Month: October 2022

Welcome, Saturday

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Been a cool week in Florida with snow in other parts of the country. Wherever you are reading from stay safe, and vote. Early voting has started throughout the country. Get it done and now. Georgia has already had over 500,000 ballots cast.

Get out Georgia! Pennsylvania! Nevada! Kentucky! Arkansas! Arizona! California! Illinois! Colorado! Florida! Hawaii! Indiana! Iowa! Kansas!

Get out everyone and VOTE!

Am grateful we’ve had a couple of free news days without our past prez hogging the airwaves, but have missed Stephen Colbert who was in re-runs. Hope he’s enjoyed his break. How I miss him with his insights..

He maintains sanity with laugher in our crazed world.

Thanks, Stephen. You are a great American.

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Will be checking out the new Julia Roberts/George Clooney rom-com, “Ticket to Paradise,” at 1:20 today, in the hopes their chemistry will lighten the spirit with much laughter. Looks like 55% on Rotten Tomatoes but worth a try for an 8 bucks senior rate.

Poster: $24.99 on Etsy, free shipping.

When I was in Italy traveled Lake Como and saw Clooney’s villa from our boat. He was the last villa built in Lake Como, and there is no further new construction allowed. Most villas are owned by russian oligarchs. It was quite a villa, even had a beach. Good for you George!

A kid from Kentucky who did well.

Will be silencing the cell phone, studying Babble French for my May 2023 adventure, reading, and exploring a book on how to increase vocabulary.

Parlez-vous francais?

In the South all blondes win…

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Commercials are so annoying,

As I watch the local television commercials I tire of what I see. Skinny white women with low cut v neck form fitting dresses selling everything from dental care to cars. Sometimes they even wear mid-thigh boots in these commercials, and if they are carrying a gun we all know their product will be sold.

Couldn’t find an emoji with a gun

We all know sex sells. Just have to check out the female fox news gals to reinforce that. And if you really want to get up close and personal with them, see Bombshell, where their clothing room is exposed revealing their high heel collection, as well as enhancements to augment breast and a-s size.

If only slightly..

Where am I going with this? Dam if I know, but maybe the dems should consider this in the next election. They say Dr. Jill Biden is a bigger drawing card than the Prez. See what I mean? Point taken.

Another idea – dye every female dem running blonde.

Would love to see Nancy Pelosi as a blonde.

Maybe we could finally get rid of that prick McConnell if we had a sexy blonde running against him. No man would even think about the cost of gas or the economy with that scenario.

Am watching the Georgia race for Attorney General to test my theory.

Jen Jordan is beautiful and smart so she is a good test case.

Go Jen! You’ve got what it takes..

de santis voter police

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$14,000. per vote spent for this Department which was developed in response to 262 voter fraud claims on 11 million cast votes.

In 2020, with a push from state representative daniel perez, the florida voter police department was established. Initially the force was to be 52 members with a $6 million budget but was pared to 15 members with a $3.7 million budget. This year on August 20th, 20 were arrested of which 13 were black and/or democrats for voting in the 2020 election.

In 2018, 65% of the Florida population voted to restore the vote for those who were incarcerated.

Many of those arrested were given voter registration cards, and all given erroneous information. The fines are $1000., however, 2 white men from the villages of florida were given community service. Another disparity. Those not given the $1000. option could face up to 5 years in prison.

Believe another class action is due.

Is the Midterms akin to a Football Game?

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With only 20 days till Midterm Elections I am worried. republicans are talking, and have plans of changing social security and taking it away, female health care remains in the balance, then there is the war in Ukraine, the list goes on and on. Then the lies…

Government is not a football game, this is people’s lives.

As I have watched the comings and goings of our legislators I do not understand the football concepts in relation to government.. Don’t they take an oath to, “support the constitution,” and doesn’t that include citizens? Instead “they” monitor the winnings and losses, much like a football game, attempting to destroy rather than do something constructive.

It’s scary, but I have hope.

The only answer.

Stacey Abrams Interview

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The Stacey Air Waves – purple is the future of Georgia

Have been monitoring Stacey Abrams. While President Jimmie Carter’s front lawn, and all the homes of Plains, GA., had her signs was wondering why she is having such an uphill climb?

What I have come up with is:

  • She’s Black -the elephant in the room
  • She’s a Woman – perhaps the even bigger elephant
  • She’s Supersmart – the largest elephant

While ugly comments about her demeanor, and how she spends too much time at the all you can eat buffets litter the internet she is to be feared, and someone Georgia needs to bring them into the 21st century. With their backward stance on so many issues they are in jeopardy of loosing many of their industries – mainly the entertainment industry.

There is also concern about health care which if Kemp wins this availability will decrease even further. In her MSNBC interview she outlined some stats:

  • 82 counties in Georgia are without OB services
  • 64 counties in Georgia are without surgeons
  • One in five citizens in Georgia do not have access to health care.

There is marked inequality with voting in Georgia. Currently, Abrams is working on the Georgian Rural Black Belt which were the historically red votes. Her group is going door to door to change voters minds and bring her agenda to them.

She brought it in for Biden- Georgia performed, and with less money than other groups spent.

You don’t need millions to change minds.

Can and will she do it again- I am hedging my bet on her – she’s got grit.

Next Job: Talk Radio Commentator for the Left

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I adore CBS Sunday Morning. Well, got an idea for my next job from their broadcast this weekend. We hear daily from the crazed right expounding how Joe Biden wasn’t elected, however, we lack someone from the left defending Joe, and saying he was. Yes, we have Stephen Colbert, but what of a senior female on the air waves talking sense and glorifying the left and liberalism..

I would love this job, and need to explore this further.

i have found my calling.

My lips to God’s ears. I know he, (or is it she?), is listening..

I am ready!

Why the documents were taken..

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Quite a compound the russians own..

After much searching have finally found why the orange prez took the White House documents. he wants the information the FBI and DOJ has on him regarding his activities with the russians. All these months he has been negotiating with government officials saying he will return these documents if he gets this information.

Which leads one to wonder – what did he actually do with the russians if he is so concerned?

Believe it goes without saying it’s probably something illegal, and will leave it at that.

of him..

Wish he’d just go away. Don’t you?

Off a Bit..

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When you search gall stones on Pexels this is what you get – if only this was the case.

Been off a bit as was hospitalized and had gall bladder surgery. While my stone(s) was small, 1.6 cm, (was the largest), it provided havoc. Been struggling with gi concerns since January, and relieved/hopeful I have resolved this plight..

Being a nurse and in health care for almost 50 years, it is different being on the other side of the bed. Was extremely pleased with the care rendered by the Flagler Hospital nursing staff, and it helped to know the ER doc who I had worked with at the local free clinic. .

It’s not what you know, but who..

Since there is a “big box” medical practice in my area for this issue found it challenging to find another md in the practice for a second opinion, and I was not getting well, though my md said, and documented otherwise. Didn’t want to travel 50 miles so when the appointment scheduler listened to my concerns a provider was found within the big box practice for another opinion, and appointment made.

While I thought this only a second opinion I should have known better as mds never go against other mds.

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As soon as I entered the exam room for this appointment I knew something was wrong. The tech who took my vital signs was short with me, and cut me off. Then when the doctor came in things got worse with her “tone,” and while she gave advice she did not hear what I was saying and began to speak faster.

Don’t you just love those tones?

As she became tonier, if there is such a word, I asked her, what was the problem, and she told me, she did not do second opinions. She also stated not to have the gall bladder surgery, eat anything I want, and she would order medicine for the other condition I had, and treat that first. I agreed, and as of today 10 days post visit the medicine never came through, and quite frankly I was afraid to call she was so angry towards me.

So after this visit, went to my car cried for 15 minutes, then drove home.

💦

Followed my new mds orders, and left my sourdough bread with orange marmalade diet eatting anything as she said. I had told her I could not eat anything without repercussions. Well, the Saturday baked chicken did me in with a horrific gall bladder attack, and now I am without a gall bladder. I have other questions related to my gi concerns, but will have to drive even further to find a consultant not associated with this big box practice.

Any ideas?

Preparing For France 5/2023

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You needed James Bond to get a train during this time.

My last trip to France was a challenge. It occurred during a holiday season train strike.

Understandably, it was not a welcoming time for tourists.

Since the allure of French castles have been calling to me have made arrangements once again for travel. Booking this far in advance have found fares and hotels reasonable – $850 Air France out of Atlanta, and French hotels ranging from $60-$100., (I go for limited stars with good location, and no hostels this trip).

Clos Lucé Castle – Leonardo da Vinci residence during his time in France

Expedia is my forever source, and receive no financial benefits for this endorsement. However, I do have a wee bit of their stock and it’s expensive. Their service is impeccable, and was even during the Pandemic.

In booking hotels I searched the maps associated with the hotel listing and found a helpful little man in the right corner. Clicking on this fella I dragged him to the hotel site. Here a feed of the area appeared with the activity of people, cars, and bikes. What a find! I now have a visual to align with the hotel area.

Love that little yellow guy.

Next in my search was castle tickets. While many have not begun to sell tickets for 2023, some have, and again in using Expedia received the best fares, plus points for decreasing cost on future travel. I do not use Expedia exclusively for these purchases, and in perusing other sites, as well as travel blogs have found much information. Those who write blogs are very helpful, and respond quickly to emails.

Another French Beauty

The final piece of my research is learning French. While high school French from 48 years ago – my gosh is it that long ago,? – helped, need to “freshen up,” so nightly have been doing Babble for $39/3 months. After 4 nights am into verb conjugation, however, they seem to make a game out of learning which helps learn these dreaded pieces of the French language. Mrs. Goldberg would be proud.

A trip gives one something to look forward to. We all need that.

Plan one!