Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Now Here I am

Finely got time to do a little blogging. As you notice and I mention I got rid of the blog I read on the side.
And it getting used to the new method but I believe once it total in done it will be much better for me.
This is my blog, right.

And one reason or should say two and half  reason I haven't stop by. 1.5 I been watching the democrat debates. Yes I have my favs from each might but how about I post them in very short time.
I just want Trump gone.
But my other reason is I been working on my July report I should have it up on the second of August.

But before I move on. I post on my facebook page and one my local groups...Question time.... Election 2020 is here and so are the debates. If you could ask one question to the candidates ONE question what would would it be... Here is my question  What sort of ideals and thoughts do you have on exploitation laws and regulations and how would implement them.

But there were sure a difference between the answer  from local group and just my personal page.

Pretty well got my bullet journal set up for July. First thing I do for each week I do is set up my health goals.

I went to the doctor to talk about three things. I need to set a healthy goal weight for my T.O.P.S and she set it at 150 pounds and if this isn't suited for me. I can return to a health care provider and change it. She based on BMI and I have trouble BMI, it been AROUND for a long time, and I think there better way of determine some one numbers.
I also have xarthelasma or cholesterol deposit on both my eyes, well she sending me to plastic surgeon. Since she sending me to the plastic surgeon. I rather have a breast reduction. And that was request it.
I need to read more on xarthelasma 
And last thing was about my big toe and they call a great toe. I thought it as fungus but some how I injured the nail, and it need to run it course 

Coffee is on

  




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Monday, July 29, 2019

Little Time In Mountain


Don't wanting to sound bias but I live in some most beautiful area, North Idaho. Hubby and I went for some short hikes in Selkirk range in the Myrtle creek drainage. 
Here a short video I did.


I thought I would toss in two other photos, we mange to hike up to Cooks lake.
Well weight in on Sunday morning I was down one pound for week. Now I weigh in at 203
 I got up this morning and went for a short walk.
I need to start my daily walking again I feel much better all the way around.

Coffee is on

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Is Any One Out There.

I put all my blogs I usual visit on fairly regular bases onto what blogger called the reading list. I did remove some that haven't post anything for six months are longer.
And also those fill with ads. No content just ads they went bye bye. Got tired of dealing with the saturation of ads.
I don't mind let say less three ads on blog and someone making extra pocket money. 
I like to let one area on my blog for an add, so I can make possible toilet paper money, milk money for hubby, can of soup, or what every little thing might come long.

There most be some truth in "birds of feather flocks together" or "two peas in pod" And as many as you know I lean to left when it comes to my faith and political views.
Two things I don't expect everyone to see eye to eye on my views. Anyone civil discourse is good, although at this time we were way to divided as people.

So today I posted this on my facebook page and two local groups I belong to, also on facebook.

This could sound a little off. But here goes I am looking for two things.
First one I am looking for a blog written by someone who leans to conservative side. ALTHOUGH NOT NECESSARILY POLITICAL. But willing to possible cover variety topics in blog..family, spiritual, going to work, creative things, home & garden, photography, story, and etc.
A heart felt blog.
But on you tube. I would like to watch some baby boomers born from 1945 to 1965. The ones I seem to find seem to be sucking to many lemons. My simple request for you tube is baby boomers having fun and joy in life. 
Does anyone know blog and or you tube might fit this description


At this point I haven't had any response. I was looking for possible those who leans toward the conservative side and see how and what they post about other things other then religion or politics. 
Some of blogs I visit has never mention a peep about religion or politics, but I would think there in the same nest as to my way of thinking.
See I am putting people in there little boxes, that fits my liking.

I did get one response about you tube, and what the person like to watch...Geesh, I watch specific YouTube channels like resellers, crafters, dyi and gardeners. If you want to watch any of these, I can think of only a few baby boomers I have been watching.
No I was wondering if any baby boomer make a joyful and have fun making videos.
Like the millenniums do, a vlog. Which are my sons.
The few baby boomer I see who vlog seem to be going on and on about the younger generation.
My dad was part of the PARTISANS GENERATION or also I known it be called INTERBELLIUM GENERATION. To young for WWI and to old for WWII.
Well he would call the baby boomers bunch of smart aleck punks.

I guess some things go full circle.

Coffee is on




Saturday, July 27, 2019

It Was Going To Be Call


Had every intention to call this post before noon. Well been busy working on cover or more of truthful word would be partial cover for our out side basement cover.
Today we put up the brackets to hold roof joist in place.
Then also we place a six inch board just below the siding. Not sure if we going to anything tomorrow or not.
We were thinking of heading up into the mountains.

 Before breakfast Murphy and I went out and picked some raspberries. We use them on our pancake.
One reason I want to post before is talk about breakfast a little. Confession time...I don't care for pancake syrup. 
So I have a little honey on my pancake. As you can see some raspberries  with non dairy whip topping. But also there banana with the raspberries.
Then the sausage. My breakfast consist 640 calories. The 640 calories 296 came from fat, carbs calories are 251, and protein calorie were 92.
I did have lunch but it not going to be listed or talked about.

Yesterday I mention about non movement or burn calories. Well my fir bit said I was less then 3,000 steps and even on slow uneventful day I will have more.
Just doing daily activities I should have over 3,000 steps.
Ended up putting a new battery in my fit bit.

 Got my first page done for August bullet journal. Then also cleaning and reorganize my blog.

Coffee is on

Friday, July 26, 2019

Time I Give I Slow

It been slow going but still moving a long. I want to find some containers to put my creative project in.
So Regis and I went to few yard sale. I didn't find any thing that grab me. Confession time...I didn't look at that hard, for simple reason I have to much stuff and clutter.


Never notice these, well Regis did and he only want the guts out of it. But I'm looking for three different size of putting projects in that I am working on.
I figure this will be either a small or medium storage.
Regis gave a dollar for it and when I go in Monday I will give him buck for it,
Now to figure what project to put in it.

As I mention on how I was going though things sorting, tossing, and haul items to thrift store. I been organize things on the computer. Slowly getting rid of my coffee drinks. Most all is going over to what they call a reading list, part of design area.
Then I am going though photo and between each photo there like blank piece of paper. I see no purpose in this.
So it being toss, and I will put my photos on some thumb drives and give photos to my son.


We had some storm came though and trees and such were down.
In winter we don't have much light. As our sun is in the Southern Hemisphere but they lightly log and with the storm taking out a few trees. hopeful it will let a little more light in during the winter months.

Don't know why this is. Yesterday I worked a swing shift. So I ate my main meal about 1:30 or so. I went to work around two.
Well I came around seven. And I was hungry,
My meal eating time is breakfast around seven, my lunch between 12 to 1. Dinner between 5 and 6.
Nothing after 7 pm.
I keep  my calorie count 2,060 up to 2,310. Usual I am slightly under the 2,060.
My goal water in 40 oz a day most day I meet this. A few times I been over but not by much.
But my big thing is finding time for my walk.
Last little while I haven't even been getting in 4,000 steps.
Some how I need to be more accountable for my steps.

Coffee is on

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Hope It All Covered

I was ask about what T.O.P.S (taking off pounds sensibly) is and had every intention to answer it. It a weight lost support group start back in 1948.
Here is LINK to there web site.
Now since I am on the topic of weight and let add health to it. Confession time...I recall at one time I thought thin was it. No I want to be at health weight. No desire to be under a size 10.
I been doing real good with keep track of what I eat though fitday and water intake also.
Well fit day keep track of the nutrients one takes in. For this month of July I seem to be high in vitamin B12 and low on vitamin D.
But the area I am lacking in is movement other words exercise, activities, workout, discharge energy.
Recently I just put up a you tube video of facts and trivia about my home state of IDAHO and notice my fat from my arms flapping in wind.
Confession time...How embarrassing 
I know there three basic things to do in loose weight is movement, portion control and water.

Don't know if it living a small town or being older. But when I was young I dress more fashionable. Confession time...Never carried much for the DISCO CRAZE
Question time do you think personal fashion is regulated as we get older is mainly because of age or where we live?
As many you know I live a small conservative town. And fashion is pretty simple and basic here. But there some models and people in design over FIFTY.
Like LIZ SLATER 
Like IRIS APFEL
And if you notice model in high end run away is over 5'8 for weight is under 150 pounds and there clothing size is a 4 and under.
I don't know that many people who is meets all those requirements. a little more to READ on modeling.

Would like to give shout out for PLUS SIZE MODEL and these ALSO
But can't forget those who are willing to design for larger person, and here is a LIST 

Why fashion and Idaho. Well I post a question on one local group I belong on facebook...Kind off wall question...People here seam to dress fairly simple. Has anyone every thought of wearing Gothic, Vintage, Streetwise, Grunge, Lolita, and or Ankara fashion/style. Then my other question would be what would your reaction would be if someone dress in off wall fashion.
Actual I was surprise by the response.

Coffee is on

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Quite, But Not As In Silent



We had quite the storm came though. Lost power most of night and it was restore around seven this morning.
We fair pretty good. I guess worst now is cleaning up yard debris. Some people ended up with tree on there home.
As storm was going though my home shook or maybe a better statement would be it vibrate.

I doubt if you notice but I been get rid of my coffee pals, those who I stop by more frequently. Please don't worry not splitting ways. Just redo things on my blog.
It sort like having two list in different areas. Which is more clutter. One will be fine. So everyone is going under a reading list.
So eventually coffee drinkers will be removed.
Then also there some on the reading list I haven't visit for some time. I went though my blogs on my reading list and notice some haven't post for years.

Just need to move on and find anther area to go though, other then were my game shelf. I like the ideal of possible donating some to a shelter of some kind.
I knew a lady who did quilts for woman shelter.

There times and it quite a few times I get frustrated with techie stuff. And I grew up working with the DEWEY DECIMAL and since google in such I wonder if used much.
Or could be an OUT DATED.
Question time...When was the last time you used a Dewey Decimal? I don't recall last time I use Dewey Decimal or card catalog of all books in our local library. I went straight on computer that has all books listed local in the surrounding areas.

Couple of small items before I sign off. I just ordered a printed manual for my Kodak pix pro az401 camera. Lot of ways it easier for me to have a printed manual to reference. There plenty bells and whistle with this camera. And lot of things I don't use hardly or rarely.
Some how I did record a video and I would like it up on you tube by tomorrow. But the strange thing it black and white, not sure what going on.
This why I need a basic manual

Coffee is on  

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

My Tuesday

Still figure how to put and ad on my blog. But only tried for a short time. I need to get hold of what ever or who every.

Weigh in at my local T.O.P.S and I lost the most weight for the week. And our group does quarterly letters of our goals.
Well one of my goals was to be under 200 pounds and how hard is to loose around five pounds.

Went to Under the Sun had coffee with Qunella and Lalita, both widows. Haven't seen Lalita for a while she recently lost her husband, and she in financial bind.
Before her husband past at one time we were talking about our husband social security and that time Murphy  was drawing $777 a month, minus $110 for medicare. and she said he getting a lot more than Dan. And at one time her social security was about $250 a month.
Now hubby he get $679 but if we didn't have to pay $123 for medicare his check would be $802 a month
So now she only got her $250 a month and or husband social security, not sure the entire thing or three fourth.
Didn't ask.
I know she going to help a friend down in Las Vega for a week. But once she get back I want to give her info on QM PROGRAM and S.S.I

My friend LaWalla is very ill and possible dying and she quite her job. Her client she had got around 11 hours a week and something but 2 hours of her time was for chores.
Our income of both of current time is holding us ok. But what I am worried is when I retire. Trying to build up my social security. When the boys were young I didn't work and I have years with no work time.
So I am thinking of finding if I could take over LaWalla hours or lease some of them. Two main thing I don't want to mess up my present people I take care of. If I had people like this in pass I would of consider advance my self in the medical or mental health field.
Then I don't want to seem greedy either.

I use to come home form work in past and just grumble and gripe about my clients. I had some night mare ones and it was so stressful I had to medicaid my self.
Take my word there some people who has personal care giver come to there home, isn't safe to be around.
Anyhow neither one of my son want to so into any kind of medical field. After they heard me and start to down a few beers. And even some time stronger drink.

This is were my friend LaWalla end up ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH CENTER lot of insurance don't recognize specialized or out of the sink medical.

Going to nipple on part of choc bar.

Coffee is on



Monday, July 22, 2019

Don't Worry Your Not Going To Get Bomb

Decided to try to put a small ad at button of my blog post. Sound simple enough, well at this point I can't figure it out.
Maybe in day or so, I will try again.
Main reasons I blog is for my self, recording happening with my self, expression of thoughts and feelings. Plus for enjoyment.

Well I did look into the hall closet were the cook book are. Actual I was looking at shelf below, were the board games are kept.
I figure it only fair for my sons to get or less offer the board games to them.

But I just need to know which area I want to go though next. It like I am letting the board game put a stifle on me.
Take my word I got way to much stuff. But I call it crap.
Usual I know I have an item and it frustrating when I can't located. Simple reason it to much clutter.

Coffee is on



Sunday, July 21, 2019

Bless Me Moon, Star and Sun


It been since mid week sense I blog and it been well over two weeks since I post a video. And my other social media life it is what it is.

One never know what one learns over social media and or what one opinion may be or not. Yesterday after getting back from having photo taking with JC PORTRAITS and things have at department stores photo places.
When I knew of these days it better much in cave days. No computer or digital stuff.
Bart mother in law mention the most expensive item of her daughter in law wedding was the photography.


After events of yesterday I was watching a few you tube videos. Over at one my regular you tuber, SAFIYA NYGAARD
And learn about LOLITA FASHION so I start to wonder if lolita has expand into different areas.
Well in my community if anyone dress like this they would stick out like a sore thumb. But packing a gun or knife seem to be more the norm around here.

If I was ask which fashion I was more or less tracked to. It would be easier to say I wouldn't be heavy in to Gothic or Punk Rock. I don't mind a light touch of Gothic.
But heavy Gothic and Punk Rock fashion reminds me of violence

I ran out of room on my sd card for my camera and I keep my photos. So had to get a card for my camera, and I know I can up load them to something. But I choose not to.

So Murphy and I been making a cover for our basement. The main reason to decrease the snow from piling up in the stair well.
So today we cut the roof plywood.

Plus I did finish going though the cook book, and complete that task. My next shelf is board game. I need to go though that.
I need to figure which one I want to keep, and I don't see keep that many of them. Then figure which one I will give to my sons.
The biggest problem with that is getting it to them, mainly Bart he down in southwest corner of Oregon.
Shipping isn't free.

One of Bart Friends does tattoos and she works at JO JO'S and I want to get some thing like this by wrist.
I want it to say "Sweep away injustice" I might add scale of justice to it.

I was looking at my bullet journal and notice I total forgot to save a page for this up coming week, July 21 to 27.
But I did save a page for week of July 28 to August 3rd.

It finely start to feel like summer here.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Now How Should One Think.

Trying to figure what to post about, my minds is little in thought. Or maybe I am tired of thinking of what my life will be like when I retire.
I've posted before what I believe I will be getting. But it depends on which calculator I use, at age of 67 when I can 100% of my benefits I will get something between $650 and $1,000
Right now the maximum retirement is $2,861 and on the average social security goes up from .50% to 3% a year. But good around number is 1.5% pay increase per year.

Murphy and I been talking about different thing on how we will spend our retirement year. I want to retire off the people I take care of.
We thought of selling and moving. But were to is the question. There something to say not have mortgage. I know people who in there retirement has a mortgage.
The only thing as for housing cost would be property tax, there property tax break for low income seniors and up keep.
Then the regular living cost. I don't drink "Dom Perigon Rose Gold" and I had to look that one up.
Part of living is vehicle up keep and cost.

I've looked into putting ads on both my blog and and over on my you tube channels. And what I understand most blogger makes $10 to $25 a month. You know this would cover all my cleaning supplies, paper products, and soaps.
Not sure how to put and add in. I some what looked into it. But what I kept running into is to...that if I want to buy ad space or ad time.
Confession time...I find blogs that is cover with ad space is distracting.
But I understand why people have adds on there social media sights.

Not sound self center  or prideful. I am pretty creative and I resourceful. I am sure I can come up some way bringing in extra income or cutting expensive.
Then I still have all my supplies for my ceramic shop.
One of my friend makes between $5,000 to $10,000 selling and trading crafts a year.

Here is LINK to money exchange

I shouldn't be complaining. I have roof over my head a comfy bed to sleep in, three square meals a day. Plus no major health issues. And most important a family and friend who loves me.
I need to lay off the "Pitifully me attitude"




Monday, July 15, 2019

Not Much Changed

Been doing Fit day for about two weeks now and I thought I would decrease my calorie intake about 25 to 50 calories. For last two weeks my daily average 1,758 and I my goal for calorie consumption of foods were 2,060 unto 2,310. Twice I was over, not even close to my upper range.
So for a while I'm not changing my calorie intake. But trying to increase activity and water level.

Going over to Portland Oregon for my weight lost convention for T.O.P.S it was quite beneficial. In simple term is getting your battery recharged.
After a while changing one habits can be plain no fun, and we sleep back into our bad habits. I am trying to come up there three key words that is fitting. But there not coming.

When it comes to money I classify things as needs and wants. The wants are taken care of first. Then they'res number one and two when it comes to needs.
Well I have a list of ten items on my want list. But it looks like I am going only get part of the items on my list.
I figure I can use $125 for my wants. I have hair appointment on Tomorrow, getting a perm which I would guess it around $75 so that leaves me $50 and need a gift for grand daughter already got her a book and I will pick up a little something for around $10
Could use package of undies and socks, together that should be around $25 and I need some photos printed and not sure what that would come to. I know it will be less then $15
So the rest I will get end of month or some time in August.

Been hauling mainly cook books to the thrift store out of hall closet. Figured I only need a two to three feet of shelving space for cook books or like.
Usual I use the web for recipes now.

Gave LaWana half of Liz hours to get her on her feet. And I told her that next week I want to go back to my regular hours.
But I figure Sept and or Oct Murphy and I will go to Medford. And LaWana can take care of clients for my time gone.
Usual gone for three to four days.
Don't need to stay any more then that.
Regis has appointment on Thursday down in Sandpoint. Hopeful he and I can do a little shopping I can get my panties and socks. Plus a gift for grand daughter.
Got good sneaky hunch Liz hasn't been taking her meds like she is prescribed. So I'm going to get her pill organizer.
Wish she would let the pharmacy put her pills in daily pill pack. If I had the power I would call and have the pharmacy set it up in the pill packs...all of her morning, lunch, dinner, and bed time would be in pack and dated she would have to take.

Weigh in and will let world know what the scales say. A lot shorter post...want to read some blog tomorrow.

Coffee is on



 


Sunday, July 14, 2019

Is It Safe In Dream Land

I am typing this early and schedule posting on the 13th of July. I should be in Portland Oregon attending a T.O.P.S convention.
If it any importance T.O.P.S stands for "Taking Off Pounds Sensibly" and it weight lost support group.

Well last weekend between Saturday and Sunday I had a dream, that I would like to share. Which includes the FEDERAL RESERVE and F.D.I.C
Before I move to dream any want to interpret the meaning of this.

At a lake having a picnic with family and friends. But of carouse there were other people there.
Ran into a male, he and I start to have a conversation over money, and about the F.D.I.C and the federal reserve. And he thought we should go back to gold standards.
He gave me a piece of paper with three gold coins and ask if I would go on line and fill out there survey. I said I would.
Actual I was heading down to lake to do some fishing. 

Got down to lake and the dock. Some one else was fishing straight off the dock, and I decide to fish off to the side.
So I put some bait on my hook and cast my line out. And then I sat on dock.

My son Sawyer came down to visit, about the same time some one maroon color boat sped though and broke my line. So I pulled in what was left. 
I was beyond pissed.

So as my son and I walk off the dock and up the hill. He spot and English Bull Dog and said he would like get one of these. And I told my son last time I heard these dog were about $1,200 and he said "no trouble"
And woke up.

Coffee is on 

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

This Is Working and A little later On Will Have to Tweak It

Let get right down to my weigh in, down 3 pounds. And if I keep my calorie count between 2,060 and 2,310
So week from Wednesday I need to tweak it up a bit. Drop my calories by 25, more movement Confession time I haven't taken my walk this week or got my water in.
Or even possible stop eating at 6:45 in the evening.
My daily average for last week been 1718 calories.

Yesterday post I mention about Liz and her subsidizing house. Well she been her place for two years and it that time of year she has her walk though and all the papers are sign. So she can receive her housing voucher.
Her daughter and son in law is visiting with there children. Hopeful she doesn't miss her appointment with housing authorities.
 When it comes to government and there programs. They have there way of doing things and that's that. It best to do it there way or your pretty much be hitting your head again a brick wall.
I just don't want to see her get toss off of her subsidizing housing.
It so hard to find a place that would except housing voucher.
On her little income of about $800 it could be very possible she could be living under a bridge. She lived in her rig before.

Thursday morning I am leaving for Portland and I will be he
Not sure what they will be doing.
But I kinda fo gotten the ideal more is going to states. I know here in Idaho there seem us here in Northern part state is forgotten.
There no South Idaho and or North Idaho.
But I know Portland about 460 miles depend on where you go in Portland.
My ideal for a convention or a rally is about being there less then three hours of driving.

I am planning to take a painting I am calling "A bite out of Knowledge and leaving it as part ART ABANDONMENT

Not sure if there will be post for Wednesday or not. I did make blog post for Saturday and should come up early in morning.

Coffee is on

Monday, July 08, 2019

Little This and That

Decided to post this morning or take about 20 to 15 minutes out before I finish getting ready for work.
It going to be pretty busy day. Liz my client get subsidizing housing or she would very well be living under bridge. I believe I will leave the housing situation alone for now.
I pretty much went off on a political rant, yesterday.
Then she has a doctor appointment down in Sandpoint late this afternoon.
I want to get my hours in before the end of week. Her daughter is coming to visit and she total jacked about it.

Have to give my self credit I been doing a lot better keeping my bullet journal up. And being back doing fitday has kept me more on track for better health choices.
I believe later on I will start tune up fitday. But I know what is reasonable setting for a per senior and female.
Not sure how much carbs vs fats I should be consuming.
This morning I am at 550 calories. But from that my fat calories is at 153. Carb calories is at 336, and protein is at 61 calories.
But for now I am just trying to keep my calories count between 2060 and 2,310. Haven't even been close to upper numbers.
I guess I sit that high so I won't feel guilty if I mess up.
That interesting sentence above.

Planning to drop off of few books at thrift store. Got ton or it seems that way of cook books. Well most time we use some recipe from the net.
Figured out what I will be doing on my next three sketch pages for the sketchbook project. One I will be crochet a small cover, and next two will be a COLLAGE

It time for me to finish up and get off to work.

Coffee is on



   

Sunday, July 07, 2019

I Surely Don't Get It

One of my friends who loves there country deeply and as many others do as well. I am not sure if he wrote it or he copy and paste from someone else.
The comment was thick and thin for and against.
But he was called unamerican, for his views.
As many know I am not thrilled with our current administration of Trump. But I sure wouldn't call his supporters Un american or Un patriotic.
I remember reading in school and here of Un american activities.  There was even committe for UN AMERICAN ACTIVITIES and disagree with any policy of United States isn't either un patriotic or un american
The only thing I can come up for either one would be SUBVERT ACTIVITIES which would fall under both Un Patriotic and or Un American.
At time we or as individual when our government steps out of line we need to call "Bullshit" and when our country is in the right say "Job Well Done"

First time I voted was in Washington state in 1978 and it wasn't a year president ran, and I called on the ballot they had both Communism and a Nazi party 
I didn't vote for either party and both of these lean to far one way. 

I decided to copy and share what my friend MIGHT of wrote... "There are tanks in the nation’s capital and concentration camps on its border. The slide of this nation into a nearly unrecognizable state continues unabated. Donald Trump is recreating America in his own image: an abominable one.
He brags about trading valentines with the ruthless North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, saying at a political rally in September:
“I was really being tough. And so was he. And we’d go back and forth. And then we fell in love, O.K.? No, really. He wrote me beautiful letters. And they’re great letters. We fell in love. But you know what? Now they’ll say: ‘Donald Trump said they fell in love. How horrible. How horrible is that? So unpresidential.’”
According to Human Rights Watch, North Korea under Kim not only “restricts all civil and political liberties, including freedom of expression, assembly, association and religion,” it systematically extracts “forced, unpaid labor from its citizens,” and “women in North Korea suffer a range of sexual and gender-based abuses” that include “rape and other sexual violence and torture in detention facilities, sexual exploitation, or forced marriage of North Korean women in China, and sexual and gender-based violence and discrimination.”

 And this says nothing of the hundreds of people Kim is thought to have had executed since coming to power in 2011.
And this is the man that the president of the United States brags about being in love with.
Last month Trump joked with Russia’s Vladimir Putin about getting “rid of journalists.”
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 28 journalists have been killed in Russia since Putin took office in 2000.
Last week in Osaka, Japan, Trump said of the Saudi crown prince: “It’s an honor to be with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, a friend of mine, a man who has really done things in the last five years in terms of opening up Saudi Arabia.”
Let’s be clear: That friend is believed to have ordered the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. And, murder may in fact be too antiseptic a word. Turkish officials claim that after Khashoggi was killed, his body was hacked up with a bone saw, then disposed of.
Not only has Trump never delivered a full-throated condemnation of the Saudi leader, he plans to reward the kingdom with more arms sales unless Congress is able to stop him.
Why does the American president have such an affinity, a fetish even, for the world’s dictators while at the same time spurning many of America’s traditional allies? And how does this turn to the darkness re position this country in the annals of history?  

I believe that it speaks to a blindness, or more precisely, an indifference to cruelty. This also crops up in domestic policy, where the indifference is particularly acute when those who suffer are somehow other: black or brown, female or trans, Muslim or migrant.
How else could this administration have executed for so long its zero-tolerance approach to family separation of immigrants and asylum seekers? I don’t believe in open borders, but I do believe in humane borders. I do not believe that a parent seeking asylum — which is still legal in this country, it bears repeating — should have a child ripped from his or her arms. I don’t believe that people — including children — should be caged like animals and deprived of basic human necessities and basic human dignity.
What is happening at our border is unconscionable, a violation of basic human rights, a complete moral violation. And yet the president on Thursday will make a mockery of the country’s freedom celebration by turning it into a muscle-flexing political pep rally.
Trump will likely spend millions on his vanity spectacle just weeks after his administration argued in court that immigrant children didn’t need to be provided soap and toothbrushes.
Stop thinking that this is only about partisanship or polarization. It’s the cruelty, stupid. It has always been about cruelty: racial cruelty, gender cruelty, religious cruelty. It has always been about bending the rest of America, the rest of reality, really, into subordination to the white supremacist patriarchy.

If the emerging culture of the world has to be put under boot for the established culture to maintain power, so be it. This is the white supremacist mantra; this is the Trump message.
Trump cares nothing about the suffering of racial minorities here — other than to increase the pain — nor does he care about the suffering of nonwhite people abroad.
There is a through line in Trump behavior, and it runs directly through his perception of white cultural dominance.
There, I said it. And I’m going to continue to say it.
I know that this may read as redundant. I worry about as much every time I begin to write. But I also know that history is sitting in judgment, that when this dark era draws to a close, an accounting must be made, a record made. None of us will be immune.
The questions will come without room for equivocation or adjustment: Where were you when the bodies floated in the Rio Grande? What did you say when this president bragged about assaulting women and defended men accused of doing the same? What was your reaction when he saw very good people among the Nazis? Where was your outrage when thousands died in Puerto Rico?
What did you do? What did you say? And for others in my profession, what did you write?
I plan to say, or have my work say, that I never faltered, that it never became normal to me, that my heart bled as well as my pen.
What will you say?"

Coffee is on

Saturday, July 06, 2019

My Excuse Is My Excuse

Been married for a long time. There been some up and downs in our marriage. If there not down downs I would have to call them up ones. Or hanging in the middle.

But I notice my self thinking "I wouldn't of got way with that" when my husband does something that I know I would of gotten in trouble for.
Take a look at how my lime skirt is hung. If my parents saw this they would of said "What is the meaning of this?" pointing at how the skirt was hung.
No wonder I have issue with people who points with there fingers.
My husband total got away with something because I corrected it, and hung it the way it should of been hung.
Question time...how many of you would of got in trouble if you hung a skirt like this? 


Did say I got some great photos of firework and I wasn't sure what sitting I should use on camera, and I used face beautifier. Until I look it up I thought it was sit for night time photo and it had moon symbol. 
I was trying to have my shutter stay open longer so light from the fire work could be let in.
I still like a printed manual in my hand. I would call my firework just "lucky"

My SD card is full and I don't think any place sell them in Bonners Ferry. So I would have order them on line or take trip to Sandpoint. Plus there a few other things I need to get and our local seem not to have them.
Plus Murphy and I been working on building a cover for basement from the outside entrance. We just finish staining the frame that would go on east side. Now we are waiting til dries, so it can be mounted.

Also a possible post came to my mind. Might as well tell you the subject..."unamerican and or unpatriotic. Could flare up some.

Coffee is on

Friday, July 05, 2019

Beauty and Creative Pop Up Number Thirty.

My count is off by ten. My last post on Beauty and Creative pop up was forty and it should of been thirty. Now here we have thirty.

Not sure if I will be sharing some fireworks and or sky photos.

As a waiting for firework show. I decided to play around with some of my setting. And there were plenty of youngster playing with glow sticks. If you notice the clouds it did clear off and we had great firework display.

For a small town of Bonners Ferry population just over 2,600. I would guess our show last 45 minutes to hour.

To see more photo of sky and possible more fireworks, please CLICK HERE

Just finish up anther page for the SKETCH BOOK PROJECT and my sketchbook is based on historical time period as the different planets are going though the zodiac signs.
This one is about Pluto being place in Gemini. This is from 1882 til 1914.
Which would include the Victorian era, start of Edwardian era, and Gilded age. Up to World War one and Bolsheviks.
During this time the electric iron and also Helicopter came out. There been much improvement on these two items.
Next time Gemini will be in Pluto 2132 to 2159
As you look at both of these doors. I have two question...Question time...What would say is behind both doors?...Question time...Why did you come up with your answer?

Done in pencil. For more artist please CLICK HERE 

Thursday, July 04, 2019

Happy 243 Birthday America

I decided to a tarot card lay out, and this is the layout I picked, is one for the astrology signs. Did you know our country was born under the sign of Cancer.Like all SIGNS  there strength and weakness.

First sign is Aries, and the nine of wands came up. Which represent how the world see us...In positive light one would say we are true to our self. But on negative side are overly defensive.
One might question our breaking or step out of bounds with treaties that been useful.

Second sign is Taurus, and the nine of swords came up. What we gain or lost...Nine swords is known as "Lord of Cruelty" Look how at this time we treat the misfortune or lease of us...calling people at our borders "subhuman" Statement time...shame on us. 

Third sign is Gemini, and first major arcana came up, the sun. This sign is represent communication. Take look how our president communicate with world, on his TWITTER. I am connected with him on twitter simple he is our president and we all need to keep track of our elected officials or those who steels position of power.
One can say when sun is under communication is being straight forward or false pretense.

fourth sign is Cancer, and this the first court court the king wands. What going on home front. One could say the king is forceful and take unnecessary risk. Or one might say the risk and foolishness might pay off.

Fifth sign is Leo, and the Queen of swords. Leo represent life and creativity. As long as I recall our president, I haven't seen anything quite like Trump. He has no trouble insulting many groups of people. What more dishearten they vote for him. But we could have a new leaders with new and BRIGHT IDEAL,

Sixth sign is Virgo, and wheel fortune. This is day to day. To me best way of looking at this card is roulette wheel of life. As I hear quite a few people are one pay check of being homeless or other misfortunes.

Seventh sign is Libra, and the ten of pentacles. This about relationships. Look at Trump recently stepping over the KDZ I won't go heavy into our relationship with our new friends of world. But it seem we getting a little to chummy with some of world dictatorship. But if we can let say decrease the nuclear weapons and open aide to there people. This would be a good thing.

Eighth  sign is Scorpio, and this will be about change. The king pentacles. We will be moving forward and self improvement.

Ninth sign is Sagittarius, higher learning and new ideals. eight wands. Could ask what sort of action needs to be taken for possible problems
One example would be Climate change. Yes it might be time for new and board ideals for future.

Tenth sign is Capricorn about reputation and status. Five of cups. Will we have to work and how hard to gain our relationship with our friends or allies in world. What web we have woven and how tangle up we are.

Eleventh sign is Aquarius about our social life...Three of wands...what kind of friendship will we go forth. We will be experiencing new things and ideals.

Twelfth sign is Pieces about the spiritual side. Hermit will we be questioning are choices of the decision of the past. And what need to be done from past mistakes. 

Question time...How would you like to see America move forward.

Coffee is on

 

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Just Don't Under Stand

Weighing at T.O.P.S I was up quarter pound in metric I would of been up 0.1134 kilograms. In simple langues I am not happy.
My average calorie intake is slightly over 1,800 and no food after 7 in the evening until breakfast. Usual eat around eight in morning. Also been walking and drinking water.
It like doing a test you study and study total flunk out.
Maybe total flunk out is a little strong of term. I could say I did a good job though the week and was up a quarter pound and with little twerking my habits, I shall be down next week.

Usual the first of the month it bill paying time. I am starting to wonder if I stop in paid the safety box or if hubby took care of it.
Well it the third and I will be taking a lease Regis around so he can pay his bills. Usual Liz does her the following day.

Well I start to clean off one of the bed and I did get a small package done up for grand kids, which is ready to ship. And a small bag of items to go to the thrift store.

Don't recall exactly when I got this piece of fabric/ Like most items I have came from a thrift store, so did this fabric.
I want to make a cloak. Don't know if your thinking pagan cloaks are basic black. Well there not I 've seen all colors and design one of them is camo.
This piece here is a little over 3 yards or 9 meters. I should have about 5 yards or 15 meters.
Good thing the fabric designer company is still on edge, with number. Now it to find let say anther 3 yards or 9 meters

Statement time...I Peppylady (Dora) will not purchase anything at a thrift store, only if I come across my items listed on my July shopping list which is...Large Tote for fabric, 3 other totes and for size I am looking for 576 sq inches, CM 1,463, 324 square inches CM 824 and last tote would be 144 square inches CM324. The height should be between 6 to 12 inches or 15 to 30 cm
kindle reader, underwear and which I would get thrift store. Last two things is a perm and a toy box. 

Coffee is on

Monday, July 01, 2019

June Report 2019

Never know where I should start on these report, or where I need or want to start. I guess it really doesn't matter.
It seem I never complete my goals. Question...Does any complete there goals or there plans 100% of the time?

I start again doing Fit Day. I wasn't going any where on my weight lost and health. Although I was pretty much staying the same, in a three pound range. For those uses the metric it would be 1.3608 kilograms.
And for a while I misplace my fit bit. So I real haven't had it on for almost the entire month of June.

Short time I post on how much calorie I been taking in and fat calories.
Well my daily average for last week is 1,953 but when it comes to fat calories 800. But it can be broken down
Saturated fat are 227 calories, 25 grams or not quite 2 tablespoon, 12% of my saturated fats.
Polyunsaturated fat are 174 calories, 19.7 grams around 1 and half tablespoon, 9% of my saturated fats.
Monounsaturated fats 309 calories, 35 grams, or for us Americans it would be about 2 and 3/4 tablespoon. 16% of my fat in take.

Well for most month I also never had my fitbit on. It was on my dresser under some items. I did 4,386 steps yesterday. On Sunday and Tuesday I real don't get out and walk.

I guess this is good enough place to put stats from PERSONAL INSIGHT I don't post entire and feel it might be more then I want any of my blog post...

You are analytical and restrained.
You are deliberate: you carefully think through decisions before making them. You are uncompromising: you think it is wrong to take advantage of others to get ahead. And you are calm-seeking: you prefer activities that are quiet, calm, and safe.
You are motivated to seek out experiences that provide a strong feeling of organization.
You are relatively unconcerned with both achieving success and taking pleasure in life. You make decisions with little regard for how they show off your talents. And you prefer activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment.
Assertiveness is at 51% and that fine. I like to see most between 40% and 60% 
Warmth 26% This I was shocked about how low the number was. I wonder if I am a "welcoming person" to others.
Under warmth in there definition is being "social confident" Confession time...In quite a few social gathering I rather be the wall flower. 
Cheerfulness 10% and there ideal of cheerfulness and mind is way different. I look as cheerfulness being happy. And they look as expressing positive emotions. Confession time...I am getting better but express emotion either negative or positive I feel awkward. 

Never thought of mention any part of of stats from my blog...A quick fact I had roughly 3,700 view for month of June.

As for other facts for June. We had about 3 inches (7.6 centimeters)  of rain in June. And then we start to make cover to outside of the basement.


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