Gratitude
Now is that gratitude?
Covid-19 Days – 256: Happy Thanksgiving!
Can you imagine we’d still be in the midst of the pandemic even so far a long? Yet, here we are and the threat is even worst. We let our guard down and did not remain vigilant so now, we’re not spending the holiday with family and friends, but alone in our pods. What’s for dinner?
In this troubling year there are still a few things to be thankful for…
Yamashita Mizuki, Kubo Shiori, Umezawa Minami — 3rd Gen frontline. Mai Channel. Karin Channel. Saito Yuuri. Kitagawa Yuri our all-American girl. 963-chan. Kurokami, ponytailed Erika-sama. Captain Midsummer. The members of Nogizaka46. Sakurazaka46 variety explosion. Hinatazaka46 enthusiasm. Idol otaku idol. Coffee. Coca-cola. BBQ ribs. French fries. Popeye’s spicy chicken sandwich. Books. Travel stories. Ghost stories. Patagonia wear. Track suits. Long, arduous walks. Short walks, quick around the block. Family. Friends. Friendly dogs. Sunny days. Rainy days. Season appropriate weather. Early 2013 MacBook Pro. Nogizaka46. Haruhi. Regular expressions.
Still, we are alive. We can survive for another year. Plenty to be thankful for. Looking forward to be thankful again for another trip around the sun.
Don’t Ever Sleep on Barry O
Fuck drinking beer with the president. I’d much rather pack a bowl.
Bot Farms Harvesting Posts
Comment bots (or maybe humans) have been spamming the heck out of that Donald Trump QOTD. They suck. Almost looks real except the comment has nothing to do with anything. They all originate from the same IP address and have the same reply email. Just that they talk about nothing.
I am intrigued. Are they humans manually posting and being paid by the comment? What a job!
Just another reminder of the scourge of the internet.
Also, Donald Trump is butt.
Quote of the Day [11.07.20]
“I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!”
Donald Trump, Loser
The Hanging Chad
If you didn’t know, the United States had an election yesterday. Donald Trump versus Joe Biden. I’m sure you didn’t know, but I voted for Joe Biden. Last Tuesday.
It’s now a day later, and we don’t know who won. Thanks to the Electoral College, we still wondering who will get those votes. If we went by popular vote, Joe Biden would’ve been winner last night as Donald Trump has always been a favorite of a minority of voters. This wait reminds me…
Twenty years ago, we were in the same position with George W. Bush and Al Gore. That time we had the problems with Florida. We still do with the damn Cubans wanting to go back to the past and fight commies. Oya, Donald Trump is backed by commies.
Anyhow, that election twenty years ago featured another few days of counting votes to determine the winner via the Electoral College. Florida needed to do a recount, but the dumb ass Supreme Court in a terrible decision stopped the count and awarded dumb-fuck W the presidency. And it has been terribly contested since then.
But this time, no hanging chads to laugh about. We just need to count all votes that have been submitted, and maybe, just maybe, Biden will have won.
National Holiday
I wonder why we aren’t all off today. I’m not, but I am acting like it.
Vote (if you are voting Blue, don’t if Red).
And It Follows You
Went for a walk this afternoon. The usual place — the park behind my house. It was a former road converted to a walking area which is right next to a stream. It’s also in a valley with woods surrounding the walkway. It was a nice afternoon for a walk. It was a bit cool and overcast, but still beats the rain we’ve had the last few days.
Usually, I don’t wear my earbuds while walking. Music is a distraction, but this time I wore them. I wasn’t out for a walk for exercise. I was just trying to make my steps. Chasing the streak! Since the walk wasn’t for exercise, I was dressed casually in khakis and sweater. A hat on and a neck gaiter just in case I run into a lot of people using the walkway.
I didn’t. It was quiet for a weekend, especially on Halloween.
As I walked, under the eaves of the trees, I kicked up the fallen leaves. I was crunching through them just oblivious to the world listening to my music. After a few minutes, I was alone.
Enjoying the woods, I didn’t hear the other noises with the earbuds in. I didn’t hear the other footsteps trudging through the fallen leaves. When I did, I didn’t see anyone else around.
I peered across the stream, and see no one there. Is it just me? Am I alone in these woods? I didn’t want to find out. I quickened my pace on the turnaround and practically was jogging back the way I came from. The leaves moving was just me and my follower.
I rounded a corner and there was a family coming my way. My follower immediately disappeared. I didn’t let up my pace. I passed the people with a rigid smile. I did not hear my follower on the way home. Welp, that’s just how it goes on the spookiest day of the year.
Is This the Only News I Watch?
It’s like I only watch 「日本、おはよう！」
