Actually, it’s been several days. The Curmudgeon has had trouble walking again. The other day I had to knock on my neighbor’s door after he went down and I couldn’t get him up.

Then yesterday I took him to get his glasses and by the time we got home he could barely walk again.

The night before last he fell twice in his room. Not a good thing with all the junk he has in there. He managed to cut himself in his eyebrow. I wish I could clear that room of clutter so he was in less danger of hurting himself.

He refuses to allow me to take his reloading equipment out of the room and that’s the primary blockage by his bed. I keep telling him he’s never going to use it again, please call one of his friends who might want it all.

He won’t even let me toss out the pair of old speakers he has taking up floor space. I’m at wits end with him on his collections of stuff he’ll never use all over the house.

Then there’s all the power tools in the basement…

If you are trying to keep Mueller from investigating, then you must have something to hide.

If this man scares you that much, I’m betting you couldn’t stand being under a magnifying glass for any number of reasons and all of them illegal.

Afraid of what my life will be like when I am old and alone.

I fear what the government has in store for those of us who are past our prime.

They want to take away our social security and medicare. So what will we do without them? Die quickly? Die slowly?

They are gutting all assistance programs wherever they can.

Will we have a home left after paying all the medical bills we will most likely have?

Probably not.

Will there be programs left to help us to keep us from being homeless? Wandering the streets with no food, no medical care…

You do realize that most people are a mere 2 or 3 paychecks from that. Take away our social security, that we’ve paid into for our entire working lives, and we will join the burgeoning street population.

As years went by, I always thought that when we hit the year 2000 and beyond we’d be past bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, and racism.

I was wrong. In today’s world it is worse than ever.

I looked to the years 2000+ as a bright future of scientific advances, space exploration, new knowledge, exciting inventions and all sorts of forward thinking.

Wrong again. Somehow the government has taken us backwards. They’ve caused more problems than they have ever solved.

We need to find our way back to advancing humanity as humane and scientific.

We need to take religion out of the mix and put it back in the churches and homes for those who subscribe to it and out of our government and schools.

It is 20 degrees outside, feels like 8 degrees with the wind chill.

I suddenly remembered that it would be a good idea to go start my car and make sure the battery was at full charge since my car hasn’t been run for several days.

So glad I went out and did it. Hecuba started but her charge was almost to 0. Sat out there and warmed her up good. Waited until she had a full charge before I shut her down and came inside.

I am so glad she has heated seats and warms up quickly. Because it is damned cold!!!!

Lucy won’t go out without her coat and hat.

Each year when my yard turns into a giant mud hole, I say “Next year I’ll have mostly patio so I don’t have mud.”

Instead, I have to mop the kitchen floor often, wipe Lucy’s feet each time she goes out, and be prepared to slip and fall in it at least once.

Yeah, you need to have money and willing workers to accomplish that.

We never seem to have it these days. Probably because the bulk of our ready cash goes for things like doctor co-pays, medications, groceries, vet bills, city and county taxes, insurance for autos and home, the occasional lunch and pizza….the list goes on forever.

Today’s long sleeved Tee

Lucy was not pleased to discover we had 7 inches of snow in the yard when she went out first thing in the morning yesterday.

Neither was I for that matter.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dog rush outside and pee as fast as this one does. She’s like me and so very not fond of the cold.

Easily fitting into a beloved pair of jeans you haven’t been able to wear for two years!

Snuggling on the couch with your dog.

A quiet evening alone.

Reading a couple of good books without interruption.

G and I started with a stop at Target where we both picked up a couple of items. I tried on a jacket I liked the look of but, as is common in most women’s clothes, it was made too tight in the shoulders and arms to be able to wear any winter clothing under it. And people wonder why I do half my clothing shopping in the men’s departments.

We had a lovely lunch in Applebees. Caesar salads and Fiesta lime chicken–totally fucked up my calorie count for the day but dang it tasted good!

After that we made a pet store stop to pick up Lucy’s hip and joint formula chewies.

A quick shopping run through Giant and we were off to pick up The Curmudgeon’s favorite cookie bars at the farmers market.

Home, the car unloaded, everything put away, we both were exhausted.

It’s time that congress and the senate have term limits imposed. It’s past time for the old men, who do not live in the land of reality, to step down and make way for younger people.

People who look forward and don’t retreat into blatant bigotry, lies, and the illness of the corrupt wealthy.

It’s time for the salaries of both senators and congressmen to come down to a more realistic balance with their constituents.