What if...

 Rhetorical question follows:

What would happen if the House brought forth 

Articles of Impeachment 

on its first working day 

based 

on 

the 

evidence 

in 

Jack Smith's report?

A girl  can dream, ok?

Friday

 For my US pals, Happy Black Friday!

For all the rest of y'all, Happy Friday!

Let us go into the weekend with a smile 

and a lot of liquor!

Roses as promised

 

The plan had been...

 To post some photos of the last rose bush still blooming! It's the really gorgeous peach color rose, but sadly, it's raining outside and really gloomy 

and I really, really, REALLY don't want to get wet and cold. 

So there will be photos tomorrow.

IDV I truly promise!!

It's been a minute

I'm still not quite right yet, so here's a cartoon I nicked from our pal, Bob!

And here's one from a Dodgers fan:

The caption read, "So what do we do until Spring Training?"

I'm working on being present and positive, sweetpeas, and less pissed off  irate  pessimistic about our current political future.

I think I need to buy some really pretty flowers.

Or maybe a pistol.

Today is Captain Chaos' birthday

 Long ago in the maternity ward of a hospital far, far away (ok, not really it was Good Sam's right here in LA), the Captain entered the world easily, quickly, and with a gorgeous head of hair! Our #1 Son was an easy baby with a ready smile for everyone. He's become a husband, father, uncle, good friend, and all-around great guy!

I couldn't decide which photo to post, so I've shared them all!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAPTAIN CHAOS

Just a few thoughts about California

 California's economy ranks 5th in the ENTIRE world behind the US, China, Germany, and Japan.

GDP in 2023 was $3.9 trillion which was 14% of the US's GDP.

The GDP per capita is higher than that of all of the countries ranked above it.

California's economy has grown faster than the US over the last 25 years, growing 111% compared to the US's 75%.

California had the largest tourism market share in the US with $150.4 BILLION in travel spending in 2023.

California's economy is the largest in the USA, and if it were it's own country, would be more productive than India and the UK.

All of this is to remind those who, prior to the election, called for revolution if Harris won, just remember that YOU  need us more than we need you. 

Or as that ancient proverb said,

Be careful what you wish for!

Practice self-care in the days ahead

 Today I stayed in bed, drank a couple of cups of coffee, and watched interior design shows on my laptop. I might have stayed in my pjs until around noonish. I just didn't feel like peopling this morning. When I finally got out of bed, I dressed in clothes that had seen better days and certainly smelled that way. My hair was a rats nest that had been up in a messy bun since election day, so that definitely needed not only brushing but a serious wash and DEEP conditioning! I still am lingering around the edges of family life here, but fortunately, we're all dealing with post-election blues in our own separate ways, one thing we all know how to give is grace when needed.

I'm going to keep taking these feelings minute by minute or as a wise man once said, one day at a time. 

I'll see all y'all sooner or later, sweetpeas.

xoxo

It's Fuck Around and Find Out time for the GOP and we will resist!

The Republicans have shown us who they are and now it's OUR time to show them who we are and resist their attempts to shackle and imprison us again. Sadly, we need only look to our history here in America to know that people can, and probably will be, rounded up based on their ethnicity, so it isn't a leap to say that those who are different based on religion, gender identity, sexual preference, or anything the fascists hate, face internment, or worse.

The impact of this election has worldwide implications and far more will suffer beyond our shores. Misinformation and outright guile have denied Democracy, Hope, and Joy the opportunity to move our country towards "a more perfect Union" and that brings me to tears.

We cannot fail each other as they have failed us.