I grilled up some burgers for supper last evening. I put on some cheddar /Jack pepper cheese on mine. The wife cannot abide cheese on her burger. Homemade macaroni salad, Deviled eggs, and baked beans rounded out the meal.
This morning I’m trying to catch up on work. My overseas contacts did not get the day off yesterday and emailed me the usual volume.
Here is some entertainment you can click if my boring words are not enough:
For Labor Day I was going to write a post detailing my history with unions. Then I decided not to.
On this Labor Day I will cut the lawn and do general yard work; pulling weeds, trimming bushes, picking up sticks. I might grill a couple of steaks for dinner.
I do know this post is only slightly more boring than the one I was going to write about unions.
The grand girls spent the night Friday. We had a good time. For breakfast yesterday we made biscuit dough donuts. After I cracked open the cans the youngest (6) formed the donuts. I fried them up. The oldest (10) rolled them in sugar. It was not a healthy breakfast, but certainly a delicious one.
After lunch we went and played mini golf. As usual, the wife won, but I was a close second. The girls seemed to have fun.
We played games, drew pictures, played restaurant, and Barbies.
I’m so glad they like coming here.
I had to go have blood drawn this morning. The nice lady poked my right arm and…nothing. There was barely a trickle of blood. She shifted the needle a bit right then a bit left. Still nothing. She pushed a little deeper. Nope. She pulled out the needle and there wasn’t a drop of blood on my arm.
She moved to my left arm and the four vials filled up in no time.
I think she missed the vein completely on the right arm. That’s far better than when they poke clear through the vein leaving a big old bruise.
Indiana is a solid Republican state. I’m too lazy to look it up, but the Democrats have carried the state but a few times in last 100 years (4 times I did look it up). There have been but a handful of Democrat Governors since the Republican Party was formed around 175 years ago. Democrats held office during the KKK heydays in the 1920s. Go figure.
Currently, no Democrats hold state-wide office. The Republicans hold a firm super-majority in the Statehouse . Seven of nine Congressional Districts are held by Republicans.
The Trump administration is pushing hard to have the state redistrict mid-term. Look, you would be hard pressed not to admit that Marion County (Indianapolis) is pretty Blue these days -the Democrats hold the majority of council seats, the mayor’s office, the DA. Like most cities, Indy is a democratic stronghold. Likewise, Da Region, the NW corner of the state nearest Chicago, has long been Democrat. The two non-republican seats are in those areas.
No matter how creative the Republicans get, restricting will at most gain one seat. There is no point and it smacks of a blatant power grab.
I made a pot of potato soup last night for supper. As usual, we had BLTs to round out the meal. The house still smells like bacon. I’m not complaining, merely stating fact. The tomatoes were from my daughter’s garden, the lettuce from the grocery, the bread toasted white, the bacon pan fried. Yes I’m an old dog when it comes to frying up my bacon. I’d rather clean grease from the stove top than clean the oven. It is okay, you cook bacon your way, I’ll do it mine. As long as we both get bacon, life is good. Unless you are eating turkey bacon. In that case I will be judgmental.
