Thursday Morning

About a quarter until seven, I awoke to the sound of something weathery happening. It wasn't raining, but the promised windstorm had come. I check on the cats. Coco and Ash are spooked and are eager to come inside. There's no sign of Sammy. He apparently likes to spend his mornings elsewhere.

Nap

Man, that was a good nap. Twenty … thirty minutes? A pre-lunch nap. It makes up for the early morning and that windstorm. Maybe I should knock out that shower. Kay is expected at around three, and Pop might be back from his appointment by then. And I definitely don’t want to take a late shower tonight. Yes, now. I’ll break in the new tub mat.

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“But you had to get in that wank first?”

Caught me! Well, it’s going to be a long weekend. And I was feeling horny. And seeing how I was going to step in the shower anyway … it seemed like a good idea.

Fox News

Sully gave Fox News another shot, watching some of that programming, and he reminds us of what that is like, life in Republicanville. Remember, these are the people who do not believe in evolution and who fancy Christian fundamentalism and believe in a literal Devil and so on, and they are very, very white.

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But here’s the gist: the president is a lawless dictator, abetting America’s Islamist foes around the world, releasing Taliban prisoners to aid in his own jihad on America, fomenting a new caliphate in Iraq, and encouraging children to rush the Mexican border to up his vote-count, while effectively leaving those borders open to achieve his “fundamental transformation of America.”

I watched Megyn Kelly, who is regarded as more centrist than Sean Hannity. You could have fooled me. The guests were Brent Bozell, far right veteran, and Andy McCarthy, pro-torture activist touting his book calling for Obama’s impeachment. The only pushback Kelly provided to a relentless stream of hysteria was to ask whether the president sincerely wanted another terror attack on America – since it would hurt his approval ratings. And that provided the only qualification to the picture of a Jihadist in the White House determined to destroy the America he loathes.

-- Andrew Sullivan

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Weather

It looked a little overcast. Checking the forecast, I see that the weather is indeed going a little squirrely on us. There is a tornado watch until midnight, on top of a fair chance for rain overnight and tomorrow. So, I guess I will be keeping the cats inside overnight.

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