Not that anyone should care

 I know you are just sittin around thinking about the difference between a  Billion and a Million....

I heard one of these the other day and was kinda surprised.... so here goes.....

If you earned $11,100 Dollars - that's Eleven Thousand One Hundred Dollars - every day (EVERY DAY) since the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776 - you would still not have earned a Billion dollars !!  

A Million Minutes is just shy of 2 years , 

A Billion Minutes is nearly 2 thousand years !!

The Average modern container ship can carry 25,000 Tons  

So, a Millions tons would need 40 ships,,, a Billion tons ?? 40 Thousand Ships!!

A mile of freight train is about 200 cars....   A Million Miles of train  is 5,000 cars,,,, 

a Billion Miles of train is 5 Million cars.

OK - you get the Idea.... that a guy like Elon Musk - who is worth ~$150 Billion dollars means he earned about $30 Billion a year since he was born !!   and if you was wondering - there are over 2,000 billionaires in the world today...

Let's do some morning songs....

SAY WHAT ?!?!?!?

 You will know you died and went to heaven of you ever hear this  !!

Hello - thank you for calling our Business/Office/Medical facility/Government agency !! Our phone service is available 24 x 7 x 365, so we are always open !   We are experiencing a higher than normal call volume,, so we have added additional staff to answer your call - and will do in the next 60 seconds. All our Reps are fluent in every Language . We have not changed our options since the telephone was invented, and we will never put you on hold.  You will get the name of the Person that answers your call and their direct extension so that you don't even need to listen to this message if you ever need to call back !

The is the end.........

 

  Rump is not just burning bridges to the presidency,, he is napalming them,,, Nuking them into oblivion ! 

That's exactly what Donald Trump is doing in the final weeks of his presidency -- as he savages longtime allies, pardons criminals solely because of their loyalty to him and threatens to rob the country of much-needed Covid-19 relief money just because he can.

"This is rotten to the core," Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse said Wednesday night in the wake of Trump's latest round of pardons that included his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his political svengali Roger Stone.

That is, of course, true. But, what Trump is doing in his last days is also utterly predictable. This was always how this story was going to end. Anyone expressing shock and amazement simply hasn't been paying attention.

From the earliest days of his presidency, Trump made clear that he would use the office to which he had been elected to simply further the work of his lifetime: Rewarding himself (and his friends) while punishing his enemies. Trump didn't act differently in office -- as he said he would if and when he was elected -- because he didn't (and doesn't) see the presidency any differently than any other job he's done in his life; it was simply a higher-profile way to make himself more famous and more powerful while continuing to seek vengeance on the ever-growing list of people who have wronged him in some way, shape or form over the years.

He lacked any sense that being president was about more than him, that there was, in theory, the need to look out for the collective good of the country.

It's why Trump would say things like "my generals" or "my military" without any sense of why that might be wrong.

And why he spent his entire term clashing with his attorneys generals --- whether it was Jeff Sessions or Bill Barr -- over their unwillingness to use the Department of Justice as his own personal police force. And why he has used his presidential pardoning power less as a way of righting wrongs and more as a way of wronging rights -- granting clemency to people, like former Reps. Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter, who clearly and knowingly violated the law.

And why he is refusing to sign a bill that would not only provide $900 billion in Covid-19 stimulus money but also keep the federal government running because of his personal pique with Republican members of Congress who refuse to support his fever dream that he won the 2020 election.

What's perhaps most remarkable about all of this, well, rottenness, is how none of it is ever enough for Trump. No matter how much he gets, he always wants more. No matter how loyal his sycophants are, it's never loyal enough.

Take Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Kemp ran unapologetically as a Trump acolyte in 2018 -- winning the praises of the President in the process. Kemp took his governing cues from Trump too -- particularly on Covid-19 as he waited (and waited) to issue a stay-at-home order in the spring to placate the President.

Didn't matter. None of it. Because when Kemp refused to aid Trump's extra-legal (at best) efforts to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the Peach State, Trump savaged him. Repeatedly. And urged a primary challenge against him in 2022.

"Governor Kemp (@BrianKempGA) is down 18 points in a recent poll," tweeted Trump earlier this month. "Don't believe it, must be more!"

Then there's the case of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose ardent support of the President's agenda led to Trump's single-most lasting accomplishment: The confirmation of three new Supreme Court justices as well as hundreds of federal judges in lower courts around the country.  Trump loved McConnell right up until he didn't. The Kentucky Republican's offense? Acknowledging, after the Electoral College vote earlier this month.

He turns on everyone. No one can ever be loyal enough. No one can do everything he asks of them. Because what he asks, in many cases, is either illegal or a dereliction of duty.

That approach to life -- and politics -- inevitably ends the way this presidency is drawing to a close: Trump bunkered in -- either at the White House or Mar-a-Lago -- with the last remaining dead-enders who will indulge his increasingly wild fantasies about staying in office. And using the remaining powers of the presidency for purely personal satisfaction -- whether in rewarding those last few loyalists who have traded dignity for the proximity to power or punishing his one-time allies who, he believes, have double-crossed him.

It's a sad image: A president backed into a corner by his own selfishness and bitterness, isolated from all but a few -- and not even necessarily trusting them to, ultimately, have his back.

It's also a scary moment: Trump retains considerable powers as president and now has only his personal whims to steer how and whether he uses them.

Anyone who spent five minutes watching how Trump has lived his life -- in and out of the White House -- could, of course, have seen all of this coming. This is how it was always going to end for Trump -- and the country. Which makes it all the more damning that so many Republicans have supported him for so long.

'Bout as bad as it gets...

 Merry Christmas  - 

I'm  certainly struggling with the face that we will see none of our Children or Grandchildren on Christmas ,..   Yea Yea,,, People say that "you should be thankful for what you have" - yup ok good,,, and once I  get past that ,,,,   I am thinkin FUCK THAT ! 

You can tell me that,,,,  Christmas - Perhaps - doesn't come from a Store,.. Christmas , perhaps, means a Little bit more....  Well I would say that I am spiritual - not Religious - So there's that....  I will say this,,,  - My thought was that I was going to need to live another 4 years if the current POTUS - yea that  shithead - was reelected,, cause I dd  not want to die knowing that RUMP was the President...    Now I have shorter term goal - 1) to live another year - so that we can celebrate with me family once again,.,, and 2)  I need say 3 - 5 more years to get Everyone to Disney World !  I just feel that we need to do something so that all the Children and Grand children can see each other in person,,,

the excitement continues to build

 Only -  and I say only because of the 100 + and 75 + calls to the unemployment people,,,  Tuesday took me just 37 calls to get thru....

I talk to person number #1 ,,,,, we go over all of my information - What is your name ?  Social Security, , Address,  DOB, Mothers maiden name & it's spelling   Ok - she puts me on hold. Comes back 3 minutes later, and says that yes ,, my claim is still on hold at the Identification Department and this could take an additional Week to 2 Weeks to resolve. - Keep claiming your Benefits every Sunday so that when the claim is resolved  and you are due money they will release the payments back to December 1st .... but,,  she will transfer me to a LEVEL II technician that can provide additional support.... OK, GREAT - Humm,,,,  here is what happens....he comes  on the Line ... What is your name ?  Social Security, , Address,  DOB, Mothers maiden name & it's spelling...  Ok - I can see that your Claim hold at the Identification Department and this could take an additional Week to 2 to 3 weeks  to resolve. They are running a bit behind with all the Claims..... Do you have any other questions for me today ??  Keep claiming your Benefits every Sunday so that when the claim is resolved  and if you are due money they will release the payments back to December 1st...  

So the LEVEL II guy added a WEEK to the overall wait time at the Identification Department !!!  I guess I should be thankful that I did not need to go to the LEVEL III support !!

When we saw John at the Egg in Albany,,,, someone asked for this song very early in the set and he said  

"Hey - there has never been set in the past Decade or so that this song was not in it "   but it's too early for it...... and then he ended the Set with  "Have a Little Faith in me" about an hour and 1/2 later...

What I am thinking - that no one will ever Know.... maybe

 I am so proud of my children. 

That each has and are still in the process of getting advanced educational degrees in their chosen fields. I kinda barely made it out of High-school,,, managed to get some College credits later in life, but no degree beyond that HS diploma.

That each has chosen a good partner, I hope that their relationships last. 

It's too easy these days to walk away and leave a family with no mom or dad and that sucks,,, that they have been together for even this long says something positive. 

That in these times of World wide pandemic, Political uncertainty,, come on there are reported discussions of a POTUS pulling out all possibilities - including Martial Law to stay in power ,,, that they all have now or are in the Midst of starting families.  By Spring I will have 6 Grandchildren!   Raising Children in any Climate is VERY DIFFICULT  ! But this has to be just insane - Remote Learning, No social programs, hell no nothing for most of 2020, and what I think will be most of 2021...... Moms and Dads that are spose to keep a house hold together, Teach the Kids, Make meals, Hold down a Job ! are you serious !  What Stress , What craziness !!

That all my kids have invested in Homes. They see the Value in owning a piece of property. That is is long term commitment, a Mortgage,, a Home improvement loan. A place that you OWN. 

All have  moved to other areas of the country , One closer , others to farther locations,,, but as hard as that is for me/us - as a parent you have to let them go,,,  they have to live their lives, not your Idea of their life - and if that means relocation - to improve  their families quality of life, then that is what you as  a parent need to support .  That is in contrast to me who  now lives less than a mile from where I grew up. It does give me  a possibility in my mind that I could do the same - and relocate elsewhere to improve my (retired) life.

I'm not sure what kind music fits this subject,,, I have even worried about that before >???? What Video fits the BLOG subject - I think not !!!

Here is Morning Song - by the Avett Brothers

and Johnny Cash and Sunday Morning coming down.

this is from John's TV show..... and the Network agreed to have him sing this - Kris Kristofferson-  song if he did not use the Lyric "Stoned" when he sang it,,, but the story is that Kris was in the audience for the TV show, and Johnny said afterwards he could not change the Lyric and  the meaning of the song , especially knowing that Kris was there !! Cash was so big in those days the Network could really do nothing about it......

 

Today's Rant - NYS unemployment

 ok - Long rant ....

1st - this is not about the people that I have talked to at the Agency - they have all been helpful.

2nd  - IF I needed this to eat  or pay rent or what ever - I'd be screwed !

I will attempt to describe the process....

You MUST have a NYS userID and Password,,, so go do that 1st. 

Then. you go to the NYS unemployment WEB site - no need to call... You fill out the form. The usual information.  along with Employer number from your W2 ,,, etc etc.. and of course this year there is a question about if you lost your Job due to COVID -19.... I did NOT! .. I'm seasonal employee at a STATE Marina,,,so Covid had no affect on that... I answer no. You hit enter and Poof - there is an error. You can't type that employer number as is,,, you need to remove the Dash .... ok,,, redo that and off the form goes successfully . You immediately get an email that you have an urgent message in you NYS Web site inbox..  Sign back in,,, and you are instructed to call a special number  (BTW - this number is only good for this - NOT for claiming or any other information) You quickly get an agent who essentially reviews all the info you entered in the form. and Whoops ! The form is on a hold because I typed in that Employer number wrong the 1st time - yea - even though I corrected it and the form said "successfully submitted"  - NOPE !!  He has to reenter pretty much all the info,,,, and then he says ok,,, you are all set , for this form. and it's entered. 

Wait - another urgent e-mail.... this one says - that one of the answers on my submission makes it possible that I am eligible for COVID relief (remember , I answered NO to the Covid question) I have to complete another form ,,,,, DID  lose my job due to Covid 19 ? Were my hours reduced due to Covid 19 ? Did my business close due to Covid 19 ? Etc ETC,,,, 10 questions,,, all answered NO .... Submit that.

I get another email - I am not eligible for Covid 19 relief !!! NO SHIT !!

5 days go by,, I get letter in the Snail mail... that I am not eligible for payments because I did not earn enough money in the previous 2019 quarters and 2020 quarters,,,, the data at the bottom of the letter shows all $0 ZERO dollars earned for 2019 and 2020 !!!    OK what fresh hell is this ??  Now begins the Calling in phase and know that each time I say -I need to call in to the number - this is the Process. and all except for ONE time - I called back 75 - 100 times ....

CALL BACK PROCEDURE : 

You call,,,   enter 1 to continue in English.

-there is a message about NYS being approved for Covid 19 benefits - approx 90 seconds,,,,

- It tells you they need to collect a little info before they can proceed with the Phone call - 

- You enter your Social Security number ,,,

- Enter your phone PIN ...  Did I tell you - you must have a phone pin.... ??

- Did you receive a letter asking you to call this number ?  1 for yes, 2 for no... If you enter 1 it tells me - that they have no record of a letter asking me to call !!  WTF - why ask !?

- have you received a payment yet ? 1 or 2

- have you claimed your weekly benefits ? 1 or 2 

- Are you calling to check on payments ? , status of Payments, or status of your Claim , 1,2 or 3...

Next - wait for it ! you have been on this call for about 3-4 minutes at this point....  

"We are experiencing an unusually high call volume - all our agents are busy assisting others - Please call back LATER !"  and they DISCONNECT YOU !!! - I shit you not !! Once this happens 20 times,, you get good about entering SSN and pin,, and can get the call duration down to about 90 seconds ....   and mind you Every time you speak to an agent - you have to give Name ,address, phone number, email, Mother maiden name. Social security number all over again!

Ok - I get thru to an agent- they review my claim.... lo and behold , the System did not recognize my EMPLOYER Number !!  The employer number that the last guy entered !! and OH - my employer is NEW YORK STATE !!!! so let me get this straight , the NYS unemployment system , did not recognize the NYS employer number !?!!?!?!?!?!? WTF !!!  Ok - Reentered ,,  and then she tells me that she can see the data repopulated correctly and gives me the Payment dollars that - IF approved - would be payed . OK

2 days later - get a new letter - they need Identification documents ,,,  a NYS Driver License, Social Security Card , Birth Certificate or Passport..  No way any of the other people I talked to could have told me this ?? You can scan them in and send via Email - Great.. I take photos and attach to an email in the NY WEB Site. The MAX size is small so I need to send three separate emails...  

I call a day later  I CALL BACK to check on status - 78 tries,..

The images were too fuzzy , and they can see writing thru the hologram on my Drivers license. Guess they were not that fuzzy if you can read thru the hologram !! but - OK,,, and they need the BACK of the documents also..... The back,,,??  yea - the blank backs !!  OK what ever

I SCAN - via my printer - and give them fronts and backs of the documents, again several emails due to the small image size that you can attach ...... 

2 more days pass - I call back - 100 tries ,, no good,,, 73 tries ,,, and Get thru ....

1st guy says he needs to review the Claim,,, and puts me on hold,,, comes back and says it looks ok,, he needs to send it to the Identification / Fraud team to review (that is who looks at the images) .. Ok, puts me on hold again,,, 5 minutes into the hold -  I hear the number ringing again,,, another guy answers ,,,,, he has no Idea whats going on - i give all info again  he is not in that Customer Service group , but he will send an email to them to review the Claim.

1 Day later I call back - not really trusting the last guy,,,,  50 plus calls.... Again go over the whole thing,,, she puts me on hold to review the claim......  you guessed it - 3 minutes later the phone starts calling another number - I get another Agent !  I am nice,,,, figuring that these folks can tie up this claim up for months / years  if you were to piss them off !!    I ask her NOT to put me on hold,...  She agrees,,, reviews the Claim..... Ok all looks ok,, she is able to see all the images that I  scanned,, the Forms that were entered,,,, BUT , BUT - it's on HOLD  - needing to be sent to the  Identification / Fraud team to review (that is who looks at the images) . She is able to do that !!! Finally !  she also tells me that this can take between 10 days and TWO Weeks to review ! but I need to make sure I claim my Benefits every Sunday so that If/When they approve , I will get payments back to The Last week of November .....  Ok - so this whole process has taken between November 25th and today , December 19th,,, I have about 4-6 hours invested at this point  I will update if/when I get any monies...

The foot note to this is ,,,,,,  that I calculated my earnings from the weeks during last winer... I work even less in the winter, shorter hours - Like 16 - 20 per week.  I compared this with - what I will (I hope) be paid from unemployment. and the difference is approx $10 a week Less - so $10 a week less to NOT WORK , than to WORK !!  Ummm  - I never said I was smart !! 

Really ??

 So I keep reading how wearing a mask is submitting to Government control  - and I am a free American ! I don't Listen to the Government tell me about what I can do and Not do !  REALLY ?!?!?

- Can smokers - smoke indoors  ?

- Does the State have your wear a Seat Belt ? 

- Put Children in a car seat ?

- Do you get your Car inspected ? Do you register it ? Insure it ?

- Is there a Speed limit on the Roads that you drive on ?

- Do you file State and Federal income tax ?

- Do you pay local taxes ?

I could go On , but you get the Idea ! 

Even though I know - I think I know - the outcome of election ....   I am awaiting Jan 20th. 

Can you imagine what the security will be around that inauguration. 

what IF Barack Obama made the same statements about the 2016 election that the Current POTUS is making about this one.....  The Fox news team would be losing their minds!   Prior to this administration - could you have even imagined  a sitting Prez saying or doing these things ?? No - thats the answer...

"The electoral college has spoken," McConnell said in remarks from the Senate floor in the US Capitol, adding, "Today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden."

Moscow Mitch Mconnell finally after over a month has broken rank with the White House and congratulated Biden on his win... and - geez - even I cant believe this ,, he -  during a private caucus call not to object to the election results on Jan. 6.  

Look - he should have done this long before now - but as they say  " better late - then Never. 

The Press Secretary - McEnany said - “The president is still involved in ongoing litigation related to the election. Yesterday was one step in the constitutional process,”   and referred the questions to the POTUS's Legal team - which at this point is exactly Who  ??? Bert & Earnie ??  

If you remove the fact that the DOPE can't believe he lost,,, he can't fathom how the Judges that he appointed - and the ones previous GOP Prez appointed  did not side with him ! They followed the Law - and not the POTUS. He will never concede defeat - he cares NOTHING for the USA or the Democracy - this narcissist has only one thing in mind - and that is DONALD TRUMP !

My hope is that AFTER the 20th of January - the Media (well You know FOX news will cover him)  Will just stop covering any news about Trump - no telling us hat he did and what he said who F cares !  Just Stop ! Ignore him ... that will piss him off more than anything !

What is happening !?!?!?

If you have any idea what is happening in this country - you are way smarter than I am....

Supposedly - the Corona Virus is surging,,, the Cases are up every day , if you believe it  , there were more than 200,000 new cases Yesterday and 3000 Deaths......  Again - If you believe that this is even a "thing".  What's the National Plan.. - there is not one ...  there are many many many people that think the Mask wearing, and social distancing is a joke, not necessary , and some plot by what they call the "Radial Left" to make the current administration look bad...  JESUS CHRIST ! Is there no end in sight !!

I hear those who are on the front lines being overwhelmed by patients, pushed to their limits by the increase on people who are hospitalized, and in ICU's around the country..... and who DIE every day despite excellent care by Doctors and Nurses.... but still no Plan from the President to do anything about it....  yup the Vaccine was developed faster than any before and for that they get some credit. But they are far to worried about who gets credit for the Vaccine,, who will get credit for ending the Pandemic than they are about addressing the issue. The FDA will be approving one or all of the vaccines vey soon - in the next weeks.. certainly by year end,... then the problem of distribution to the States and within the states as to who and when everyone gets vaccinated,,... and BTW - why would I get vaccinated  when I don't believe there is a Problem,, and I am a non vacc-sir any way.... 

The Potus continues to spread lies and misinformation about the Election results. Lawsuit after law suit , claims of Voter fraud that his legal team cannot prove or even provide and credible evidence of (last count was  1 - 52  against their court cases) . Now we have a State - Texas - suing other states for the way those other states run their elections ?? I'm no lawyer - but how is this even possible ?!?! What happened to STATES RIGHTS ??? And while we think of the Presidential election as a National event - it is in truth  - a State by State event that is then tallied up at the National level, so that EACH state determines how to conduct the Election. NOT the Federal government. And I always thought that cases brought to the Supreme Court AFTER they were heard by lower courts 1st, but - I understand the GOP wants to skip that and get Right to the Supreme court ,, where they think they have an "edge" because the POTUS appointed the last 3 judges....  Am I to believe that the Court will throw out Millions and millions of votes across the country  ???  Will that be the end of our Democracy ??  The end of the Republic Known as the USA ?? I think it would certainly signal the end , when a sitting Prez can get enough Judges to side with him on an election issue that BTW - he was talking about getting the election into the Hands of the Supreme court back in  September., 

I can't think about this shit any more 

Early morning

 While I am not sure where I first heard these songs....

I know that I Still miss someone was written by John Cash and his nephew,,,, and was included on albums

like Folsom prison live, and a Duet with Bob Dylan..  you can find it on the Highwaymen with John, willie, Waylon, and Kris,,, and a duet with Emmylou harris and Elvis Costello...  Plus about 1000 other covers,,,,  Roseann Cash did this version after he Father passed away...

Outlaws Reward is a song written by Hank  Jr. and this version was performed by

Hank, Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart during a tribute to Waylon Jennings..

Ok - one more sad song Merle Haggard's "Holding Things Together" ... 

and watch Dwight Yokum's reaction to the Lyrics,,,

Today was Angie's birthday
I guess it slipped your mind
I tried twice to call you
But no answer either time
But the postman brought a present
I mailed some days ago
I just signed it love from mama
So Angie wouldn't know

Change Gonna come !!!

 Greetings !!!

Hope this finds everyone safe and feeling well,, AKA - No Covid virus. 

Yes - I think we all - well most of us  - are awaiting the Vaccine that will allow us to get back to the

life we knew before the Corona virus - if you thought that life was not too good -  how has it been going lately !?!?  Can't go to Baseball games,,, Can't go to Concerts,  Eating in a restaurant feels like a Felony !

Good god - ok - the Front line workers get that vaccine protection first, with out them we are all doomed ! Who will take care os is if/when we get sick !?!?

I'm kinda dreading the holidays - maybe no family gatherings, we are not really doing gift giving,, at the request of our FAM ...... ok we bought a few things,.... we did the TOLY FOR TOTS thing - which I encourage you all to give in what ever way you can this year - as many many people need that - kids do not fucking understand what is going on  they need,  a gift , a toy  - even iof it bring joy for a moment!

Ok - I gotta go,,,, so here you go...

Adele - BTW - she looked better before she lost weight!!  I

f you don't know - this is a Bob Dylan song

I always liked this song..... Christina Perri

Let's put in a Christmas song... Drop Kick Murphy's 

Some families are messed up while others are fine
If you think yours is crazy, well you should see mine

This is the End? Or is IT???

 Are we witnessing the final days of the Democracy in the United States ?

The End will be signaled by a State A) neglecting to follow the Popular vote of it's citizens and Not Certifying the Election in the State or  B) Voting that states  Electoral Votes to the candidate that did not win the popular vote in the State. Thereby Negating a Democratic State.  Both are possible ...   

Although UNTHINKABLE  up to now - In recent days the President of the United States  invited members of a States Legislature to the White House in order to pressure them into doing exactly what I have described.  Further showing he has no regard for the US , or the Democratic process or what his action might mean to that Democracy going forward.  As we know this maniac / narcissist cares for NO ONE but himself and his family.  

there are 57 days and 18 hours  until January 20th - I hesitate to think what further damage Rump can do in those days. He has in recent days - disappeared  from Public view. he left the G20 Summit meeting the other morning at 10am to go Golfing - that might be the best news we have gotten in weeks !  He has made the US the Laughing stock of the world over the past years.  His Legal team is being defeated in every court in the Nation. They have shown nothing in the way of evidence , they talk and tweet of grand conspiracies and voter fraud , except when it comes to being in front of a Judge - where you mostly have to tell the Truth - they have Zilch, nada, Nothing.  A  Pennsylvania court judge asked them how their claim that 2 - that's TWO  (One plus One) voters were not allowed to vote  translated to FRAUD and  into the entire State of Pennsylvania Voting results - approx 6.5 Million votes -  be thrown out was Justified....  The Response from Rudy Guliani was that this was not a Fraud case. WHAT ?? HUH ??? The Judge dismissed the Case. The other Laughable claim was that  Michigan had more people voting than were registered to vote ...  What they showed the Michigan court were Counties in MINNESOTA !  and compared those Minnesota counties to voters in Michigan - If it were not so F$%#ed up - it would be funny ! and the latest is that the Lawyer , Sidney Powell  -  that was FRONT and Center last week for the Rump Legal team has now been disavowed by Guliani  “Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own. She is not a member of the Trump Legal Team. She is also not a lawyer for the President in his personal capacity," Giuliani and another lawyer for Trump, Jenna Ellis, said in a statement. What does that tell you ?!?!?!?!

WAIT !! it is possible that we are reaffirming that our Founding Fathers, were Genius's  - and that the constitution that they penned those many years ago will stand up under the immense pressure that a Fascist President has put it under. and that although it seems dim now ,,, the Sun will rise on a Better tomorrow !!

Work - damn near closed down !

 Greetings !!!

SO the place that I work is mostly closed down and ready fo the Winter -  Three of us -  5 days/8 hrs for nearly -  what -  20 days,, plus a little bit of help from others  to get it to this point. 

- ~40  - 25 foot long 2" pipes that hold the dock "fingers" in place  have been pulled out of the MUD - yea we use a winch - and those get stacked on a rack in the Marina. Nasty Job -  heavy pipes and one end has been stuck in the river mud for 6 months. ugh ! 

- The Electrical feeds have to be disconnected from 2 panels. The one set gets  pulled back to the Shore - bout 100 feet and coiled up on 4 pallets  (a Back Breaking job , even when we have 4 or 5 guys doing it) , the other sets gets flopped over to the a-joining section as that is where the Sailboat dock gets split. 

- The water lines have to be disconnected and blown out with compressed air to prevent freezing,, and damage from frost. 

- once those pipes holding  the fingers  are removed the Dock fingers attached to the sailboat dock section,  are unpinned and floated over to the Boat ramp and are picked up by a Backhoe with Pallet forks attached to it and they are stacked in the Parking lot- fingers are about 20 feet long and 3 feet wide,,, stacked two deep and two high takes 1/2 the parking lot. NEVER walk on a finger that is unpinned unless you plan on Swimming ! 

- The Septic Pump out has to be disconnected and flushed our several times. Once complete that platform dock that it is on can be unbolted from the man dock and towed around to the front of the Marina where it stays for the winter. 

- 80 Water circulators / Ice Eaters are installed around the Marina, to the Pylons that hold the Main dock and along the Side of the dock that faces the Shore - this is to prevent Ice build up . They are also installed under the fixed pier for the same reason... these Ice Eaters look like a white 5 gallon pail that is open on both ends, it has a 1 1/2 Horsepower motor inside -and an 8 inch propeller attached to the top.  They weigh about 50 pounds each ! They are suspended from the docks using the same cleats that boats are tied to during the boating season. 

- The sailboat dock is split into 5 pieces about 100 - 120 feet long each and they are towed over to the area between the 2 main docks, they are tied off so that they do not hot the dock or each other ,,, yea - it's pretty cool to ride the dock over into place.. as its pulled by the marina work boat. 

- There are 4 Ramps (to the Pumpout dock, to the Sailboat dock, the Kayak ramp, and the main boat launch ramp)  that need to be removed - three are pulled onto the shore  and one is lowered to the Pump out dock. a dicey process of unbolting the ramp from the shore and then pulling it up to the land while someone rides the dock in - hoping to hold the Ramp onto the dock section, without falling in or letting the ramp slide off into the water until it gets mostly on the shore ,,,

- A plywood box is built around the wire that was coiled on the Pallets, and the wire that remains on the dock is covered with tarps, as is the Septic Pump out, 

- the comfort station has to be winterized, plumping disconnected, toilet flush-o-meters removed,  plunged down with Antifreeze,  Water feed turned off, Shower plumbing removed and drained. 

- An old row boat gets pulled out to the end of the main dock and flipped over - just incase its needed to slide across the ice for any reason. 

- the Marina Boat gets removed and towed up to the Storage barn, after scrapping off the zebra Mussels and power washing the bottom. the work float that is used to pull the Pipes is disassembled, Winch removed , engine removed, and stored in the Shower, The work float tied off between main dock fingers - it can freeze in, the Kayak ramp is also relocated to a slip for the big boats , and tied between them,, it can freeze in also,, the Kayak ramp in winter seems to double a  have for the beavers as they can get them selves up the onto it, and sit there in the sun grooming them selves and Sleeping !!

- Water the the Picnic are and office are disconnected and drained out. That Picnic area is locked off from the Marina side and all the Trash cans around the Marina/Picnic areas are removed, the Dumpster is locked.  

unlike the last two years , I am taking to Winter off from the Marina. I have been doing  some carpentry work - building sheds etc with a local guy that has a good business going doing that... and have at least one building to finish right now.  I know he has other to get started - even in the Winter - last winter we sided a house in Cold Spring, and started a shed build in Pok, as well as built garden beds and small bridges out of Cedar trees  for a guy in Highland falls. So we will see how this winter goes,,,,,,  I have a few things around here to do also..... 

I'll give you a couple that are not in the main stream ,,,

Remember the Show - HOUSE M.D. ??  Hugh Laurie - you did know he is a world class musician ?

I know I posted this one before - just love this song.....

And Beth Hart ...

 

  - Shit - I thought I published this on November 2nd,,,,   guess not,,,

What will happen on election day ?  or Election night ?  Will there be a winner  ? a Winner announced ?

Will one of the candidates say that they won ! even of the election results are not clear yet.. will that declaration be based on what they will say are fraud votes,,& that will then steal the election from them ?

Violence in the streets after a Biden Win ?  the Potus has already said the only way he loses is if others cheat - so do his Full goose Bozo supports take to the Streets when / if he tells them to - the Stand up and Stand by comments ? Far Fetched ? no way ? Why are businesses in New york Boarding up buildings and Stores in preparation of the Election? What the F ? have we slipped into a Third world Country ?  I think you know  that answer..... 

Not that you asked , but here is what I think will happen on election night. 

As the results come in,,, and are still coming in,,, and BEFORE all the states report - regardless of the Popular vote, regardless of the Electoral college vote. ....the POTUS will declare victory. and he will use the power of the White house to suppress other votes from bing counted. He will look to have votes discounted, and will take measure to ensure that mail in ballots are not counted.  He will call into question the legitimacy of the Election.  He will "dog whistle " to his supports,, and  especially to his more violent supports to not let someone steal the Election (although that will be exactly what he is trying to do).  NO - ?? why did the White house erect more barriers around it in recent days,,?? Cities are boarding up their stores and businesses ahead of the Election. Why is that ???  Because they want to be prepared for what will be a Third World Nation type response to a Loss and a POTUs that refuses to concede the election.

Gone Fishing

 And with those words the performing career of a great Folk Singer has apparently come to an end. 

We have been fortunate to see Arlo perform on many stages over the past 40 years,, many times with Pete Seeger,, sometimes with his band - Shenandoah,  sometimes with his children Abe, and Sarah Lee and at times as a solo artist..   We were fortunate enough to catch shows where he sang all Songs by Woody ......  and we saw the anniversary show of Alice's Restaurant.  Hopefully he will continue to make music and Comment on political happenings of the day even though he cannot perform.  

Gone Fishing

by adg on Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:38 am

It’s been a great 50+ years of being a working entertainer, but I reached the difficult decision that touring and stage shows are no longer possible. That’s the short version. For the longer version continue reading…

As a folksinger, I never really thought much about getting older. It seemed to me that I could just continue year after year, decade after decade, singing and playing as I had done for most of my life. As the years went by, it got more difficult to keep touring, but I did it, mostly because I’d been doing it my entire life. It was the life I knew and loved.

In 2016 on April 1st, April Fools Day, I got really dizzy in the parking lot of the hotel, and started seeing as though I were looking through a kaleidoscope. That evening the show went on as though nothing had happened. I had no idea I’d just encountered a mini stroke until weeks later, when I was told about it. It didn’t appear to affect my performance, or my state of being. I continued touring for the next 4 years.

Then, on Thanksgiving Day 2019 (of all freaking days) it happened again. This time I was on my way to The Church / The Guthrie Center to help out with our annual Thanksgiving Dinner that we hold every year. I had pulled over to fuel up and realized I couldn’t continue to drive safely, as everything was spinning around, sort of like the old days, but without the help of illegal substances. I was taken to the hospital, and was under evaluation, when I broke out. I had an important gig at Carnegie Hall in New York - The end of an annual series I’d been doing for decades and it was Sold Out. I had to be there. It was imperative.

The next morning I left the hospital, took the family and headed for New York. And what a show it was! We wrapped up 50 years with a terrific evening with the entire family on stage. I really enjoyed it.

The following day I flew to my home in Sebastian, FL just as I had done for years, this time with the history of Carnegie Hall behind me. My girlfriend, Marti picked me up at the airport, and we settled into the routine of being on the river I loved. Two nights after arriving home, I awoke in the morning and was lurching from sIde to side. I knew something was wrong, and went to keep a doctors appointment we’d previously set up. The doc said “You need to go to the hospital - Now.”

So, Marti took me to the hospital nearby in Vero Beach. They kept me there for 3 days, running tests of all kinds, and essentially informed me that I’d suffered a stroke. This time was more serious, as I’d lost some ability to walk, and I wondered if if would be able to play music. I spent about a week in a rehab center to re-learn the basics, like walking. I went home after that, and began a regimen of playing guitar, walking… All the things I would need to continue touring and performing. During the entire time, Marti kept the family and close friends advised as to my progress, and took really great care of me. I needed all the help I could get. And she was there to see it done right.

By the the time our first shows began in 2020, I was at about at 80% and felt like I was improving. Then the pandemic hit. All the shows we had planned for 2020 were at first, postponed, then rescheduled and finally cancelled. My hopes for a gradual recovery onstage came to an abrupt end.

Meanwhile, I’d decided back in 2018 to move from the home in Florida. And just as I’d returned from our last gig in Tennessee, a buyer appeared, and we had a deal on the table to sell The CrabHouse. I wasn’t in any shape to go through the intricacies of selling a guitar pick, let alone a home with 30 years of stuff we’d collected. Marti ended up doing it all. She finalized the deal, and dealt with the stuff that either had to be sold, moved or thrown out. It was quite a lot. But, through garage sales, online markets, movers and friends, she’d pretty much emptied the CrabHouse of everything, and we moved into her place about a mile away.

We were there for a few weeks, before it was safe enough to return to The Farm in Massachusetts. That was in June 2020. Since then we’ve been holed up at The Farm trying to keep out of harms way, and also trying to provide some online entertainment for our friends who were, and continue to be, holed up wherever they are. My band and crew arranged a few short gigs that were filmed at The Church, but when I saw the play-back in the editing room I realized that it was not up to the standards I expected of myself, let alone the expectations that our friends and fans had come to enjoy.

A folksinger’s shelf life may be a lot longer than a dancer or an athlete, but at some point, unless you’re incredibly fortunate or just plain whacko (either one or both) it’s time to hang up the “Gone Fishing” sign. Going from town to town and doing stage shows, remaining on the road is no longer an option.

I don’t remember answering the question on the other side of that piece of paper when I was asked “Kid! Have you rehabilitated yourself?” But, the short answer is now clearly, “No!” In fact, I hope to be a thorn in the side of a new administration pretty soon. Tom Paine once wrote “To argue with a man who has renounced the use … of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead….” In other words, you cannot and should not argue with people who don’t care, or hold the caring of others in contempt. A healthy suspicion of authority, left, right or center has been the hallmark of my career since the beginning, and I will continue to poke fun at cultural, political, or personal absurdities as I see it. I’m actually looking forward to it.

I’m happy, healthy and good to go, even if I’m not going anywhere. I’ve taken back 6-9 months that I used to spend on the road, and enjoying myself with Marti, my family and friends. In short - Gone Fishing.

'Bout two to go

 - Do not get a false sense of security = GO VOTE !!  I think the positive polls hurt Hillary last time - like there was no way she could lose.... well - there is a way for Biden to lose- IF YOU DON'T VOTE !!

- Even though I expect some crap from the GOP and for Rump to get more vicious in his attacks,, do not let that distract us.

- Prepare  to hear about fake illegal voting tactics,  

- The US has not turned the corner on the pandemic and you can not just say you are tired of it. A National plan is the way to defeat this ,,, not hopes and wishes.. We are the third worse country in the world,, only Iran and Russia are worse then us ... Russia has more cases and Iran More deaths..  we are approaching 225,000 Dead.  Only light at the end of the Tunnel is a train headed right at us !

- Forget the comparisons to 2016 . 

- Do not sweat the early voting data,,,,,  and no real reason to stay up election night,,, I doubt we will have a winner declared on that night,, and DO NOT expect Rump to EVER concede the election. 

Ok = 

Did I post this one ???

John Hiatt - My old friend

Randy and Lyle

JT

20 to go

 Greetings,, 

With about 16  days to go till November 3rd - Election Day ....  I believe there is - from the Republican side - what what they think is a bomb shell. Something that they believe they will change the narrative,  that will put the Biden / Harris ticket in a very bad light.  Something out of the DOJ or FBI that would alter the election  - Like Comey did in the 2016 election. Remember we are talking about Bill Barr - a Russian Putin like figure in our Government that believes he is the POTUS's Personal Lawyer instead of the AG.  Stand back and Stand by as they say .....

I doubt if Rump does better if there is another debate. I cant' think that he closes over a 10 point in the next 3 weeks,,, the Tweets that say - California Is going to hell - vote for Trump ...  now really - Does he forget who is the president ??  Do you think that will make people vote for him ?? When it's HIS administration that all this is happening ??  I had seen Savannah Guthrie before but I did not know her name... However ,,, we are now to believe that this reporter unhinged to President of the United States ! Really ??  If he is not prepared to give answer to the American people in an understandable , rational way,,.. How the hell is he governing ??  YUP - in the same INSANE manner,,, Just watch the "Town Hall" turn off the sounds and focus on the body language. Jesus.... what a disaster he is...  OH and do not try to tell me that he and his henchmen did not know who was doing the interviewing....   and BTW - the ASSHOLE is already attacking the next Debate moderator..

Saturday night, the President tried to undermine the credentials of the next female debate moderator, NBC News White House Correspondent Kristen Welker, by claiming that he'd known her "for a long time" and that "she is very unfair." 

Ahhh - let's hear some Bobby Weir

JUST .... as an excuse for damn near everything....

 Ok listen up....

When a person says the word  "JUST" - and I do not mean "Just" as in fair, and equitable... 

No - I mean the "I'm Just.........." Fillin the blank... cause after the word JUST - you are about to hear what someone thinks passes for an excuse to do whatever they please.......

SO ....  "I'm Just ............"

...Taking a photo

.....Looking for a Boat

.....Getting closer to the water

.....Thought it was OK - I used to have a boat here

......looking around - my friend/family member has a boat here

.....Need to get a picture of the Sunset..

.....Lookin at the River 

Any 50 other excuses ..........

These days - If I hear the word JUST - I am ready with a reply of... NOPE !  

ONE WEEK !!

 Yowza - I will be at the Norrie point for the next 7 nights / afternoons,,,,

Yup = thats like 7 days in a row!   I guess not that much more than the 5 I was already scheduled to work,,, but this is 7 - 

 You are being set up ......

#1 - I can't help wondering what the FOX NEWS FRAUDS would be saying of Clinton or Obama said they would not accept the results of the Election ? and that they would not commit to a peaceful transition of Power ???  

Pushing to get a new Justice on the Supreme  Court - even thought eh GOP leaders would not vote on Obamas nominee 11 months prior to the election,, McConnel is willing to have a vote on Dick heads nominee as the election is happening or just after ! 

Now - Why are these things happening.. ??

Now for the Set up.....

Calling voting by mail dishonest... and calling to question any votes cast that way -even though he, the vp and others in the GOP have voted that way for years. Saying this is the way to Steal the Election.

That there are only 2 possible outcomes in that Jerks mind. 

#1 - He Wins reelection - and I guess Biden should not have redirect if that happens - but tRump declares himself the winner on Election night...

#2 - Biden wins , and he claims fraud voting,, mail in voting, and voting by Illegals is what made him lose. He Immediately launches court cases in all the states that he needs to to get the Mail in portions thrown out and the popular vote called to question... He asks that those State legislative bodies vote on who that states electoral votes should go to..  He takes the fight on and on for months if necessary all the way to the Supreme Court - hummmm now you see why he wants that new Justice on the court ??

I do not see a Rump Landslide - but a more close election, that if Vegas is taking bets on it - will not be called until mid December -  let's guess the 11th of December ... and even though I am not convinced that Biden can beat him,, as the Sitting Prez has a huge home field advantage,... I think think in this case Biden wins,  and Rump NEVER concedes the election. 

I will say that a transition of not only the Prez / VP has to happen ,, but all the Federal departments - the Cabinet,  etc has to be done.. and I do wonder IF while the legal challenges rage on that shit head would all the folks occupying those spots to then brief as as always happened the new administration, and Biden's transition team... not doing so could mean major disruption in the day to day running of the country.

He may refuse to leave - however - remember this,,, if that is the case, on Jan 20th - after Biden is sworn in as the POTUS - the Secret Service then report to him. and he would have Rump removed from the Whitehouse.   and I DO NOT  think it will happen  - I think his family will convince him being forceably escorted from the WH  is not the way he wants to be remembered. 

Welcome to the Autumn Equinox 2020 at 9:30 AM

 Yup it's Autumn,, well not quite as I write this,, but close enough as they say ...........

Hope you are Covid Free and felling ok,..  as infections rates in those states that chose to ignore and poo-Poo the CDC guidelines,,  

and Whoosh ! INFECTION CITY...

I urge you to register to vote  ! There is still time to get an absentee ballot in most states,,, and most will allow you to use COVID  - 19 as your Reason !.

I also urge you to VOTE "EM OUT !!!!

Still in the 30's around here,,,, so maybe walking more than biking the next few days,,,,  In Early to work today,...  then doing the Weekend - 6 hours per day,,, so not bad. Kinda stuck there as we can only prepare for Winter as much as we have. need to really wait till boats leave.... 

There is a great show on CNN with  W. Kamau Bell  - "United Shades of America", and in one of the Episodes he discusses the American farm with REAL Farmers, and the Dilema that they are in....  a great Episode....as are most of the shows by him....

Watch & Listen to Farm Aid 2020 On the Road

https://www.farmaid.org/ Watch the Webcast. Farm Aid 2020 On the Road will stream live in HD at farmaid.org, from 8pm – 11pm EDT on September 26. ... Watch on TV. AXS TV will broadcast Farm Aid 2020 On the Road from 8pm – 11pm EDT. ... Listen on Sirius XM. ... The Line-up... WILLIE NELSON AND THE BOYS NEIL YOUNG JOHN MELLENCAMP DAVE MATTHEWS BLACK PUMAS BONNIE RAITT AND BOZ SCAGGS BRANDI CARLILE CHRIS STAPLETON EDIE BRICKELL WITH CHARLIE SEXTON JACK JOHNSON JAMEY JOHNSON JON BATISTE KELSEY WALDON LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL MARGO PRICE NATHANIEL RATELIFF NORAH JONES PARTICLE KID THE RECORD COMPANY VALERIE JUNE THE WAR AND TREATY

Yea Yea - so what - I should be Biking , but it's 37 degrees !!

 All right it's too cold right now to go bike....   I did my Walk / Jog yesterday and I can feel that my legs are not up to two days in a row of that,,, plus the toe still feels broken,, oh yea,,, sorta went to skip over one of the cats (FINN) yesterday morning and smashed the shit out of the two toes adjacent to the big toe,,, on my right foot,,,  one is ok,, and the other is bruised and misshapen,,, and a bit swollen...and I doubt if the 6 miles yesterday helped it....   so better to wait till it warms a bit ,, then go biking !

We are nearing 40 days till the election. i think its like 43 days,,,,, and I am betting that it will be a TOTAL  Fucking CIRCUS for the next 7 weeks....  3 debates ( let me say up front that Biden has nothing to gain from these debates (you cannot successfully debate a LIAR) and now thta RBG has passed,,, there will be a Country consuming debate on replacing her.  McConnell and  Graham have already said that they would have a vote on a nominee even though that is exactly the opposite of what they said in 2016 - they have no morals,, no self respect, no , they have drank the Kool-aid,,, kissed the Ring  and bent the knee to the asshole in the White House...  Recent Judges took between 50 and 92 days to conform... the Was RBG.. and Alito was 92.... so let's say Dick Brain sends a nominee over in a week,,,, or OCT 1.... and the average is 70 days.....  that puts the confirmation in Early December ,,, after the election,,, now if  - GOD FORBID - Dick Brain wins,,, then it's a mute point,,, but if he loses and the Senate majority also goes Democratic,, then you have nominee from a lame duck POTUS and vote from Senators that will not even be there come January !!!   and BTW - I know the tRumpette's don't care.....

DO not worry about staying up late to get the results of the Election - My guess is that we will not know the outcome for a Month and  and then if Rump losses - get ready for months of Court Battles ,,,,, I heard the interesting question the other day,, and I know NO ONE like to speculate on anything but you Rump-ettes.....  IF and I understand you don't even want to entertain the IF - HE loses and loses by a large margin in both the Popular vote and the Elector vote - so that no changes in either would make any difference... but he still challenges the election,  and  perhaps even refuses to accept the result  and leave the White house and plunges to country into Chaos - what would you think of him then ???

How long will it take to get back to the spot we were at at the end of 2019..... ??

Is it inappropriate to SCREAM and SWEAR at people's facebook posts and more pointedly at some of the replies to to FB posts ???  now I don't actually reply what I  screamed / swore ,,,,,,  so no one but me knows,,, however,,,, It might come to that,,,, hey - I don't have any friends now  - what difference could it make ??? 😎

Something - from the Rolling Stones,,, hope I did not post this before...

and from my girl Margo Timmins and Cowboy Junkies...

Maybe one more....

A Sad day for the Country...

 

Blocking and Tackle-ing

 Did you know that FACEBOOK - with all it's security problems - and other Privacy issues does a decent job of something,,, at least in my opinion,...

IF you block a contact - ie you go to that little downward pointing triangle in the top right corner and click it...   Then click Setting and Privacy, them on the FAR left side  (and yea they make it tricky to do some of this) on the FAR left you will see "BLOCKING" about half way down the screen .... you click that - and you can BLOCK any user ..... and if you have it will show you the list of names you have blocked... FB tells you this about Blocking. 

"Once you block someone, that person can no longer see things you post on your timeline, tag you, invite you to events or groups, start a conversation with you, or add you as a friend. Note: Does not include apps, games or groups you both participate in." 

What it also does - and FB does not tell you this ..."You and the blocked person will not find the profiles for each other even if you search for the names on Facebook’s search bar."

Meaning what - ??  

If you block someone from seeing YOU - FB blocks YOU from seeing them..  WHOOSH !

That is all............. for now....

 

First Time - Long Time

 Greetings !!! 

You are getting this today because of the impending BAD weather this morning, although I bet it don't rain for a few hours ,, it sure is Dark looking to the West of me,,, and I'd rather not get a wet ASS Biking or Walking,,,, although honestly , I am more concerned about My I-phone getting wet than me,,,  as to Quote Phrase from an old runner  friend of mine  - Tom  - he would say "hey - last time I checked ,,, I'm water proof " !    Quick Update - I started this at 7:10 & it's 7:26 now and Raining reasonably hard !

Ok so I promise to have more input and I will try to not make it 100% Political ,, but lets start that way...

I encourage you to Join the Lincoln Project - read their content and decide if you want to  make a donation, share the Content on Social Media or just take it all in for Yourself.  Ok - that's it,, but you will see a few the Their Videos pop up here..

Now - let's discuss Face Masks,,,,,  IF you are driving in your Car,  All Alone, wearing a mask - YOU ARE the REASON that  Pop Tarts have to have Directions on them !!!  

 Now - I admit that I ride my bike and I walk on the Rail Trail with No mask - we can debate later if you think I should have one.... but here is an  example of DOH ! do you understand what you are doing !!?!??  As I approach some people,,,,  Does not matter if I'm on  Wheels or Heels - They have the Mask on their Chin or in their hand, and they put it up on their face as I Pass - and Immediately remove it as I am pass along side them..  Ok if they are wearing the mask for ME.....   I am traveling into air they just exhaled - so the mask does no good to only be worn as I pass..  SAME if they are wearing the mask to-  they think -protect themselves,,, they are passing into air that I just exhaled , sneezed into , couched into.... so dropping the Mask immediately as we pass does not do shit for them !!!  And this matter not - if I am passing them from behind,,, or Passing them FACE to FACe across the 10 foot wide Rail trail... 

Have you seen me lately  ????  If not - I am down about 50 pounds since January 29th - hen I got some "bad" blood work... Since , my blood pressure and pulse has dropped,,, my A1C went down to under 5 and a half...  I do seem to be Stuck at this weight - just under 200 - but  am not sure I can eat less , or exercise more...  biggest change has been adding Fruits and Vegetables to my eating, eating less (smaller portions) , cooking almost everything fresh ,,,,  and we bought Traeger Grill - that is amazing,,, makes everything taste great,,, and you can't burn anything !!!   You sorta get three Grills in one,,, you can smoke anything ! at low temps 180 - 225 for a long time , several hours if needed,,, you can use it a s Bake oven from say that 250 degrees to 375,,, or crank it up to hight - 450 and Grill away like normal grill except with that great smoke flavor added to everything !  OK - Traeger advertisement over !!  I'm not in Any Running shape yet,, and do not expect to be able to run -  but Continue to work on Jogging a few half miles on my say  - every other day 5-6 mile walks... admit-tingly have some back pain from walking biking or working,,,  and for the Majority of days not taking those Tylenol to quiet it....

I - like everyone else - am wondering then Things will get back to "normal" or what that normal will look like, I'm not ready to get on a plane yet to travel anywhere....

Next weird thought........

You do know that it is possible that the last time we talked will be the last time we talk.

and the last time you saw me,.,,, and I you - will be the last time we do,..... Just sayin....

Gonna 

AMOS LEE ....  not much of a Video but a great older song of his.... you can go find a live version of you will...

YOU are WELCOME !!!