They passed the big bad beautiful bill then shut the government down

 Kind of makes no sense but Trump says it's no big deal.  The Epstein Files also no big deal.  An illegal migrant picking your lettuce now that's a big deal!

A ragtag group of misfits

  Vance, Bondi, Patel, Homan, Hegseth, RFK Jr., Oz.  But somehow they'll survive.  I wonder if they ever wake up in the morning and have an inkling, a wisp of a suspicion their Boss is Nutz.  

Cats are coming from Brooklyn

 

So the other night about 2 in the morning I get up and go downstairs to use the bathroom.  The aging blogger.  At the very bottom of the stairs was a fairly large dead rat.  Rat problem in the neighborhood.  My other cats were out at the time as it's been balmy lately and Sandy was downstairs and Gus my large tabby was upstairs.  Had to be Sandy.  She's been on rodent patrol the last few nights.  Kitchen area by the water heater.  Cats hear things and are very patient.  Disposed of the rat then went back to bed.  Glad to have felines in the house.  No need to call Pest Control.

Some cat experts have theorized that the more cats become over-domesticated the less hunting skills they will have.  Maybe play with a bug on a rug.  Open to debate.  I myself prefer a little wild left in the feline.  If there's a rat in the house I want a cat who knows how to handle the situation.  I never have any of my cats' nails trimmed either.  As my vet said once that's their weapon so I risk the occasional accidental scratch.  Also have plenty of scratchers to distract them from the furniture.  Can always go to Bob's Discount Furniture if I have to.

We never adopted from a shelter although my sister in her condo does it that way. We get ours from off the street so to speak.  They come around and if they're friendly enough we take them in and make the vet appointment.  That's how we've done it down through the years although my current policy is no more as I'm managing five already.  

Life on the feral side.

Trump wasting time on Kimmel

 Jimmy Kimmel is back on late-night.  Trump is blasting him on his Truth Social.  Says he may pursue legal action against ABC.  OK this needs to be said as I've been fairly civil up until now and it needs to be said NOW.

This ISN'T conservatism this is just assholeism. 

Trump is not guided by any consistent political or even philosophical principles just his own Ego.  I have a more mundane analysis of Kimmel's low ratings and it has nothing to do with politics or lack of talent.  Most people have to go to work early the next day and are not going to stay up to hear the late-nighters' take on the day's events.  Conan, whoever.  Even many retirees go to bed after Wheel of Fortune.  As for me by Kimmel time I've long since downed the last few drops of the Christian Brothers and hit the hay.  Nothing political about it.

BTW I didn't know Tylenol/autism was even a thing.  Take it from Dr. Trump.  Maybe I need to get out more;)

Why I was against the Jimmy Kimmel suspension

 There's the free speech thing of course but more than this it makes Kimmel into an undeserved martyr and he will return Tuesday night puffed up with his own self-importance.  Also his lame joke about the Charlie Kirk shooter being MAGA widely missed the mark.  If you read the kid's texts to his trans lover right after the shooting he's not all that right-wing as it turns out.  Middle-wing or even left-wing maybe but since Kimmel is way past my bedtime anyway meander down any tributary stream of discussion you like.  My bones are getting old.  In my drawer I have the Tylenol arthritis version.  What do I do now?

How does attrition affect the job numbers?

 Economics not being my strong suit.  It is not an uncommon business practice that when someone leaves, passes on or retires the company doesn't replace them.  Many companies probably won't even officially acknowledge they've adopted a policy of attrition but the remaining workers are bound to notice over time.  Everybody else has to work harder of course and in some cases you're left with a skeleton crew.  I feel like at work in our department we're skeletal or close to it.  So rather than rambling further I would submit that Trump instead of firing some top labor stats person should make a sincere effort to understand the numbers better if they are poor.  The question: how common is the business policy of attrition and how significantly does it affect the jobs report?

The Kash Patel Comedy Hour

 During his two day testimony before the Senate and House FBI Director Kash Patel claimed Jeffrey Epstein only trafficked young girls to himself.  He further said previous administrations looked into the matter and could find no credible evidence that other clients even existed.  According to news reports Patel did not read any of the reports himself or interview any of the surviving victims.  Now a word from our sponsors......