It’s Monday… and I’m kind of wanting to crawl back into bed. There’s no doubt about it. It’s cold and damp, and the sun is behind clouds. The weather is turning to shit, like it does in Germany every year at this time. It will stay like this until March or April… I’m sure we’ll get some sunny days, but it’s definitely sweater weather now. Not that I mind. My sweaters are nicer than my t-shirts.
I thought today, I’d write a post about something that has nothing to do with social media or politics. Today, I’m going to write something kind of nostalgic, even though I feel older than dirt in doing so. Maybe some of my readers “of a certain age” can relate on some level…
While Bill was gone, I got bored, and searched YouTube for some old daytime TV shows I used to like watching when I was a teenager. I didn’t watch these shows every day. In the 1980s, I was very involved with my horse, an Appaloosa named Rusty. After school, I’d often be at the barn riding him, taking lessons, or cleaning stalls. It wasn’t so often that I was home and able to watch daytime shows at the time of day when they actually aired. I did sometimes record them on our VCR, though.
One of the shows I remember well from the mid 1980s, when I was about 14 or 15 years old, was a show called Family Medical Center. It was usually followed by another show called Group One Medical. I don’t remember watching Group One Medical, although it seems like I would have wanted to see it.
An ad for Group One Medical…
An episode of Family Medical Center…
Family Medical Centerwas a show that featured three doctors (played by actors) who presented common medical issues that might typically come up in a family practice… at least in the 80s. The above episode is the only one I’ve found on YouTube thus far. It’s about a high school wrestler who abuses anabolic steroids.
I remember episodes about all kinds of things– everything from eating disorders to psychotic breaks. And, as a teenager with really low standards for acting skills, I actually liked the show. I was clearly among the few, though, because it only aired for about a year. Not many people seem to remember it.
That era was also when court shows were very popular on TV. I remember the first TV court show I ever saw was The People’s Court, with retired Judge Joseph Wapner. Judge Wapner’s version of The People’s Court ended in 1993, but the show is still airing to this day.
This is the version I remember best.
The People’s Court was, and still is, mostly about small claims issues, and it was very successful. In fact, it was so successful that similar, but more salacious, shows were fashioned after it. And while The People’s Court usually featured real cases involving people who had agreed to hash them out on TV, the other court shows often involved actors.
For instance, Divorce Court, a show that dates from the 50s was popular in the 80. It still continues today, but I am most familiar with the 80s version, which featured retired Supreme Court of California Judge, William B. Keene. However, it’s quite obvious that although the judge was legit, the people on the show were actors… and not particularly good ones, either. Below is an episode I watched last night. It’s a pretty over the top story…
Good gawd… the things we considered entertainment and settled for in the 80s and 90s.
Court shows are a dime a dozen… I’ve even seen them in Germany. But today’s post title was inspired by a show that I hold particularly close to my heart. It was called The Judge. It starred the late actor Bob Shield as Judge Robert J. Franklin. He presided over family court cases that were “too emotional” to allow for an open court room. Now that I think about it, I guess it makes sense that this show involved actors. Real court cases that involve juveniles are usually closed to the public.
The Judge was one of those shows that was so bad, it was kind of good. The storylines were really cheesy and the acting was shockingly bad. And yet, the show was weirdly entertaining for teens of my generation. Robert J. Franklin was a kindly and wise judge… one you’d hope to encounter if you were in court.
I distinctly remember watching this one when it aired in the 80s… It was kind of shocking for the era.
This one is also pretty classic… and it has a bang ending.
I only watched a couple of these old episodes over the weekend. While I used to really enjoy this show, I find that as a middle aged person, The Judge kind of grates on my nerves. It’s really a pretty cheesy show, and a relic of its era.
And yet, as I watch these old shows, especially the ones that include ads from that time of my life, I realize how OLD I am now. It doesn’t seem like the 80s were that long ago, and yet these episodes aired 40 years ago! The equivalent, in 1986, would have been shows that were airing in the 1940s! It seems like things are less dramatically different in 2026 versus 1986 than they were in 1986 versus 1946. But maybe every middle aged person says that. 🤷♀️
As cringey as The Judge is in 2026, I actually find them weirdly comforting. They gave me something to focus on besides the news. Yes, I know I could have watched something better, like an Oscar winning movie or a high quality TV show from today. But there’s something to be said for zoning out and watching something that isn’t too taxing or hard to follow, even if they make you groan.
We do still have Judge Judy today, though. I don’t like watching her show very much. She’s usually very rude to people.
Well… I think I’m going to end this post now, and play with my guitar and banjo. God knows, I could use some practice. I don’t usually have any specific household chores on Mondays; I just do things that need doing. Today, that seems to be dishes. The dogs would probably also appreciate a walk, although it’s pretty chilly and damp today. So I guess I’ll get on with doing that…
It’s good to have Bill home, at least until next Monday, which is also our wedding anniversary. He’ll be off to Istanbul… 😢 But when he gets back, we’ll get to look forward to our brief jaunt to Alpine Switzerland!
My soup is probably not going to be that pretty. Maybe I’ll make some fresh bread to go with it, though…
Happy Sunday, everybody. I’m getting a late start today, because I was waiting for Bill to come home from his latest business trip. He got home at about 10:30 AM, which was a little over an hour ago. I was pleased to see he was laden down with four packages of Peet’s coffee, which is the one product I miss and can’t get so easily here. The commissary does have a few varieties of Peet’s, but we need ration cards to buy coffee from there. Bill hasn’t gotten around to getting them.
Hooray!
Yes, I can order Peet’s, but I’m not supposed to have it sent through the APO (US mail system), because of an agreement the US has with Germany that dates back to World War II. I have successfully ordered coffee and had it sent by US Mail before, but it’s risky to do that, because it’s against the rules. If I were to get caught, I could lose my APO privileges. And if I order it through German mail, I have to pay duties, which can be very expensive. Carrying a few packages on the plane is not illegal, though. So, when Bill goes to the US, or we get visitors from the States, we try to mule in some Peet’s.
Anyway… not that it matters to most of my readers. I do like Peet’s coffee, though I have found some brands of coffee I like here, too. Germany’s coffee selections have improved a lot since we first came back here in 2014. Or, at least they’ve improved in my opinion. I know some people think German coffee is great, but to me, a lot of it tastes over-roasted.
I also put on a pot of soup with leftover roast beef and some random vegetables we had lying around. It’s now simmering, so I have time to write a blog post.
Moving on…
In the wake of the election, I’ve seen a lot of people reacting to the huge blue wave. Surprisingly enough, I haven’t actually seen that much butt hurt from my more conservative friends. On the other hand, I don’t actually have a lot of conservative friends these days. 🤔
I also haven’t seen that much butt hurt in general, though. It seems like some folks have resigned themselves to the realization that our current leadership isn’t working very well. And since it’s not working out so well, there’s was a huge, stunning rebuke from the people in the form of a blue tsunami. Y’all, Mississippi went BLUE! Texas went BLUE! South Carolina went BLUE! I could go on and on…
So now there are people out there who seem to feel like they need to “clarify” their positions for their friends and family members. They are sharing things written by other people– stale, boilerplate status updates and picture posts– to “explain” themselves, and let us know where they stand.
I have a few friends who have done this. These are folks who I am pretty sure probably voted Republican last week, but are realizing that the Republican Party is being utterly destroyed by Trump. And now, grudgingly, kind of like some of the people who were personally affected by COVID, they’re trying to save some face. They reassure us, Marjorie Taylor Greene style, that they are still Republicans. They are still for “Making America Great Again.” But they kinda get that Trump sucks. 🤨 Or maybe they realize that he’s ill on every level, and needs to be removed from office for that reason, alone.
I just want to tell these folks… you don’t have to convince us. You are entitled to your thoughts, feelings, and opinions. There’s nothing “wrong” with being conservative, as long as you realize that other people might not see things from your perspective, and we have the right to our own opinions. However… I do wonder why it took so long before you realized how bad Trump is. He’s NOT on your side, and never has been. He has not made life better for anyone but billionaires.
MTG is now “sounding the alarm” about Trump. She’s obviously been distancing herself from him for the past year. She’s acting like she’s one of the “good guys” who figured him out. Well… yes, she did “figure him out”, in a sense. But what took her so long? A lot of us knew what an awful person he is back in 2015.
I distinctly remember MTG stumping for Trump, and fully supporting him… until he fucked her over. Then, she quit, and even said he’d “changed”. No, he’s never changed, MTG. He’s always been this way. It’s just a lot more noticeable because he’s been unhinged by dementia and extreme narcissistic injury. We all need to watch out, too, because he’s probably about to go on a serious rampage fueled by rage and the need to settle the score with American voters. Brace yourselves!
Listen… I don’t think Democrats are the end all, be all. I don’t consider myself a Democrat. I’m voting for them, because right now, they are obviously much better than Republicans are. I agree with some Democratic policies, not all. But right now, the priority is to get our country out of the clutches of a madman and Stephen Miller, who is about as close to a Nazi as we can get in 2026. Trump has just replaced former White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, with Miller, who is an absolutely diabolical person.
I get that some people are feeling sheepish. Maybe, for some people, the Trump spell has finally been broken. Some folks feel like they need to clarify or explain. That’s all well and good, but it’s kind of like trying to apologize to people who are bleeding to death. We don’t need that right now. We have to stop the bleeding. So save the platitudes, and let’s work together to actually “make America great again” by putting competent, decent, healthy people in charge.
And no… Democrats are NOT communists or socialists. You can start to help out in this area by learning what those terms actually mean. It would really help a whole lot. By the way, neither of those terms are “dirty words”. They have their good features and bad features, just as capitalism does. Why don’t we learn more about all of these “isms”, and then work together to come up with a system that is fair, and works for more people?
I think one important first step is to stop allowing obviously character flawed people like Trump and Stephen Miller to get in power in the first place. Perhaps if there was less greed and entitlement, and more actual concern for humanity, we all might be better off in the long run. We really can’t afford to continue being willfully ignorant.
Just my thoughts. Now, I’m going to end this post and go stir the pot… on my stove, that is. 😉
Welcome to Saturday, friends. Where I sit, it’s kind of cloudy and cool… almost cold, even. Alexa tells me it’s 41 degrees, and it will likely get up to 45 degrees by the time the day is finished. My landlord’s grandson is in the landlord’s yard, using some kind of power tool.
I just went to the grocery store, where I spent about 30 euros on a few items that will tide me over until tomorrow morning. I would have liked to have bought more stuff, but there were a bunch of people in the store, and I didn’t feel like hanging around in there. I am getting really curmudgeonly in my middle age. It doesn’t help that I haven’t had a decent meal all week, because I’ve been too lazy to cook.
Bill is scheduled to arrive in Frankfurt just before 9:00 AM. That means in 24 hours, the pack will be reunited for eight days, before he has to leave again. 🙄
I ran into one of my neighbors, a fellow American, who is moving into the house she and her wife bought. They’ve been anticipating this day for months. The house is literally just across the alley from where they’ve been renting, so they don’t even need a moving truck. And they have lots of friends who have come over to help them.
As I was passing both her new and old houses with Noyzi and Charlie, we greeted each other and shared smiles and comments over Election Day. I’m pretty sure her German friends heard us sounding happy that the Trump era is coming to an end.
I think it’s amazing that Americans sent such an overwhelming statement of rebuke to Trump. He is now truly a lame duck, even though he’s just tapped that odious and unfuckable old ghoul, Stephen Miller, to take Susie Wiles’ place as the White House Chief of Staff.
Though I’m sure Trump, and his dwindling crew of avaricious minions, will continue to try to punish Americans for their rejection of him, and his failing policies, the American people still let it be known that Trump is a fucking loser. And it’s only a matter of time before that piece of shit finally gets flushed from public consciousness, straight to Hell where he belongs.
So… today is a decent day, in spite of the weather. Maybe I’ll even start a fire in the fireplace, although it’s not really that cold yet. Or maybe I’ll just do what I usually do on Saturdays, when nothing else is going on… just sit on my can.
That’s what I was doing last night, when I happened to spot a Facebook post by some Congresswoman. I didn’t know her, but she was a Democrat. She posted something about holding Trump accountable. Or maybe it was something about his vanity projects. And I wrote something along the lines of, “I’m so sick of him. I can’t wait to see all of his stupid vanity projects destroyed.”
I have no doubt they will be, in spite of his attempt to preserve the tacky gold shit in the Oval Office by making it “historic”. 🙄 He really is terrified that people will “forget” him when he’s gone. I’m afraid that is impossible. He’s left deep scars on American people. But that does not equate to TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome). TDS does NOT exist.
Of course, that doesn’t mean someone didn’t feel compelled to accuse me of having TDS in the comment section. The person, name of Bertha (who, in fairness, could have been a bot), posted “TDS to the max”, along with a mocking laughing reaction. 🤨
So I posted, “TDS is not real. 🖕”
Bertha came back and wrote, “You can’t go a day without mentioning Trump. That is TDS.”
Mind you… Bertha and I have not met. I’m not even sure Bertha is an actual person. She has just 25 “friends”. She’s not in a position to know how often I mention Trump on a daily basis, but even if I do mention him every day, that doesn’t equate to a made up mental illness called “TDS”. It’s a normal reaction to an abusive asshole who has emboldened idiots and bots like Bertha and her ilk.
So I wrote “You worship a felon. 🤷♀️ I don’t think I’m the one with a mental health issue. Now fuck off, and leave me alone.”
Then I turned off notifications on the thread. Actually, lately, I’ve been doing that as a matter of course, because I’ve grown to hate interacting with Trump supporters. So many of them are dumber than hammered dirt. They are disrespectful and obnoxious, and they lack critical thinking skills and compassion. I’d honestly rather have a pelvic exam than talk to most of them for more than a moment.
I hate that I feel this way. I used to have friends from every political stripe. Most of my family members are Trump supporting Republicans. I miss them, even though they’ve become people I don’t know anymore. And sadly, if I died tomorrow, I suspect none of them would care. Most wouldn’t even know about it at the time, because they don’t speak to me.
But really, what can you do? Trump supporters– whether I know them or not– accuse me of showing them contempt, but I don’t usually start this with them. I don’t hang out on their spaces, intending to troll. I don’t insult them when they make serious comments. Usually, if someone makes a serious Trump supporting comment on social media, I’m more likely to block them, than leave any snark.
I don’t want to feel annoyed or harassed when I have interactions with other people. And I don’t want to have interactions with bots at all. So… I guess I feel kind of lonely for human contact and understanding.
At least Bill will be home tomorrow, God willing. And I did talk to my very plucky mom this week. She’s doing fine, and was very pleased about the election results. She says she hopes she lives long enough to see the US without Trump as POTUS anymore. Me too. It’s nice not feeling envious of dead people right now. We’ll see how long it lasts.
But no… TDS really isn’t a thing. We’re not mentally ill for despising Trump, and anticipating his departure from our lives. To say that we’re “deranged” for hating Donald Trump is to discount and ignore the huge amounts of damage he’s done to so many people’s lives. Fuck him. I truly can’t wait until he’s dead. And if you want to mock me and tell me I have TDS for feeling that way, especially if we don’t know each other, then fuck you, too. 🖕
The AI image bears no resemblance to my actual home…
Ahhhh… it’s finally Friday. Two more nights alone before Bill comes home. I always miss him when he’s gone. But when Bill takes trips, it does allow me uninterrupted creative time, which is a good thing. Bill doesn’t mind it when I do my musical stuff, but I find it distracting when he’s home.
I thought maybe I’d make some music videos this week, but I’m still kind of recovering from my recent sickness. The last bit of that particular virus is getting over my clogged ears. The left one, in particular, has had a stubborn case of Eustachian tube dysfunction. It’s mostly better today, but I don’t feel inspired right now.
I was, however, kind of inspired yesterday, when I wrote my post about Trump and how he’s “forced fed” us a lot of shit for the past eleven years. I know that post might seem a bit long, wordy, convoluted, and tangental to some. But, to me, it was a creative endeavor. I liked it enough that I went back and did some editing. I probably haven’t edited it enough, though.
I know I have a couple of regular readers who are also bloggers. I’m sure they understand what happens when you write something that you, yourself, find interesting. You find a topic that lights a fire under you. You start writing. Then, a little dash of creativity helps things along.
I started out thinking about Eddie Murphy, but then segued into junk food… and even tied it to the Odyssey cruise ship. Maybe those things don’t seem related to casual readers, but to me, they fit together in an intriguing way. In fact, I could go even further with that topic today.
For so many years, Americans have been sold on modernized things that are presented as more efficient and “better” somehow. But when you really look at what we’re getting, it’s actually a lot of inferior quality shit. We’re paying more for things that aren’t nearly as good as they used to be. They are made with poorer quality ingredients and we get less of it.
Take Halloween candy, for instance. When I was a child, we got “snack sized” candy bars from friends and neighbors on Halloween. They were about half the size of a regular candy bar. Now, we get the “fun size”, which are much smaller than the old “snack sized” candy bars. We pay more for it, too.
Also, the ingredients are also not as good. I can remember when Snickers bars tasted different, and much better, than they do now. I read that it was because they were using other ingredients instead of dairy products, both to make the product cheaper and more profitable, and also to appeal more to some consumers.
I remember when I was a child, Pizza Hut pizzas were a real treat. They were gooey with hot cheese, served in a deep dish with a spatula stuck in, and you could sit in a dining room and eat pizza while sipping soda or beer and listening to a jukebox. I have many fond memories of dining at Pizza Hut, when I was a child, and enjoying the leftovers at home. Maybe I wouldn’t like the childhood version of Pizza Hut as much today, but it was damned sure better then, than it is now!
Pizza Hut hasn’t been good or innovative in many years, and the dining rooms are long gone in most areas. But somehow, people are still buying that crap, and have been convinced that it’s acceptable. I think when products become so obviously bad, the business should fail. Same thing with politicians. When they turn out to be shitty, they need to be put out of business.
I feel like Trump, who is clearly a terrible person and a horrific leader, was sold to us as someone who is “good”. He and his billionaire cronies have been wearing the public down for years, trying to convince us to accept him, and his ridiculous bullshit. Finally, people rejected that shit and made their voices heard!
We don’t want the cheap, yet very expensive, crap Trump is selling anymore. We want better! We deserve better! In fact, things have got to get better, or our country is going to fall apart. How the hell are Republican politicians telling young people to have babies when their jobs are being replaced by AI and their neighborhoods are being invaded by corporations and their noisy and extremely expensive data centers?
How can they ask for more babies when people don’t have affordable healthcare, food, rent, or gas? Meanwhile, young, brave, enterprising people who are serving our country in the military are being sent off to a pointless war in Iran!
It’s no secret that I despise Trump. However, I believe that almost everyone and every situation can present a silver lining of sorts. I remember a couple of years ago, I followed a YouTube creator named Telltale Tarot. His real name was Tim, and he was a very gentle, wise, and kind hearted soul. Tim lived in England and had a cute dog named Alfie. Sadly, he passed away in 2025.
I remember that Tim talked about what was happening in the United States and the rest of the world. He said, in a very reassuring tone of voice, that all of what is happening now was meant to happen… and that it would eventually lead to beautiful changes.
While I don’t believe that Democrats are necessarily that much better than Republicans are, I do believe that some good has come from the Trump era. At the very least, his time in power has shined a light on laws that desperately need to be changed, for the good of honest, decent, hardworking people who are simply trying to survive.
He has also revealed the truth about a lot of people. In fact, I think he’s even revealed truth to people about themselves. And some people have had enough integrity and decency to make changes within themselves that make them better people.
Sadly, Trump has made me see the truth about a lot of people I used to think were real friends or actual loved ones. I’ve lost relationships, even with family members, over Trump… a man none of us will ever so much as meet in person (Thank GOD). But I think knowing the truth about people is ultimately a good thing… even if it only means you’ll stop wasting time with them.
Anyway… I want to remind everyone that this is just a blog. It’s not meant to be professional writing. I often sit down and just let my fingers go, typing what comes from my brain. I often will go back and edit later. Sometimes it’s days or even years later. Sometimes I make substantial changes, and sometimes I just clean up typos and punctuation.
I know sometimes what I write is only clear to me, or maybe Bill, because Bill is often with me offline and I can explain it. I like yesterday’s posting, but I doubt everyone will get it. Such is life. But sometimes, even when I write something a little “out there”, I am actually really enjoying the process.
Yesterday, I had some fun comparing the Trump era to being forced fed poor quality fast food and suffering the inevitable indigestion. And I enjoyed tying in Eddie Murphy and the Odyssey cruise ship, too. 🤣 Maybe no one else got it but me.
Well… I think I’ll wrap this up and get on with the day. Noyzi badly needs a bath, and I want to go back to watching the fallout from Election Day.
Yesterday, I spent yesterday watching endless coverage of the many reactions to the US elections. While I’m not 100 percent shocked by the results of Tuesday’s contests, it was definitely a much bluer wave than many people were expecting.
As I watched reactions to the astonishing Election Day results in the United States, I was reminded, of all things, a classic Eddie Murphy comedy routine from 1983. I grew up in the 80s, and my parents subscribed to HBO. I used to watch whatever I wanted on that channel, even stuff that was wildly inappropriate for children to be viewing.
I saw Eddie Murphy’s Delirious show many, many times when I was coming of age. In that HBO special, Eddie does a bit about how relationships had changed in the 1980s. He describes a scenario of, back in the old days, a man and a woman in a car having an argument. The woman gets really pissed off and says, “Let me out of here.”
The man says, “No, no, we can’t have any of that.”
In the 80s, the guy would simply pull over and say, “Get the fuck out!”
It was a statement on how times had changed, and how attitudes were evolving. There was a time when women were considered property. Men were routinely paternalistic. Some men were somewhat decent in their paternalism, but in those days, the woman was clearly expected to be in second place and happy about it. There were also expectations for either sex role. In the old days, no man worth his salt would let a woman out of the car and just leave her on the side of the road.
By the 80s, things were changing, and women were no longer tolerating blatant sexism the way they used to. Men were also seeing the value in letting women be more equal. They no longer had to “take care” of the woman after an argument. Now, they could simply tell her to “get the fuck out” and drive off.
Of course, I don’t think either attitude is necessarily correct. Most people understand that it’s not cool to kick someone, male or female, out of the car alone in a dangerous area. By the same token, it’s also not cool to expect equality as you also expect special (or, in this case, gentlemanly) consideration.
Some women think of a stereotypical “strong, manly, decisive” man as romantic and appealing. Some men theoretically like the idea of being in charge. Perhaps that’s all well and good, if consenting adults agree to it, but in 2026, most people understand that not everyone has that worldview.
People should be allowed to decide for themselves what best suits them and their lives. Not all men feel comfortable being in charge. Not all women want to be submissive helpmeets. Tastes differ. We all want to enjoy flavors that we enjoy best, and most of us think we should be allowed to choose them for ourselves.
Some people do like being treated, or even fed, like children. But most of us don’t don’t want to eat fries and chicken nuggets for the rest of our lives. For years now, Donald Trump has been trying to metaphorically sell the American people on a neverending diet of generic chicken nuggets and fries. This week, American people finally said “no thanks!”
Just now, I steeled myself to listen to Trump circa 2024. In an infamous speech, he donned a bright orange safety vest, as if he was trying to relate to working people. This was at around the time when Trump went into a McDonald’s and was videoed cooking French fries. He also pretended to be a garbage man, taking out the trash. 🙄 Some people were dumb enough to believe that his cosplaying equated to real experience being a working person in the United States.
In his speech, Trump said “I want to protect the women of our country… I’m going to do it whether the women like it or not.”
As if “the Donald” would ever condescend to actually donning a safety vest and actually working for a living… 🙄
Now… a lot of people, especially women who are evolved and capable, thought what Trump said in 2024 was pretty cringey. But if you listen to the clip, you hear people cheering. A lot of the applauding people have higher pitched voices.
I can only assume they were women who were fooled into thinking a rich, serial rapist would “protect them” from anything. Two years later, as Trump spirals and grifts on the daily, it’s become clear that those women probably need to be protected from themselves, first and foremost. They certainly aren’t long on common sense or good taste.
When I think about Donald Trump, I think about the way men used to routinely treat women. A woman wants to assert herself and he just denies her. She says “Let me out of here!” He sneers, “I’m gonna protect you whether you like it or not.” 🙄 She says, “I don’t like chicken nuggets.” He growls, “You’re gonna eat them whether you like them or not.”
His message was, Trump knows best. Trump will take care of you. Trump will PROVIDE for you. Obviously, in 2024, some people ate that shit up with a fucking spoon! And the rest of us, who didn’t care for that particular dish of bullshit, were forced to eat it, too. 🤬
Americans are tired of “eating unsatisfying crap” while Trump builds tacky arches and comments on other men’s asses. And yes, Trump actually served this “feast” at a White House event during his first term.
What happened on Tuesday result from the country being forced fed Trump’s tasteless and shitty slop for over eleven years. People are sick of it, so they turned up to say, “NO THANK YOU” to more of the same low quality, low energy, low IQ shit we’ve all been eating since he came down the golden escalator in 2015. 🤬
A couple of days ago, I wrote about watching videos of people who were on the Odyssey, a ship owned by Villa Via Residences. Some people who were forced off that ship in Cambodia are devastated. I saw footage of one former resident actually crying as he dragged his suitcase off the ship.
I’ve also seen videos of people who made the wise decision to sell their cabins a year earlier, before things got really nasty. One couple, who left after a year aboard, had presented footage that made it look like they were having a great time in Japan. But then they surprised people by saying they had decided to sell their cabin and get off the ship.
If you know anything about hospitality, you know that food can make or break any establishment. If you have good food, you’re more likely to have the strength to endure things that aren’t as good. You’re more likely to have high morale, and maintain a charitable perspective when things go wrong. In later videos, the couple explained that things had gone downhill, especially the food.
When the ship left Belfast in September 2024, the couple reported that the food was really good. There was an excellent variety of dishes, and they were prepared with care. They could enjoy tasty meals prepared by experienced, qualified chefs. That made it easier to be patient when the air conditioning broke in their stateroom and wasn’t repaired in a timely manner.
After awhile, the food really went downhill, and that made other issues on the ship less bearable for the couple. Things they might have overlooked if they’d been thrown a tastier bone, became much more annoying. By the time they got off the ship, the delicious, nutritious, satisfying meals they’d first enjoyed were a distant memory.
The husband half of the couple presented a photo of one of his last meals on the Odyssey. He had a couple of chicken nuggets, a few green beans, and fries. Apparently, by the end of their year onboard, fries came with every meal. That makes sense. They’re cheap, filling and not very nutritious, but a lot of people willingly eat them.
The couple were hungry for something better, and they decided to bail. They sold their cabin on the Odyssey and went in another direction.
That’s what’s happened in the United States, too. Trump promised to “protect” and “provide” for the people, and bring us into a “golden age”. He promised he’d take care of everyone. But what he’s given us is more like the golden arches, than the golden ages… 🙄
You can even hear him say it in the above clip. He says he’ll do it “whether we like it or not”. Some people really liked that. It sounded “strong” to them, and they were reassured that what Trump served would always be delicious and nutritious. They’re probably the type of people who think French fries are one of the food groups.
But what’s actually happened? Americans are paying too much for everything, thanks to insufficient recovery after the pandemic and Trump’s ridiculous war. People lost friends and loved ones in the pandemic, which Trump had managed poorly before he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, and now they are losing their healthcare. The job market SUCKS. Qualified folks lost jobs or even entire careers due to Trump’s sexist, racist, and downright STUPID policies. And throughout everything, all Trump can do is babble about Senator John Husted’s ass! 🤬
The quality of Trump’s bullshit has obviously dropped, even from what it was in 2017! While I’ve never thought Trump served up anything appetizing, even people who once enjoyed his dishes are finding them unsatisfying fuel for their lives. And he keeps serving more of it by the day, without even trying to make it more palatable. It’s like being expected to survive on a neverending pile of cold, greasy, half cooked, rancid French fries that he tries to pass off as steak (or something equivalent for the vegans)!
We’re not gonna pick another protein so rich, powerful, white Republicans can get richer and more corrupt! We don’t owe them that. 🤬
So, just like that couple on the Odyssey, people are “jumping ship”, in search of something more palatable. A whole lot of people who have never in their lives voted for Democrats decided to vote blue. People who make a point of voting in every election showed up to order something different. Now, it’s time for a menu overhaul, new recipes, and better chefs.
It’s especially exciting that many people from different backgrounds got elected. We’ve got more women, more people of color, and people who are members of the LGBTQ community waiting to take their places in Congress. And there were so many that got elected that there is no chance Trump can claim there were “irregularities.”
This new crop of people is more representative of the people who actually live in the United States and are not BILLIONAIRES who put ketchup on well done steaks. And they all have interesting flavors and spices to add to our melting pot.
I’ve been around awhile, and in my lifetime, it seems like most elections are pretty much close to 50/50. Not this year. This year, there was a decisive lean toward Democrats. And now we’re seeing the obvious idiots who enjoy eating shit coming out to show everyone that they’ll never step up beyond the rancid pile of metaphorical “junk food” that Trump has been feeding us for so long.
One of my friends– a guy who writes eloquently, and has more liberal leanings– wrote a caution to his Facebook friends. He warned us not to get complacent after the “Blunami”. And one of his friends wrote this:
Did you have on your dress or was you changing your tampon when you voted
In just fifteen words, I know all I need to about my friend’s “friend”. Clearly, he hates women. He’s forgotten that he owes his life to a woman, and we make up half the population. Maybe he’s a miserable person who was born early in the 20th century and wishes he wasn’t still alive. But he’s put his poor taste on naked display, and the rest of us are tired of being forced to eat what such an obvious idiot finds tasty.
That guy would rather continue to eat Trump’s putrid, nutritionless, unsatisfying, poisonous shit, than taste something spicier, more nourishing, and more complex. Yes, perhaps it might cost us more in terms of taxes, and it might not be to his personal tastes, but it will be richer and better for him, and the rest of us, in all ways. I guess he’d rather subsist on Big Macs, like his hero. What a pity.
Well… we have two more months to go before these new folks come in and season the melting pot. I’m sure there will be some weird stuff that happens before and after they take their places. But I, for one, am glad the American people finally said “No, no, we can’t have any of that.”
And I’m also glad a lot of us stopped the car and said, “Get the fuck out.”
Time to “dig in” to a tastier feast. 😋 Bon appetit!
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