WOW! The repugs are scared shitless of mail-in voting.

They KNOW that they can't win a straight up fair election in this country any more.
Their only hope is to suppress the vote as much as they can.

Here is my hope, and I know it won't happen, but...
We take both houses and the white-house.
We add two justices to the supreme court.
And then we make provision for multiple political parties to have their say in our government.

And that last one I know will never, never happen.
If the Democrats to come into power they/we will probably try and hold onto it as tenaciously as the repugs do.
But I can dream, can't I?

Amazon: "We don't know how many cases we have because that's not a particularly useful number."

60 Minutes, just now.

Yeah, right.
Fuck Bezos and Amazon.
I'm done with them.

"They Were Expendable" Are we the current 'expendables'?

They Were Expendable is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed.

The film is based on the 1942 book by William Lindsay White, relating the story of the exploits of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, a PT boat unit defending the Philippines against Japanese invasion during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) in World War II.

While a work of fiction, the book was based on actual events and people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Were_Expendable

Evidently in the rush to reopen the economy, we are the new expendables.

W.C. Fields videos on youtube are comfort food for the mind.

We are now "the old couple next door".

Just a realization.

We thought we were too old for another dog and then Rosie walked in.

We didn't want to outlive a dog, so we have been without.
Our good friend and next door neighbor is a dog rescuer.

She will periodically (when she can spare the time from
her family of 4 and running an incredibly complicated business) get dogs on death row from the county 'animal rescue' facility and try and find either foster homes or forever homes for them.
Rosie was scheduled to be put down in a week.

She's a medium sized Rottweiler/German Shepherd(maybe?) mix.
About 65 pounds.
Age is estimated at 9.
Rosie has a very gray muzzle, and she has one speed.
SLOW

Anyway...in dog years Rosie is just a few years younger than I am.
We can tell she's had a hard life.
Rotten teeth.
Cowed demeanor.
Tail tucked between legs.

We've had her for almost two weeks.
Been to the vet. Twice.
Rotten teeth extracted.
Antibiotics and pills for arthritis.
She's getting the right amount of calories every day and wolfing it down.
The tail has come up and we even are getting some wags now.
And kisses.

Damn it's just good to have a dog again.

It started small. Drinks on the Driveway.

Last Wednesday we invited our next door neighbors (close friends) and a few other friends from down the block to join us for Drinks on the Driveway.

Each one brought their own beverage and seating.
10 in all.
We 'socially spaced'.
It was fun and interesting to talk with others.
NO POLITICS!

We did it again yesterday at a location down the street.
It did not go well, at least not for me and Miz t.
I am 78 with COPD and obese. Miz t. is 75 and obese.
(Extenuating circumstances. Believe me, obesity is NOT our choice.

People from the last gathering had invited others.
We wound up with 20 on a smallish patio.
Social distancing was out the window.
I tried to keep space for us, but had to ask two nurses, NURSES, to please back away.

I'm binging "800 WORDS"

It's on ROKU/ACORNTV.
Aussie sitdrama/com.

If you were milking a giraffe, would you have to stand ON the stool?

Just wondering.

We all need a little Christmas, right this very minute.