What could go wrong? Chaos at US airports as hundreds of TSA agents quit during the partial government shutdown. Will Homan do body cavity searches?
Stranded in Civilization
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
I wish I could Rip Van Winkle the Trump term
Make it stop.
I wish I could hibernate during the whole damn thing. Wake me up when it's safe. It's not normal governance. It's like a Wizard of Oz thing but you can't wake up.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
First we stole Venezuela's oil. Now we're after Cuban cigars?
They say Cuba is next on Trump's hit list after Iran. Is there a missile crisis? The way I was brought up only the Congress has the power to declare war it's such a serious undertaking. Call me quaint. War is Hegseth's version of Viagra. Cuba - the only question is what's in it for Israel?
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Good suction for 5 minutes
Three's Company misunderstood conversations. This is the Z-man Consumer Reports. Recently got the Horsepower Duck which promised to be a handy little hand-vac. Manual says 16-20 minutes run time which would be fine for my purposes but it always dies out after five minutes. Just now I used it to vacuum up all the cat hairs and dust on my stair treads. Got halfway through and had to recharge the thing just to finish the job. Couple summers ago bought that As Seen On TV Arctic Air device which is like a mini portable AC just add water. Gave off good cooling action for a while but the coils and interior became all rusty in no time and I wound up throwing it all out. Excuse me while I go Flex Seal my pipes.
Readers of this blog know what a bad winter I endured. Frozen pipes and a broken smart water meter which ain't cheap courtesy of the City of Yonkers. Had to call the pros in. Last two weeks my shower was giving me a problem. An old diverter valve the flap broke off. Whenever I took a shower it was like someone peeing on me so yesterday got a new one at my local hardware store and tried to install it myself. Got a touch more complicated than the YouTube how to video so easy a 10-year old could do it in five minutes so I called a professional plumber. Again. The plumbing community loves me. I'm helping put their kids through college.
Does anyone know of any As Seen On TV products that are actually decent? A cat crapper? Anything?
Sunday, March 15, 2026
The missing checks
Never got that 5K DOGE check. Never got the 2K tariff rebate check either. That would've been 7K total nice for some home improvement. On the other hand NYS Governor Kathy Hochul promised New Yorkers an inflation refund check and delivered difference being she wasn't talking out of her ass. Don't float something if you're not serious. BB is probably right the money went to fund Hegseth's war games. Maybe after Trump topples Cuba he can install the son over there.
My friend the Trump junkie. Driving him home yesterday and trying to bring up different topics. Movies from the 70s. Robert Duvall. Even Bigfoot couldn't stop him from proselytizing for Trump. He brought up Kristi Noem and why Trump was right in firing her. Appointed her the shield of feral cats in Latin America or something. My friend brought up her muti-million dollar advertising campaign and something about a private jet. Just as an outside observer looking in I offered even though I probably disagreed with most of what she said and did, spinning the ICE abuses for example she was extremely loyal to Trump and seems to me he pushed her off the subway platform. Ethics? When did that ever bother Mr. Trump before?
What's wrong with Lindsey Graham?
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Ìs Hannity into Irish kickboxing?
The warmongers over at Fox News. Sean Hannity armchair warrior. Probably never even picked up a rifle to shoot a duck. You know things are serious when even Megyn Kelly is distancing herself from Trump over the Iran War. She who spun the ICE abuses. The rift in the Trump base is widening. Trump is both impulsive and compulsive. Is there a disorder for that? Makes important decisions without considering the consequences. Banned the penny now a woman at work doesn't know what to do with all her pennies. The Strait of Hormuz now a huge problem for Trump. The new Ayatollah, Ayatollah Jr. now closing it off. Affecting the global economy. Will you get your SHEIN shoes? Hannity can afford to pay more at the pump. YOU may have to have sardines for dinner. Hegseth says it may take some time to take control of the Stait. Maybe he can put some of his hair gel in the water and set the place on fire.
According to my Analytics I'm even getting blogviews in Vietnam. I don't know what this means.
Sunday, March 08, 2026
Remember when gas prices rose under Biden
Some people put Biden "I Did That" stickers on the gas pumps. Now we can put Trump stickers on the pumps.
Another Khamenei chosen as Iran's Supreme Leader. The son. That's some regime change.
7th US Serviceman killed. Trump telling Americans to expect domestic terror. Noem fired as Secretary of DHS. I think Trump put her in charge of feral cats or something. She went above and beyond for her man. Thrown under the bus. That's the Trump M.O. Does the guy have any real friends?
Losing the midterms;)