Had to yell, Quick cake, Clamped on and wouldn’t let go
My commute last night was frustrating. As I approached the intersection of Immokalee Road and Collier Blvd I hit horrendous traffic. I crawled along in it for nearly 25 minutes, looking for some sign of an accident that was causing the delay. When I finally got to the light I saw there wasn’t an accident at all, the delay was caused by cones blocking off the one turning lane. There was no work being performed in the lane, there was some workers doing shit for yet another new development on the side of Immokalee Road. I could not control my frustration and anger at the moment. I thought it was bullshit that they would be doing this during rush hour. I rolled down my window and yelled IDIOTS, as I drove by the crew causing the quagmire. It’s not a response I am proud of but it was a genuine response all the same.
My main task last night was to get the famous chocolate cake made for Cindy’s birthday on Saturday. Last night was the target because I have to work late tonight and part of the day Saturday at our one branch. Because of the timing, I just made the cake but not the icing. The cake will live covered in the fridge until Saturday when I’ll make the icing to complete the project.
Cindy and I got to watch Savannah Guthrie, a former lawyer, host the Trump town hall. Wow that was something to see. She was like a police K-9 dog that would grab onto Trump’s arm and would absolutely not let go. Every time Trump would throw out a lie Savannah was locked and loaded with Donald’s kryptonite, facts and his own words/actions, reflected back into his face. She was great, pressing Trump in ways few have. He was obviously angered and agitated through most of the one hour broadcast. Cindy and I wondered how much the woman was paid that was in the background of each Trump shot who did nothing but shake her head up and down in agreement the entire time he was talking. It was creepy.
Trump, as he always does when talking off a script said some really stupid and damning things. I thought the most egregious was when Savannah asked him about something he recently retweeted that was proven to be categorically false. His response was “well that was a retweet” as if that somehow absolves him from responsibility for it’s content. He dug his hole further saying that his attitude was he would just get it out in front of the people and let them decide if it’s true or not. What in the actual F is he talking about? To imagine his thought processes are so dysfunctional that he would make such a statement is a little terrifying. Savannah of course was all over it, reminding Don that he was the President of the United States, not some “crazy uncle”. It was something to see. When asked if he actually got a covid test prior to the last debate he said “Maybe I did, maybe I didn’t”, yes that is your leader.
It was stupid that they had Biden and Trump doing their own town halls at the same time, the end result of Donald tantruming that he didn’t want a “virtual” town hall. Big League Don was only on for an hour. It looked like Bidens town hall actually went on for two hours although the network only broadcast an hour of it because of fairness rules. There will be one final actual debate next week, I can only imagine what new ways Donald will find to further embarrass our country during the broadcast.
As mentioned I am working for a chunk of the weekend and with Cindy’s birthday being Saturday I am sure the time will fly by. Cindy requested steak for her birthday dinner so I plan to be trying out Outback’s take out service for the first time. Cindy is not comfortable with the idea of conventional restaurant dining yet and based on the way the covid numbers are boomeranging I can’t blame her.