Remember?

Remember when a large group of individuals, under the influence of their cult leader, stormed the U.S. Capital building, broke in and trashed the place?

Remember the cop being crushed in the doorway?

Remember this ass-clown?

Remember these idiots who don't know how to use stairs?

I wanted to remind you in case you didn't remember.

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Turns out that the head cold I told you I had isn't a head cold. It's the goddamned flu.

Every year I get a flu shot because about 15 years ago, I had a really nasty flu and ended up in the emergency room with 104°+ body temp.

Well, I got the shot this year and it didn't do shit. I woke up this morning sporting a 103° body temp and a raging headache caused by the 20 pounds of snot jammed into my sinuses.

For the record, naps are the best things ever and Tylenol is a wonder drug.

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Here are some links:

• Maybe Trump will finally get his Nobel Peace Prize.



• That's a lot of salt...



• Some people like to play dress-up.

Second in the AFC

The Broncos won yesterday which means they remain in the first place in the AFC.

The Patriots also won so they retain their second place slot in the AFC.

On January 11^th, the Patriots will take on the 7^th place Chargers in the wildcard game. Kickoff is at 8:20pm which means I will probbaly have to take a nap that afternoon if I want to watch the whole game.

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The Very Stable Genius is threatening to invade Greenland, a country that has never done anything to the U.S. other than provide us with military bases.

I'm thinking Trump might wind up finding out just how tough the Danes can be. Particularly if NATO rushes to their defense.

There is a possibility we end up in a shooting war with our NATO allies. That will give Psycho Vlad a warm and happy feeling. He'll start invading all of western Europe.

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There's a new scam going around that claims to be from the post office.

I got this text this morning

Trust me people, don't click on anything from anybody.

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Here are some links;

• If you were thinking about traveling to Burkina Faso, think again.



• I would not be shocked to learn it was Little Donny or one of the other Trump kids.



• We don't pay police dogs enough.



• He should have retired after the Seahawks let him go.

Not yet a streak

The Bruins won last night, beating the Canucks 3-2 in overtime. That gives them two wins in a row. One more win gives them an official winning streak.

I like wining streaks.

They are now in 5^th place in the division.

They are off now until Tuesday when they will take on the Kraken. Puck drops at 10:00pm which means that once again, I will not be watching the game...

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The Patriots take on the Dolphins this afternoon. Kick off is at 4:25pm.

My concern is that the Dolphins aren't a terrible team. There is a strong possibility that the Patriots will struggle against the Dolphins.

I say this because I looked at the injury report. All of the following players are on the report: Boutte (Concussion Protocol), Diggs (Not Injury Related), Henry (Knee), Campbell (Knee), Barmore (Illness).

Those guys are kinda important to the team. I'm particularly concerned about Henry and Boutte because they are guys that make great targets for Maye.

If the Patriots beat the Dolphins and the Broncos lose (or tie) to the Chargers today, the Patriots will win the conference and will have a first round bye as well as home field advantage in the playoffs. If the Broncos win, it doesn't matter what the Patriots do, the Broncos will win the conference.

Go Chargers!

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It snowed this morning.

I just got back from a place where the sun shone from 7:00am to 7:00pm & the temperature was a constant 82°. Now I have to deal with snow...

Oh, and to top it off, I have a nice full-blown head cold.

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I'm not entirely sure how The Very Stable Genius is going to "run Venezuela". As I understand it, it's a lot like some of those warlord-run countries. Maybe not as bad as Haiti but it's probably just as bad as some of the African countries.

This is probably going to turn out poorly for both the US military and the Venezuelan people.

I also have a question: If Maduro, who has been indicted on drug trafficking charges, is found innocent during his trial, what happens? Does Trump say, "Oops, my bad!" and send him back to Venezuela?

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Time to watch some football.

Here are some links:

• Apparently sex is the answer to everything.



• Key line in this story: "...for which she was placed on supervised release pending trial."



• Here's your Naked Guy In The News story.



• I was not aware there were so many toilet issues.



• If we are not at war with Venezuela, is this just a "special military operation"?



• Speaking of not at war...



• There are no infidels in Bahgadad and there is no crime in DC.



• It amazes me how quickly some of these people turn against their cult leader.

And we're home!

On December 22^nd, my wife and I packed our shit and flew to Aruba.

Yesterday, my wife and I packed our shit and flew back home. Our luggage, however, decided to spend an extra day in Charlotte, NC.

I filed the necessary filings with American Airlines and they proceeded to provide me with realtime updates on my bag as it progressed along it's journey.

Once it was processed at Bradley, American Airlines shipped it to us here at home and my wife is now doing a mountain of laundry.

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So to recap my recent life, we spent 12 days on an island populated by the nicest people on the planet, enjoying the 80° temps, eating like kings and floating in the Caribbean.

Actually, I did all the floating in the Caribbean. My wife only goes into the water up to her waist. Her goal in Aruba is to soak up as much sun as possible, explore the island offerings and enjoy the resort. My goal in life is to eat all the food, float in the ocean and soak up as much shade as possible.

We were both very succesful.

Here's a picture of the view from our room:

Here's a picture of an aloe farm:

Here's a picture of a butterfly:

Here's a picture of a lizard:

Here's a picture of three huge boats sitting in dock, flooding Aruba with boat people:

Since Aruba is only about 20 miles off the coast of Venezuela, I kept looking for F-18's, Reaper drones and the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I didn't see any of those. What I did see was this Holland-class offshore patrol vessel from the Royal Netherlands Navy constantly circling the island:

Turns out the people of Aruba are pretty happy with Trump and his attacks on the drug runners from Venezuela. I talked to a few people (cab drivers, tour bus operators, etc..) and each one said something to the effect of , "Venezuela is constantly trying to sneak drugs into the islands. That's why we have all these radar masts and why the Netherlands patrols our shore. We like that someone is killing those people."

So now that we are back home, I can say that I am glad we got out when we did. This morning I got the following email from the U.S. Consulate General in Curaçao:

We met some people down there who were scheduled to leave for home today. I'm guessing they'll be staying in Aruba a bit longer...

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Here are today's links:

• Key line from a guy who hangs little girls from the neck until they strangle to death because they had the audacity to get raped by "innocent" men: "Rioters must be put in their place."



• Hide your Doritos because the potheads are goin' on a bender.



• Here's your Naked Guy In The News story.



• Key touching Christmas entry from our favorite police log: "9:07 p.m. A Christmas argument ended with a mother and daughter agreeing to 'give each other space'."



• I don't understand the hoopla. If you want your vote to count, go vote in person. If you can't vote in person, mail it in early.



• I really hope that whole tiny house craze goes away.

Time to spread the love

So I guess The Very Stable Genius, the first, and probably only, recipient of the FIFA Soccer Ball Peace prize, the man who was very upset that he didn't win the Alfred Nobel Prize for Peace, is looking to start the year by bombing a new country.

He really, really wants to get into a shooting war with someone. I'm betting Hotshot Hegseth is probably egging him on.

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Speaking of The Very Stable Genius, he posted this health update this morning:

The test that is administered to Trump is called the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, better known as MoCA.

It is a series of tasks designed to indicate if you have a brain disease like alzheimers. The tasks are things like, "Name these animals" or "Draw the hands of a clock at 11:10" or my personal favorite, "List as many fruits as you can".

He's a genius all right...

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No, I didn't lie when I said I was extra busy today.

Here's a couple of links:

• I thought they were all closed down last year.



• I've said it before and I'll say it again: Cold Snap and the Falling Iguanas would be a fantastic name for a 1970s tiki bar band.