Did’ja miss me? I didn’t have time to post the last two days because I was working hard on the outdoor table the missus wants me to finish sooner than later. I’ve finished the construction phase and am now on to the sanding and finishing stage. The frame is old lumber we had milled from trees on the property and the top is fence boards I ran through my planer. It should look good on the deck and will seat 6 – 8 people in normal times when social distancing isn’t an issue.

We’re #1! We’re #1! Unfortunately, this #1 is really “last place” in the worldwide standings. Pretty pathetic and totally unavoidable if we had the leadership in this country to deal with a crisis situation like the leaders of Taiwan, Germany, New Zealand, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Denmark have done. One interesting note, each of those countries are lead by a female. I have talked about the leadership of German Chancellor Angela Merkel several times in previous blogs and compared what she has done during this crisis to that of our ‘leader.’ The other day she subtly ripped Trump, Putin, and Brazil’s Jair BolsonaroI for their handling of the pandemic, saying the pandemic has exposed the limits of “fact-denying populism” and criticized world leaders who promoted “lies and disinformation.” She didn’t name the three in her speech, but there was not perception check needed. I just don’t understand the lens that tRump’s supporters are looking through when they continue to think that he is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I guess arrogance, ignorance, and hate define it.

Another thing I don’t understand about these Trumpanzees is that many are military veterans who do understand the meaning of honor and the values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service, integrity and personal courage. All of which are antithetical to their hero in the White House who can hardly complete a coherent sentence, but sure knows how to commute one (Roger Stone). Why do they continue to support a guy who likes to play like a patriot, but did everything possible to stay out of the military? A guy whose bullying and retaliatory behavior caused Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman to retire early because of the White House attempting to block Vindman’s upcoming military promotion to the rank of colonel. A guy who, along with Foxster Tucker Carlson, questioned the patriotism of Senator Tammy Duckworth, a veteran who lost both legs in the Iraq war. Her response was beautiful, “Attacks from self-serving, insecure men who can’t tell the difference between true patriotism and hateful nationalism will never diminish my love for this country — or my willingness to sacrifice for it so they don’t have to. These titanium legs don’t buckle.” A guy who has done absolutely nothing to sanction Russia for placing bounties on the lives of American troops in Afghanistan.

That’s enough rambling for today. Enjoy your Sunday and get ready for summer to finally arrive here in Oregon. Weather report is lookin’ good, comrades. You know the drill — it’s the only way we are going to take control of the virus in the near future. Ziggyman.

Several times over the past four months the missus and I have talked about how lucky we are to be retired and not have our former businesses to deal with during these crazy times. She had a flower shop and I had deli restaurants, both industries that have been hit hard by the pandemic. My career after the restaurants was in the field of education, retiring as a district level decision maker of a school district with a little under 11,000 students. Once again I am so lucky that I am retired and not having to deal with the many issues related to the pandemic and providing a quality education for students. With the start of school only about 45 days away and the current uptrend in coronavirus cases across the country, including Oregon, and the reopening of schools becoming a political game, I feel for my colleagues who have difficult decisions to make in a short period of time. The logistical and financial challenges related to opening the schools in September is huge, as they must make decisions related to people, space, time, and money. This in the midst of a president who claims that schools don’t want to reopen in September to hurt him politically and the Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos, basically calling education leaders lazy and weak if they don’t reopen. I always thrived on challenges when I was working, but at this stage in life I am happy to not have to be in the middle of this current educational challenge.

I have renewed faith in the Supreme Court after today’s rulings regarding Trump’s attempt to declare himself “above the law” by having “absolute immunity” as the president. It was pretty gutsy for Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the two Trump appointees, to join the liberal judges to unanimously rule against him. Kavanaugh especially surprised me with his vote and I think it surprised Donnie also, as he went “ape s**t” following the announcement of the decision. It wasn’t a total win for the “good guys” since they cut him a break by sending the cases back to lower courts which will most likely keep his tax returns from the public until after the election. At least it got Don pretty worked up, feeling betrayed by Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, and with the way he’s been looking lately, this just cause him to tumble down the ramp.

Time to sign off for the evening, but here are photos of a couple of the missus’ creations. She finished the quilt she has been working on for a couple of months today, and made a bouquet with the flowers we bought at the Hoodland Farmer’s Market. With the cases of the virus climbing don’t forget to wash your hands frequently, wear your mask, and keep your distance. Ziggyman

So, when I woke up in the middle of the night last night when Ideas always seem to be bouncing around, which keep me awake for I’m not sure how long, I thinks to myself, people are probably getting sick and tired of me rambling about that despicable tRump or the latest coronavirus news (that was a long friggin sentence). So, I’m going to try to avoid such discussion today and just ramble about love and hope and all things nice. I hope you saw that chicken I barbecued a couple of nights ago. The one with the caramel skin? Well that was a baste called a red eyed gravy baste that I saw Michael Symon do on his Food Network Show last week. Pretty simple. 1 cup of your favorite bbq sauce and 4 oz of coffee. Baste the chicken every 10 minutes and voila — delicioso. Where I’m going with this is that Sunday morning the missus and I went down to the Hoodland Farmers Market held in the parking lot of the Whistle Stop and bought fresh berries, lip balm, a fresh bouquet of flowers and the freshest produce from Hood Hills Farm. Tonight’s culinary delight was an Asian noodle soup consisting of stock made with the bones of that bbq chicken, chix off the bone, ginger, the sweetest bunch carrots you will ever experience, snap peas, swiss chard, scallions, the shells from the snap peas, Thai fish sauce, soy sauce, and noodles from my favorite Asian market, Oriental Food Value (I know, not PC, but they are the real deal and they always give the missus and me a free little treat when we pay for our groceries.) To refresh your memory, here’s the bbq chicken I did on the Big Green Egg.

Each one of those hind quarters was $1.75 — pretty friggin’ cheap. We’ve had three meals out of the five in the package, from eating them barbecue style to tacos and then tonight’s Asian meal. If you’ve been following my blog you understand I have this thing for seeing how many meals I can get out of a package of meat for less than $10.00. Any Hoo, here’s tonight’s Asian noodle soup gourmet delight accompanied by a Negroni.

The missus wants a new outdoor dining table that will seat 6 – 8 folks for that point in time when we can Party Hardy again. So, the last two days I have been working on her wish and began building a table from lumber we had milled when we built our garage/shop/craft room about 15 years ago. I’ve put in about 7 hours over the last two days, but I’m getting there and will show you the finished product in a week or two. It’s been fun because I’ve been able to use my planer for the legs, chisels, Japanese saw, and a bunch of other woodworking schtuff. Y’all know you can’t ever have enough woodworking clamps, firewood, wine, or whiskey.

Okay, It’s almost 9:00 pm and I’ve had two Negroni’s and am sipping on a really nice Australian wine, so I’m gonna stay true to my word and not ramble about that despicable POS or his minions for today. I will say, however, that it appears some of his sycophants are starting to jump off the ship and trying to distance themselves from his racism, misogyny, and White Nationalism — Lindsey Graham? Go Bubba!! Oh, before I forget, my friend CG emailed me today and asked if I had seen the latest Lincoln Project video, “They Whisper About You,” and I informed her I had, and in fact had contributed to them twice in the past month to help their cause. I like their style — go for the jugular. As James Carville says, the Dems could learn a lesson or two from these guys. And tonight my friend CW sends me this that is too good to pass up. So, I’m sorry I pulled a Trumpie on you and lied that I wouldn’t post anything about “dip shit.”

Give your guy or gal a hug tonight (that’s the love part) and pray to God that the turd is dumped on November 3rd (that’s the hope part). Go back to paragraph one and you’ll understand. Love y’all!! And don’t forget to be responsible — wash your hands frequently and wear that damn mask. Ziggyman

I hope you survived the holiday weekend without setting your overly sanitized hands on fire lighting your sparklers and M-80’s and were able to stay home away from the crowds and traffic congestion. If you were out and about on Friday you probably observed the tremendous amount of traffic on the roads. I had a delivery from UPS on Friday afternoon and the driver said it was the worst traffic he had ever experienced on the job. The highlight of our weekend was meeting three other couples yesterday evening for outdoor dining at Skyway Bar and Grill with some good bbq from their new smoker. They have done a nice job adapting their restaurant to the new requirements and making sure that everyone feels comfortable and safe with the dining experience. I was also impressed with the behavior of the customers, as everyone wore their mask when they were away from their table and practiced social distancing. It gives me hope that people are getting the message and we’ll begin to see an improvement in the number of reported cases through the summer.

I wonder what the Trumpanzees think when they see that the swamp ain’t gettin’ drained, although they probably see it and just don’t care. Y’all remember tRump’s campaign mantra “drain the swamp?” Well, I hate to tell you, but the swamp is alive and well in D.C. According to the Associated Press, “Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose work potentially violates Trump’s own ethics policy.” It is this hypocrisy that just makes my blood boil. Today, data was released showing recipients of the Payroll Protection Program, the federal program that was supposed to help small and mid-sized businesses save jobs during the pandemic crisis. Granted, many small businesses did receive taxpayer help from our government, but the release today also shows that businesses in the construction and manufacturing industry received a greater proportion of the loans than restaurants and hotels, which were more directly impacted by the pandemic. Many law firms, private equity companies, and high-profile evangelical mega-churches with ties to you know who, also received loans. Trump campaign donors were also taken care of quite well. Does that surprise you? I hope we get to celebrate Independence Day this year on November 3rd when we take our country back.

I bet that Donnie’s bowels are in an uproar right now. First, we’ve got his late buddy Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend and pimp in jail, probably ready to provide all the information she can to help her situation. I said last week that there are probably a few powerful men shaking in their boots wondering who she’s going to out and I would not be surprised if Don is one of them. And now his niece, Mary Trump, is having her book released next week, two weeks ahead of it’s planned release date. He thought he had a little more time to try to muzzle her, but now this tell-all is just around the corner and what I’ve been reading this could be a salacious doozy. In addition, the Supreme Court could decide this week if he has to release his financial records, including his taxes. If he loses that one, he might just quit, afraid that the world will see what a fraud he is. I hope y’all are going to have a better week.

Time to go pour a gin and begin dinner prep, Taco Night (I know it’s not Tuesday, but I’ll be a little naughty and have Taco Monday.) Ziggyman

Well, it looks like we survived and made it through “firecracker day” without an earth shattering announcement, other than the seven-day average of cases in the United States set a record for the 26th straight day. Nationwide, the rolling seven-day average for new cases was 48,361 on Saturday, up 11,740 from a week ago. But, Hey! Dr. tRump said today that his administration had “made a lot of progress” on controlling the novel  pandemic. This guy is so delusional that Putin might be thinking twice about having his favorite “butt boy” slobbering all over him. But then again, Putin just loves that his lap dog would do anything for him, as tRump seems to be ignoring everything about the Russian bounties and so far has done NOTHING!

Just read an article in the NY Times about men taking control of their beard during the pandemic lockdown and time for a trim. F— that!! This old boy is going for the ZZ Top look and will be ready to greet the children in December as “Old Saint Nick”. The missus is laying on the couch snoozing, so can’t have her get a photo, but prepare yourselves for a sneak peek in a day or so.

Just a couple of photos from this weekend’s “stay at home.” Barbequed chicken, Barbequed baby back ribs, and a nice evening on the front deck sipping wine and enjoying the mountain view. Stay safe, healthy, and wear your mask!! Ziggyman

As we approach the Independence Day holiday this weekend, it would be fitting to talk about the “Revolution” that is happening today, 244 years after we gained our independence from Britain during the first American Revolution. In my opinion, today’s revolution will be seen historically as coming from the killing of George Floyd and other black citizens by the police during this terrible pandemic in America. We have had many protests and demonstrations over the years, but this one just feels very different. Not to minimize what happened to George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, and all the other blacks that died from the plague of racist cop’s, but the pent up emotions from folks trying to deal with the restrictions on our daily lives in an attempt to manage the Coronavirus has just reached a boiling point. Lots of people are out of work, so they have more time to consume the “news” on media to see, hear, and read about acts of injustice. Rather than coming home from work and sitting down to dinner and enjoying a relaxing evening in front of the television or hopping down to the corner watering hole (that is closed because of the virus), they now have time to act. We are seeing the results of these actions daily, some good, some not so good. The good: social issues that have been prevalent in society for ages are being addressed, like racial discrimination, economic inequality, and political corruption. The bad: cities and property are being vandalized and destroyed by people who are not part of the movement for improvement, but are interested only in promoting nefarious acts. And then we have a president who during this most intense turmoil, sits up at night tweeting about Confederate statues as being “beautiful,” criticizing the mayor of New York for painting “a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue,” and doing all he can to rally his base and cause divisiveness or instill fear by retweeting crap like “white power!” I’m hoping that the current ‘revolution’ is going to lead to more cooperation, sharing, and working together for a better future and away from the chaos, hate, infighting, and social divisions that we have been experiencing. Our survival is going to depend on it. Have a safe July 4th !!!

A few more tidbits happening today. 1. A New York appeals court cleared the way for a publisher to distribute the tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump. So, as of right now, what could be the most fascinating read of the summer, is back on. Yoo Hoo!! 2. The Trump campaign may be thinking about canceling the rally in Jacksonville, FL to avoid a Tulsa-like humiliation. Trump appears to be “down in the dumps,” according to some of his aides. 3. James Carville, a Democratic strategist, says there is a significant chance that Trump will drop out of the race and predicts that Moscow Mitch is going to turn on Donnie. 4. There could be some very powerful men “shaking in their boots” after the FBI finally found Ghislaine Maxwell, the alleged child sex trafficker and abuser in league with Jeffrey Epstein, and arrested her. The big question? Will she live to stand trial or end up hanging from a rope like her compadre.

Oregon is joining many other states in setting records for the number of reported cases of the virus, as we hit 375 yesterday. That is the highest daily report since the beginning of the pandemic. Soooo, keep washing your hands frequently, socially distance, and wear your mask. Be responsible. Don’t be like the four arrogant Oregon State Troopers who don’t think they have to follow the new orders for wearing a mask when in the public. Again, enjoy your holiday. Ziggyman

Well here we are folks. The last day of June, a few days from the Independence Day holiday, and a few months into the beginning of a new way of life in America. And you know what? I don’t think people are getting it. Just like the “Bunker Boy,” there are numbers of folks who seem to think that ‘woosh’ and just like that the virus will be gone and then we will be back to the good ol’ days. We’ll be dining in at our favorite restaurants or one’s we’ve wanted to try; sitting at the bar ‘shootin’ the bull’ with the person next to us; sitting in the Aladdin Theatre or Revelation Hall or Skyway Bar and Grill listening to live music; sitting in the stadium or arena watching live sports; screaming ‘Amen!” at our church of choice; having a barbeque with twelve of our closest friends and family; not worrying about whether my unemployment check will arrive this week; not having to wear this damn mask everywhere we go; and so on, and so on. Those are the things people are hoping and wishing for, but, in my opinion, that’s all it is — wishful thinking. In the last week I have been in the grocery store a couple of times, did outdoor dining at a restaurant, and been to the garden store, all establishments that are in a “masks required” county in Oregon. At the grocery store probably 2 out of every 10 shoppers were not wearing a mask; at the restaurant, several males were strutting around with a “try and make me put on a mask” attitude, two of whom were ordering drinks and food at the bar station; and at the garden store while standing in line to order my bark dust, I was the only one wearing a mask (the employee behind the counter was not wearing a mask, either). So, it is this kind of behavior that causes me to make the statement that ‘people are not getting it,’ and I predict that we will be in a ‘bigly’ shutdown mode again come August. I’m just waiting for someone to say something to me that wearing a mask or not is a political statement. My response will be, “No, it’s an IQ test and the short bus will be here for you momentarily. Have a nice day.” I know I shouldn’t be saying ‘short bus,’ but I think that might have the desired effect I am looking for. When the guy without a mask walked within two feet of me at the restaurant and I told him he was a prick, he just continued to strut throughout the dining area. I’m looking for the real Piss Off factor here.

I hate to say it, but we are spiraling out of control . Today, in America there are 35,664 new cases of the virus from yesterday’s count; there were 370 new deaths for a total of 126,739 American deaths; over 40 million people in this country are unemployed; businesses are closing for good all over the country; Americans cannot travel to Europe because of our lack of Coronavirus management; our administration has had information that Russia placed bounties on American soldiers lives and nothing has been done about it; cities across the country are being torn apart from the civil unrest brought about by systemic racism and our president’s calls for ‘white supremacy’ on almost a daily basis. Going back to “not getting it,” I don’t think most Americans understand that we are leading the world in Coronavirus outbreaks, and this includes third world countries. On a per capita basis, we have individual states that have seven times more cases in a day than an entire third world country like Pakistan. It looks like Joe Biden will be the Democratic contender in the November election and when we talk about hope, I’m hoping that he will be able to make America great again, because the current MAGA doofus has put us in freefall, as well as making us the joke of the world.

Ramble at ya’ later. Ziggyman

Wow! If the NY Times report that Russia was paying the Taliban bounties to kill American troops in Afghanistan is accurate, and Putin’s lapdog tRump knew about it since March and did nothing about it, we are in deep trouble, comrades. This is just one more example of his lack of respect for our military and our country. Of course he and his twit press secretary McEnany are reporting this weekend that Trump and Pence were not briefed regarding this matter. How long are Trumpanzees and GOP congressional members going to put up with the lying and the bs responses every time another bit of information about his incompetence is brought to light. I’m getting sick and tired of the GOP staying silent or giving credence to the lies coming from this administration. We are being lied to daily about the management of the coronavirus, the state of the economy, and now “I knew nothing about this.” In time, we will find out what Russia has on this POS besides a urine fantasy, and I just hope I’m still on this earth to hear what it is.

And how about the video he retweeted this morning of one of his supporter’s yelling “White Power!” from a golf cart at the Villages Retirement Community, not once, but twice with a big ol’ fist pump. Now let’s see, we have been in the midst of national unrest for over a month because of systemic racism, but the POTUS sees fit to use his Twitter account to share his approval and support for white supremacy. After the backlash he received, he removed the retweet about three hours later. What was the response from his lemmings? He didn’t hear the supporter yelling “White Power!” Of course not. This guy is a disgrace to the office he holds.

Celebrated our 51st wedding anniversary yesterday in an eventful way. Chopped some firewood and then drove down off the mountain and got a load of bark chips in the pickup. Came home, laid landscaping cloth, and then spread the bark. Looks darn good. Went down and got another load today, but it’s too cold and wet to spread it. For our anniversary dinner I grilled a beef tenderloin on the Big Green Egg at 550 degrees to an internal temp of 140. Oh baby, after that piece of meat sat for a few minutes and let the internal juices settle down, it was melt in your mouth tender. Also threw a couple of potatoes in the BGE and let them bake to perfection. A nice healthy green salad and bottle of Stave & Stone 2016 Quiver wine completed the main meal. A couple of pieces of flourless chocolate torte from daughter Jen, along with a nice Sokol Blosser sparkling wine she gave the missus for her birthday last month completed the evening’s culinary event.

We watched Michael Symon on Food Network this morning and recreated a drink his wife did on the show, a Kentucky Mule. It’s like a Moscow Mule, but made with bourbon instead of vodka. In case you want to make one (or four), my recipe per drink is 2 shots of bourbon into a shaker with 1/2 of a fresh squeezed lime. Muddle a few mint leaves in the mixture and then add some ginger beer (I used Fever Tree Premium Ginger Beer). Shake lightly or stir vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass with a big ice cube and run a mint leaf around the rim of the glass releasing the oils. If these last couple of paragraphs seem goofy, it’s because I had two of these cocktails and a couple of glasses of wine with dinner. I know I shouldn’t do this sort of thing because it gets me in trouble. But, WTF, when you’re my age you can do whatever you damn well please.

With that, I’m going to sign off and go pour another glass of wine. We’ll see what gets me first — Covid19 or my poor liver. I don’t need to keep telling you to wash your hands frequently; socially distance; and wear your mask, but I will anyway. So “Just Do It!” Ziggyman

The tRump administration’s game plan for communicating about the coronavirus whenever they are in front of a camera is pretty obvious right now. First, lie about it being contained and assure the American people and U.S. businesses that it is under control. Second, make untruthful statements that the number of new cases is on a downward trend. Third, claim that the country isn’t seeing a resurgence of the virus that would constitute a second wave of infections. This is partially true, because we aren’t even out of the first wave. Fourth, stress that the number of deaths from the virus is decreasing. So basically, rather than dealing with this realistically, either lie about it, or act as if there is not a problem with the virus. tRump continues to say a vaccine is right around the corner and will be here soon, but health experts say it will more than likely be 2021 before the public has access to a vaccine. “It’s going to fade away, but having a vaccine would be really nice and that’s going to happen,” says Dr. Trump. In reality, new cases hit a record yesterday, with more than 37,000 cases reported by state health departments, surpassing the old peak of 36,188 on April 24th. Florida, Texas, California, and Arizona are seeing a sharp new wave of cases resulting in the rethinking about reopening plans. But hey, Larry Kudlow, tRump’s economic adviser isn’t too concerned. After all, in February he said the virus was contained. Yesterday he says that there is no second wave coming and Americans “are just going to have to live with it (the surge in cases).” This morning at the first coronavirus task force press briefing in two months, Pence tried to soften the reality of the situation by saying, “We slowed the spread, we flattened the curve, we saved lives.” The European Union doesn’t seem to agree as today they voted to ban most Americans from entry into Europe. Even though that decision will have a huge economic impact from loss of tourism, the E.U. deems the health and safety of their people more important than a loss of money. This is exactly the opposite of how tRump has managed the pandemic in America — the economy is more important than the health and safety of it’s citizens. Sad, very sad.

Meanwhile, last night at 11:00 pm Eastern Time, one hour before midnight, amidst the most serious health and medical crisis we have experienced for centuries, the Trump administration filed a brief with the Supreme Court to abolish the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare. This move, if successful, could eliminate coverage for as many as 23 million Americans. At a time when many people are losing their company sponsored health insurance due to the economy or losing their job entirely, it just doesn’t seem to make much sense to eliminate a program that has been a life saver for so many. “Publican’s’ have had a goal of “repealing and replacing” Obamacare for years, but I sure haven’t seen a ‘replacement’ alternative, so let’s go ahead and get rid of something that has been a benefit for so many people and not have a program to replace it with. Splendid leadership, just splendid, boys.

A few blogs back I talked about my repurposing projects with some old solar light parts. I finished two more projects today. The first was a chandelier for our outdoor timber frame structure. Our friend Connie gave me a round ring from, I think, a planter base about a year ago to use as the base for a light fixture. Any hoo, a couple of pieces of chain and some outdoor edison lights and voila — a chandelier.

The other project is a Tiki light from a bourbon bottle, some plumbing parts, some marbles, a wick, and some citronella lamp oil. Gettin’ the creative juices flowin’.

This writing was just to give me a break from my outdoor projects, so gotta get back to it. Stay healthy. Ziggyman

If you have been following this blog, you know I have been saying that people are getting too complacent about the coronavirus and trying too hard to return to their normal daily routines without the protections of masks, social distancing, and common sense. People just want to get back to their normal routine without having to be inconvenienced at all. As a result, cases have now surged back to where they were at the peak of the outbreak in April. After trending down for more than six weeks, yesterday the country reported 34,700 new cases of the virus. There have only been two days previously that reported more cases than yesterdays, April 9 and April 24. Other countries are looking at our response to the virus and just shaking their heads in bewilderment. They know that our scientists and medical professionals are among the best in the world, but wonder why they aren’t being listened to. They know why, just like you and I do. The man in the White House sees this virus as an unfair challenge to his reelection, as the coronavirus has put our economy in a great big ol’ s**t hole. tRump has relied on a strong economy to lead him to a second term in office and this “gol darn ‘Kung Flu’ has gotten in the way.” Being the “stable genius” he is, you would think he would understand that doing everything possible to contain this virus would lead to a stronger economy. But, because he and his lemming governors just want to get the nation re-opened, we are now experiencing these record number of cases which will result in taking “two steps back,” and probably a return to shut downs. This alarming news about the number of new cases, along with stricter measures several states are being forced to implement, caused investors to get nervous and the stock market took a big dump today. For a guy who bases his success on the performance of the stock market, he might want to go check his underwear. They might have a glob of fecal matter tonight.

There are other important happenings to pay attention to today. Appeals court orders judge to dismiss criminal case against Flynn. It looks like we might be “going to Hell in a hand basket.” This guy who admitted he lied to the FBI and pleaded guilty is now “off the hook” thanks to AG Barf(f). Barr(f) who just loves to get down on his knees and service the “Emperor” got another big win today. This is just too much to comprehend. The DOJ of the United States of America is so corrupt it makes me want to vomit. We are so close to to an Authoritarian Gestapo that you should start getting a little nervous, comrades. You thought you lived in a free democratic society? Start paying attention to what is going on here.

Okay, I’m signing off now. I worked hard on the firewood pile and got another load today to start splitting and stacking. I’ve had a couple of drinky poos and might be starting to type some shit I probably shouldn’t, so Adios Amigos. Have a great night. DO NOT GET COMPLACENT. WASH THOSE LOVELY FINGERS. WEAR YOUR MASK. DON’T BE HUGGIN’ YOUR BBF. Be kind. Ziggyman