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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Martha Stewart

 Hello Tuesday!  Today's forecast is sunshine with the temps climbing up into the low 80s (F).  I can live with this.  And, of course, since this is Tuesday I am not scheduled to work.  In fact, for the next few weeks I'm only working weekends and Mondays.  

I did work yesterday and it was slow.  Very slow.  The orange retailer I work for is initiating a new policy regarding specialist, we need to make our measure goal and sales or we take the risk of being written up.  Yep, that's right, if you don't reach your goals you're going to be put on notice.  This is because sales are... not what they want.  They ignore the fact that you can't get measures if customers are not walking into the specialty departments.  I suspect what they want to do is turn us into the flooring version of a used car salesman.

I did look at Twitter yesterday, but not much.  It has changed so much.  Some of the people I followed have moved on to other social media platforms.  Others either don't seem to post as much, or are being blocked.  At one time, I posted regularly, now that rarely happens.  One thing, however did seem to trend for a bit and that was the discussion of Martha Stewart appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated' s swimsuit edition.  She's 81.  Some people were very upset.  Here's the cover pic, evidently heavily airbrushed, and there's no telling how much makeup they lathered on her face for her to look like this.


I saw that Dunham's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election has been put to bed.  The GOP is upset because it makes them look like incompetents, as they are.

And Giuliani's being sued... big time.  Selling pardons for $2 million each.  Now tell me, is anybody surprised?  I'm not.  A day doesn't pass by when it doesn't seem as though more corruption bubbles to the surface.


11 comments:

  1. Wait, that SI issue is real?
    I thought someone had done some AI magic.. Martha looks awesome for 81 though.
    And the repugs are fuming because their investigation is... a hoax. Apparently now they cannot 'find' their informants? LOL
    The amount of fuckery is just incredible. Just look at Rudy selling pardons $2mil a pop.... Glad he's being sued. And she's got the receipts...

    XOXO

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    1. I think there was more than a little AI magic going on to make Martha look that young.

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  2. Yes, Martha looks good for 81, but does she belong on the SI swimsuit edition cover? Most the models this year don't belong in a sports magazine let alone a swimsuit issue. How things have changed is disappointing.

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    1. Remember, that's Martha after she's been photoshopped from here to Hell and back. Because she has the bucks, she's going to look as young as she can.

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  3. I like Martha on SI. It made some Fox "News" female host go apeshit.

    And Rudy is probably going apeshit because he's been outed as a perv.

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    1. Yeah, I do like it that people are flipping out over her cover shoot. Me? I keep wondering when they're going to put a guy on the cover.

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  4. Martha Stewart and her ilk were always about perfection. I had a couple of her books when I was younger and pitched them not so long ago because I don't have a make-up artist, personal assistant, scene stager, lighting man ....! They sell (or sold) a dream which mere mortals (or non-millionaires) can achieve!

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  5. I for one have always adored Martha Stewart. To build that size of Empire for just doing catering out of your kitchen... props on her. And her being on the cover of Sports Illustrated I say you go girl. Although lately to be honest she has had some plastic surgery and I'm sure there's airbrushing in that, but still 81 on the Sports Illustrated cover.

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    1. Had some plastic surgery and airbrushing is an understatement, my dear.

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  6. I mean Martha looks great for being 81 but, like you said, how much editing has been done to make her look that way. Enjoy your time away from the orange retailer. Speaking of orange, Rudy is going to look fantastic in his orange prison jumpsuit. What a turd!

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