friday, November 6, 2020

Still waiting!

While we wait for millions of  mailed votes to be counted, this seems to pretty much sum it up:


 

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Happy November

Happy November.  November promises to be a busy month starting with election day.  Here's some more trivia about November.

The Month of November

November is the 11th month of the year and has 30 days.
Holidays

Veterans Day
World Diabetes Day
Thanksgiving
American Indian Heritage Month
Good Nutrition Month
Aviation Month
American Diabetes Awareness Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Peanut Butter Lover's Month

Symbols of November

  • Birthstone: Topaz and citrine
  • Flower: Chrysanthemum

November Calendar

 More about November

  • Nov. 1: National Cook for Your Pets Day
  • Nov. 3: Zero-Tasking Day
  • Nov. 9: National Scrapple Day
  • Nov. 16: National Button Day
  • Nov. 21: World Hello Day
  • Nov. 23: Fibonacci Day

 

November Full Moon-11/30/20 Beaver Moon