Knickers in a Bunch
17/01/17 08:15
Maybe I shouldn't attach any importance to today at all. Not much going on and no one is getting their knickers in a bunch one way or another. Ms Betsi has sent along an e-mail telling us that she will be gone a fortnight and expects to return tomorrow after tending to her grandchildren. She is pretty good about letting us know when she plans to be away. There is usually a warning implied or otherwise that if anyone comes around that they are not otherwise expected and I should take the necessary steps to alert the local officials of the impending trespass. We are less disciplined about such things so don't always let her know in kind but it's always good to know that she is there should we wish her to keep an eye on things in our absence. I suppose that makes for good neighbors. We are expecting a little snow this afternoon so I will be happy to clear her driveway while doing our own. She made no such request but she doesn't have to. I'll get er done and that will be that. I'm half tempted to fill her bird feeders but want to be careful about assuming they are empty because she can't afford to fill them. She may just not want the added responsibility of taking care of the feeders in the winter. And I say, if not in the winter, then when?
I make it a point in the morning not to listen to my political shows on Sirius radio before writing in this here journal. Listening to music is infinitely more conducive to getting off on the right foot so that is what I do. That isn't to say that politics doesn't play a part in my thinking one way or another but listening to it carries me off in a direction I may not want to go. Then again, there is a lot going on this week in particular with the inauguration of Donald J Trump coming on Friday. The number of congressman not attending the inaugural is growing after Rep. John Lewis referred to Trump as illegitimate earlier in the week. They are largely progressives and not important one way or another so not a big deal. In fact, as the day draws near the outrage grows that they would not put aside their politics and celebrate the more symbolic transition of power as Obama leaves office and Trump is installed as our 45th president. What is more American than celebrating this day without the fanfare of party or person? The partisan politics is poisonous for our nation and the liberals should be careful not to further ostracize the voting public. Have they learned nothing from the rise of Trump? Oh yes, we can't forget, Russia's hacking was responsible for Clinton losing the election. Really?
The only problem with riding my bike when the temps fall into the thirties is that I have to wear so many things just to keep warm that I end up feeling constrained by the clothes I'm wearing. That's no fun. There is such a thing as the right combination of clothing and I can find that balance in most cases but it gets increasingly difficult the colder it gets. On an altogether different matter, remind me if you will that I need to return Rollie's iPhone 6 plus to him. While I appreciate his "giving" me the darn thing over the holidays I knew I might run into problems with the difference in carriers and that is precisely what happened. I don't know why I fret so much with the darn phone business. It just annoys me to no end when things go awry one way or another and I end up without an iPhone and I have to settle for something less like the stupid Galaxy I'm using at present. It is just so unnecessary. It's like I punish myself for getting into predicaments of my own making and I'm far too stubborn to extricate myself when I otherwise have the means to do so. Ever been there? And to think that Rollie asked that I negotiate the right price for the phone with his lovely wife. The only question remaining in my mind, were I to keep the phone and have to enter such negotiations, is whether or not she would honor the family discount. I could just take it and send her a check without dickering but that might come across as not dealing in good faith. Probably not a good idea. I guess I better get the phone back to him before the next version comes out so he has a chance to sell it on the open market. Going once, going twice…
"…If the press were honest - which it's not - I would absolutely not use Twitter. I wouldn't have to." President elect Trump.
I make it a point in the morning not to listen to my political shows on Sirius radio before writing in this here journal. Listening to music is infinitely more conducive to getting off on the right foot so that is what I do. That isn't to say that politics doesn't play a part in my thinking one way or another but listening to it carries me off in a direction I may not want to go. Then again, there is a lot going on this week in particular with the inauguration of Donald J Trump coming on Friday. The number of congressman not attending the inaugural is growing after Rep. John Lewis referred to Trump as illegitimate earlier in the week. They are largely progressives and not important one way or another so not a big deal. In fact, as the day draws near the outrage grows that they would not put aside their politics and celebrate the more symbolic transition of power as Obama leaves office and Trump is installed as our 45th president. What is more American than celebrating this day without the fanfare of party or person? The partisan politics is poisonous for our nation and the liberals should be careful not to further ostracize the voting public. Have they learned nothing from the rise of Trump? Oh yes, we can't forget, Russia's hacking was responsible for Clinton losing the election. Really?
The only problem with riding my bike when the temps fall into the thirties is that I have to wear so many things just to keep warm that I end up feeling constrained by the clothes I'm wearing. That's no fun. There is such a thing as the right combination of clothing and I can find that balance in most cases but it gets increasingly difficult the colder it gets. On an altogether different matter, remind me if you will that I need to return Rollie's iPhone 6 plus to him. While I appreciate his "giving" me the darn thing over the holidays I knew I might run into problems with the difference in carriers and that is precisely what happened. I don't know why I fret so much with the darn phone business. It just annoys me to no end when things go awry one way or another and I end up without an iPhone and I have to settle for something less like the stupid Galaxy I'm using at present. It is just so unnecessary. It's like I punish myself for getting into predicaments of my own making and I'm far too stubborn to extricate myself when I otherwise have the means to do so. Ever been there? And to think that Rollie asked that I negotiate the right price for the phone with his lovely wife. The only question remaining in my mind, were I to keep the phone and have to enter such negotiations, is whether or not she would honor the family discount. I could just take it and send her a check without dickering but that might come across as not dealing in good faith. Probably not a good idea. I guess I better get the phone back to him before the next version comes out so he has a chance to sell it on the open market. Going once, going twice…
"…If the press were honest - which it's not - I would absolutely not use Twitter. I wouldn't have to." President elect Trump.