Apple Horseshit

 I got a lot done yesterday.  I'm always pleased when most of the chores on my list get accomplished.  I see this as proof that I don't turn into a slug in between books.  This doesn't mean I'm not making notes.  They are a constant.  It even has a working title:  The Body in Motion.  Now, ain't that snappy?

I had an offer from Xbox for 3 free months of Apple TV +.  Anybody who knows me knows that I am not an Apple Head, one of those sad individuals who lives and breathes Apply.  Once I did buy an rather large iMac at the recommendation of a friend; 3 weeks after the warranty ran out the hard drive devoured itself.  That's what I was told by Apple IT as one of their techs remotely tried to save it.  He failed.  Anyway, I thought 3 months free isn't bad and I've always wanted to watch Foundation, so I went through the process of reactivating  my Apple account.  I found Foundation in the menu, however when I selected the program I got an error message:  This browser does not support the playing of Foundation.  I can, however, play it on an android tablet or phone.  What fresh horseshit it this?  If I ever get the chance to watch Foundation, I want to watch it on my big screen TV, not a tablet, or computer desk.  Needless to say, I promptly cancelled my subscription to Apple TV +.

Here's a little video about what happens to my notes after I finish a book.  Posterity?  Ain't that a kicker.

Of course, Dominion, the company suing Fox News, published quite a few disturbing emails on Thursday and the repercussions are still bouncing off the walls.  Here's the gist:  Fox knew Trump lost the election and that his minions were spinning unbelievable lies, its broadcasters (Hannity, Ingraham, et al) knew this too, yet the network endorsed these lies to keep from losing viewers to Newsmax.  Here's a bit  from the Washington Post if you want a more detailed explanation.  Will Dominion win its lawsuit?  It is difficult to say.  Fox is saying their First Amendment rights give them the permission to say whatever they want.  What will come into play is their insistence of calling themselves a news channel.  From what I've read, this is a true nightmare for the network.  They jumped into a real shithole when they chose to ignore the truth in order to satisfy their loyal viewers.  They may survive, but a name change to Fox Conspiracy Channel might be required.

The Awareness of a Doorknob

 Sshhhh... the dogs are still in bed.  For them this is just another sleepy Sunday morning.  I'll have to head off to work in a little over 3 hours.  Boo.  Hiss.  Of course, they will have done their potty outside and have will have nibbled on their breakfasts before then, just like any other day of the week.  With the sun rising later, however, they are sleeping later, which is fine.  They're dogs.  They have a good life.

A little over 3 years ago I purchased a Mocca Master coffee maker.  4.5 ⭐⭐⭐with over 5000 reviews.  Well, I perhaps should have checked out the .5 that gave it a bad review, I'd have learned something.  Almost every one of them complained about the on / off switch, an issue which reared its tiny head about 2 weeks ago.  Some mornings I need to toggle the switch back and forth to get it to turn on.  The good news is that the on / off switch is really the only thing covered by the warranty.  All I need to do is pay the shipping to San Francisco, $35.92 ground Fed Ex, anything faster I'd need to add an additional $100 to the bill.  Mocca Master would ship it back for free after repairs.  The reality is that it's cheaper to purchase a new coffee maker than have this one fixed, so a new, less expensive Krupps coffee maker arrives today.  

It's been over a month since my neighbor's husband died.  The house is still not for sale.  Her daughter thought she could sell it 'as is' to the neighbor across the street.  That fell through.  The daughter wanted him to accept too many exclusions: asbestos, lead paint, possible structural damage to the roof, a whole laundry list of problems she didn't want to deal with.  A house flipper might buy it, but not at her asking price.

Here's a picture of another one of my autumn roses.

Of course, Trump was in Wilkes-Barre, PA last evening.  I feel really sorry for those who had to listen to him simply to report his insanity.  People are questioning whether he was on drugs, or if this is a more apparent onset of dementia.  The truth is neither, he's has just finally decided to give into his inner insanity.  Reading some of his comments this morning, I realized how he was rapidly filling in every nook and cranny of the fascist mold he so desperately wants to fill.  The most obvious subtitle for his speech can only be "In praise of dictators."  Putin's great.  Xi, from China, is a king.  I don't think he mentioned Kim Dumb Shit or the Saudis, but then I might have missed a name or two.  If you're wondering where the contents are to those 43 empty folders, look no farther than the subjects of his praises.  You see in Trump's mind, he, and Putin, and Xi, are all on the same level, and so he would have no problems sharing secrets with his friends.  

Finally, as expected, he did bring up Hillary Clinton and her emails, and right on cue the crowd began chanting "lock her up," at which point on Twitter someone commented that he had the awareness of a doorknob.  He is single-handedly destroying the Republican Party.