Bluntness

I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Winding Down

On the last day of my staycation, I plan to do laundry.  I am an excitable one, aren't I?  Not having to go to work, I've spent most of the past 7 days wearing sweats.  Comfy, eh?  That's the idea.  I had planned on getting more running and cycling in... well, they didn't happen as much as I had hoped.  Keep in mind, flexibility is essential for survival.  Things narrow when you strictly follow a regime excluding chance or choice.  I know people who are rigid and unbending and wonder how they can live a life so void of opportunity.

Anyway, I don't know if Maddie's entry yesterday on scrotox influenced me or not, but yesterday afternoon I made meatballs.


I've also spend quite a bit of time working on the final draft of The Body in the Loch.  I like to think my books are a cross between Hitchcock an Christie.  This one is a bit different, however, more like Hitchcock turns Downton Abbey into a thriller.

And, of course, I have been thinking about the next book.  Right off the bat there are certain things I need to exclude:  water, snakes, towers, museums, ghost towns... oh, and tango dancers.  I might go artsy, with a touch of art deco.  One of the titles flitting around in my head is The Body in Repose, sort of like a still life painting... with a little murder.

The impeachment is in the process of wrapping up.  Trumps idiot defense team took all of 3 hours to lie.  Either today or tomorrow the Senate will vote on his guilt or innocense.  Most think they already know the outcome.  During this trial we've seen Republican Senators doodle, and dawdle, and even disappear from time to time.  These Republicans believe many of America's voters have a short term memory, that by the time the 2022 election rolls around they will have forgotten January 6.  They really don't give Americans much credit, do they?  Niki Haley, however, is breaking ranks.  She understands that the far right, the MAGA heads, will never vote for a woman, so she's setting her sights on all those dissatisfied, moderate Republicans.  Breaking with Trump will give her some advantage, however, her socially conservative background is a big hindrance since American now realizes that without Social Conservatives, there would never have been a Trump in the White House. 







11 comments:

  1. oooooh, look at your balls! and I like your line of thinking for the next book.

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    1. They're about the size of tennis balls and are almost a meal by themselves.

      And I might bring Eli and Max back to Old Towne, and Laurel Lakes, and possibly a liberal arts college.

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  2. Im still in disbelief you showed us your balls. But I admit, they look delicious.

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    1. There are some things I'm not bashful about.

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  3. I thought I just read that they've voted to call several witnesses so the trial will go on longer. I don't suppose it'll make any difference to the outcome though, sadly. And yep, it's sweatpants all the way for me too!

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    1. They didn't I think probably because they didn't want it to stretch out longer than it already was.

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  4. Nikki Haley is a piece of shit.

    Those meatballs look YUM!

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    1. Niki's a phony as they come... and the meatballs are simply delicious. The recipe call for them being fried and I baked them instead.

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  5. Hello Dave,

    MAGA, meatballs and murder, such an eclectic mix. Sounds like the perfect receipt for a new novel or an impeachment.

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    1. Thanks for reading and commenting! I don't know about novel, how about a rather riveting, and recurring prime time drama call The Insurrection.

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