Yesterday’s trip to the hospital was gruesome. TriMet Lift got me there an hour early, so I had to wait there for an hour. The tests, as I had told the doctors all along, was fine. Unlike my fart, my heart is completely healthy. They got done with me two hours early, so I called TriMet to see if I could get an earlier ride. No. In fact, they screwed up and did not pick me up for my 3:34 – 4:04 PM window until 6:10. That Lift Bus was crowded, so I did not get home until 7:25 PM, 25 minutes after my winter bedtime. Needless to say, I’m so pooped, I’m bleary eyed.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:49 (average 5:54). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
I’m on O2 too. I’m not a Republican, so I’m not a moron.
Short Takes:
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): In What Amounts To GOP ‘Bluff-Calling,’ Joe Manchin Proposes Senate Censure Trump
I must be hallucinating from being over tired. I actually agree with DINO Joe! After the conviction vote fails, a foregone conclusion, I would support a censure vote, as a way to further embarrass Republicans, most of whom would goose-step with criminal Fuhrer Trump*. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Late Show Channel): GOP Senators Give Lame Excuses For Voting Against Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial
Lame excuses? Since when has the Fascist Republican Reich given any other kind? RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Mamas & The Papas – Monday Monday
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
Vote Blue!!
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6:02 If that were in my front yard today, it would be frozen as solid as a rock.
Good grief. No wonder you are exhausted. Get some rest!
Schiff closing argument Two versions.(10:02)
Short version, just the ending (10:02)
Full version with CC – 25:50
Cartoon – Yup.
MSNBC – It will roll off him like the proverbial water off a duck. But that’s not a reason not to do it. Symbolic actions can have importance.
Stephen – What did I avoid that interview for, if you were just going to play it anyway?
Past – Iconic, not because it broke any ground, but because it so neatly encapsulated everyone’s feelings about Mondays
Thanks for the Schiff flicks!
Cartoon: For some reason, I found this hilarious.
Thanks for your clarity, Tom. I knew that way back when.
MSNBC: Good idea, go for it, Joe!!
LSC: Love Stephen, he’s spot on funny! w/his analysis & comments. lol
BFTP: Love the group, and their songs.
Glad to read that your tests came back good. What a long day for you all the way around. Hope that you rest, nap, and rest some more. Take it easy, and enjoy your day, and take good care and Thanks, Tom.
This just in: “The British press has shown the US press how to handle a leader who picks and chooses the media outlets he likes to be allowed at press – – and those he doesn’t, he bars. The rest of them walked out and boycotted the press release. I’d love to see the Americans press core do the same, including Faux to keep the Freedom of the Press on the forefront, of those who are opposed. ~ Bev H. ~
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/03/political-journalists-boycott-no-10-briefing-after-reporter-ban
2. “Talking to a dt supporter about facts is like talking to your dog about your 401K. ~ Cynthia P. ~
3. “Yep…Lindsey went to hell in a handbag soon after it was leaked that he was ‘in the loop’ to dig up dirt on the Bidens in Ukraine, says Lev in his interview. ~ J. Walker – Newsweek ~
https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-loop-information-bidens-ukraine-lev-parnas-claims-1484836
4. “The sham impeachment trial is neither an exoneration OR a coronation!” ~ Jose M. ~
5. “Joe Manchin picked the right day to bring this up. DT will have to give his SOTU address without knowing if he’s censured or not.” ~ Dan P. ~
Your nerves may be a little frayed and you may be exhausted, but you know that your heart is healthy and can have your doctors look for the origins of your very excessive heartburn, TomCat. In case you should need cancer treatment, a healthy heart should give the oncologists more options too.
4:00 Something I haven’t been able to use for a very long time. No water to spare.
MSNBC: Trump will ignore a censure vote completely because it has no stature at all; it won’t mean a thing to him, or to Republicans for that matter. Trump will just continue insisting he was acquited because he did nothing wrong as he did with the Mueller investigation. But worst of all, it gives all those cowardly Republican senators, who do not dare to oppose their boss but may lose their seat because they don’t, a way out which they can take to their constituents. Democrats giving in and compromising while Trump is guilty as hell of an impeachable offence and everyone knows it, wouldn’t that be so typical? Joe Manchin is indeed a DINO.
LS: My toothache was playing up with all these jokes on the sham trial. 😁
BFTP: Such a sweet song in perfect harmony.
This just in:
Lona, listened to your TJI video.
Priceless!! at the end, with the comment….”You should keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out.”
Thanks for sharing.
Is that how the Brits & Oz folks spell “skeptic”?
Seems a bit odd, since most words beginning with “sc” followed by an “e” or “i” – the “c” is silent:
scene, scenario, scenic, scepter, science, sciatic, scintilla, scissors …
Learn something new everyday.
I wish more Americans would boo Republicans like Aussies booed that damn Torrie!
Cartoon: Learn something new each day.
MSNBC: Agree with Lona
LSC: Enjoy Stephen. I set the recorder to tape it so I can watch it in the morning.
BFTP: Great song. Love The Mamas & The Papas.
You really had a stressful day yesterday, TomCat. I was praying that everything was going to go well, that included your to and from transportation with TriMet Lift.
Glad to hear that the test went well.
Hope you were able to get some rest today.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
Thanks and Hump Day Hugs to all! 🐪