tRump is a Fascist Tyrant

He has destroyed, is destroying, everything that made this country America and will continue to do so as long as we allow him to sit in our White House. He has neither love nor respect for this country nor any of its People

“...That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...”

The Declaration On Independence,  July 4, 1776

Equifax

So here's your two choices if you want a "settlement" from Equifax for them having fucked up and made your data - ALL of it - available to every tom and dickless harry in the universe:

1.  Six months of free credit monitoring from the top three credit reporting agencies.... or Maybe it's three months.

OR

2. Cash payment of a massive $125 but ONLY if you've had credit monitoring for six months.

If you want more money you'd better have proof you've been harmed, copies of documents and other forms of proof that you've been harmed and all the work you've gone through to get if fixed.  And of course all is first dependent on the court's ruling in December. With the courts packed with republican trumpees now... not looking good.

Credit reporting agencies have the ability to destroy your life, and they've destroyed plenty.  Ever try to get something corrected on a credit report?  Good luck... better not plan on a life once you get started with them, life as you know it is over.

Mueller

Nope, didn't watch it today.... republicans tried to make Mueller look wrong... it's their only job. They will fail because they are on the wrong side of history. 

Be aware.  Republicans are going to pull lots of crap as the election gets close... lots of it.  And that includes russian interference in our voting booths, our media, our policies.

tRump knows he's going to be arrested the instant he's out of the oval office...  it's going to get ugly, uglier than it is now.

He has accomplished ZERO for this country and even less for its people.  He is steeped in evil and corruption so vile it defies description.

As for his "supporters," they display only their appalling ignorance. Republicans in congress all bought. Every one of them, only the price changes depending on what it takes to turn an already corrupted human being to a vile caricature of swamp stink.

No bees, no butterflies, no lady bugs, no praying mantis, no lace wings, very very few lightning bugs.  After 60+ years of gardening, this will be  my last garden. FUCK MONSANTO, BAYER, DOW, SYNGENTA. FUCK THEM ALL!  MURDERERS!

Mom

My mom would have been 94 tomorrow, July 20.... I would give everything I have for ten more minutes with her. I miss her more than any other ... more than I ever thought I could miss anyone. None of the fights or arguments are remembered, only the laughter, the good sound advice she gave, never heavy-handed, always tempered with reason...don't do drugs. With the exception of MJ in the 70's when I was an adult, I never did. Never touched a beer in high school when "everyone else was doing it." And when I entered my teenage years... "don't fall for boys who say they love you, or tell you how beautiful you are...teenage boys have one thing on their minds. One thing." I was a virgin when I got married... at least the first time 😁 My mom was flawed, all moms are, we fought at times, made each other cry... but she never lied to me, even when the news was bad. I didn't cherish her enough when she was here... I hope she hears me now. Take heed.

Have always loved fresh squeezed orange juice

When I was a kid my mom would  make fresh squeezed orange juice... yeah it didn't come out of a can, bottle, or freezer section of the grocery store....  she bought oranges, squeezed them by hand, blended them... delicious!

Did the same thing for my kids when they were little... by then they were already used to the store-bought orange juice.... didn't like the stuff I squeezed and blended !   Pathetic.

Homemade orange juice is labor and time intensive... people get used to a little less than quality to save time.... examine that for a bit.... "saving time" is not possible. It can only be used, but that's how we get indoctrinated to accept less.

Well that didn't last long

The cross-stitch project is over.... now have so much arthritis pain in my hands and neck that I can barely move.... can probably give the kit away on Freecycle, but will do that later... now I have to stay down with the heating pad.  Didn't realize it would affect the neck and shoulders so much but no doubt from the head bent forward position taken when cross stitching.  Neck and shoulders are the only other place I have arthritis besides the thumbs and wrists. 

Looks like it's going to be difficult to find something to do that won't end up with me being immobile with pain.  Did take a 500 mg Naproxen but that's as far as I'll go with the meds... too hard on the tummy.

Guess I'll start cleaning up the garden tomorrow.... a bit early but as there are no pollinators my squash hasn't set any fruit, the tomato plants have produced very little fruit, and the flowering plants are thin and shabby.  Sunflowers did okay - at least the Goldfinches got something to eat.  As I have been gardening for over sixty years this is a huge blow.... thinking next year I'll do nothing....

I can't be the only one who writes and calls congress about the disaster that  Monsanto, Dow, Bayer and Syngenta are bringing to our planet. Can I?  People are still using Roundup in their yards... unfathomable to me.  Even if they don't bother with research, surely they can't have missed the several hundred million dollars in fines Monsanto has had to pay so far for lying about the dangers of Roundup... people working in the fields are coming down with cancer. How oblivious does a person have to be to just not KNOW that pouring poison on the earth, filling the air with it, poisoning all our waterways is sheer idiocy? I mean, is it that fucking important to have "perfect" produce?? The planet is dying.