Day 21,665

Good morning, folks! It is 9 January 2023, and I have small dogs using my body as a free-form trampoline.

In Brazil, supporters of ousted billionaire president Bolsinaro have stormed the capitol and the presidential palace. 400 people were arrested. I wonder where this Trump wannabe crowd got the idea this would be a good thing?

Here in the US, on the fifteenth vote, Kevin McCarthy, with no relationship to Joe (as far as I know), was elected Speaker of the House. Now we can expect the most dysfunctional congress in US history. I don’t expect much from this House session other than a MAGA revenge tour. Anyone expecting meaningful legislation to pass with this bunch of Republicans is delusional.

Personally, I expect a vote on impeachment of Joe Biden to happen before the end of the month. It is not grounded in any sort of real crime, but Trump was impeached twice with cause, and that’s really all the motivation this bunch needs. It’s about revenge, it’s about creating pain, it’s about “We didn’t get our way in 2020, and now everybody has to pay”.

The sooner this bunch of fascist wannabes gets voted out (or are forced to resign).

Meanwhile, back here in my corner of the world… spent a little time with my youngest brother this weekend. He had a load to drop off this morning and hit town Friday afternoon late, so we had him and his little dachshund over for a night. I think he appreciated not having to spend the entire weekend in his truck.

Today, I get back to work. It’s a prep day, filled with a couple of meetings and time to organize my class for the week. I think I’ve got a pretty good grasp on things. I’ll get a couple of things posted for my learners, and organize my review/preview session for tomorrow morning.

Not much else I really want to get into right now. Thanks for understanding.

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.