It’s Wednesday. Yikes! Seeing a lot of people on the net and in the news that are pissed-off about Trump using armored police to clear out peaceful protesters in Layfayette Park (across the street from St. John’s) with teargas, flash grenades and rubber bullets. This was done so that he could get pictures of himself (and top advisors) posing in front of historic St. John’s Episcopal church holding the Bible up. Minutes later he walked back to the White House. Not surprisingly this prompted intense criticism from some local and federal lawmakers. He even pissed-off the Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. Now I’m not a church going guy, but even I know that ya gotta be a pretty big dickhead to piss off a Bishop.

Protest peacefully.

-keep

 
It’s Tuesday. Not too long ago I featured Josh Gad’s Reunited Apart series when he reunited the cast of one of my favorite film trilogies, Back to the Future. This time he’s reunited the cast of another favorite trilogy of mine, The Lord of the Rings! He’s got Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellan, and more! If you’re a big fan of the films then you’re going to love this, I certainly did. Enjoy!

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It’s Monday. Would someone hit reset so we can start 2020 over, please? Chicago was one of the cities that had extensive rioting over the weekend. I was talking to a buddy of mine that lives in the city while it was happening and it was eerie as hell. We were both listening to the Chicago Police scanner and it was pure chaos. I can’t imagine what it would’ve felt like to be a cop in a situation like that. I can understand and sympathize with the peaceful protesters, but the others, looting and destroying property, they’re just garbage.  

Necco Wafers are back after a two-year absence. The factory in Revere, Massachusetts, went bankrupt in 2018 and was was eventually purchased by Spangler Candy Company, which is launching the candy’s comeback. My Dad used to bring a roll of Necco Wafers home for me when I was a kid, so they’re a nostalgia thing for me. Looking forward to picking up a few rolls as soon as they’re available.

Had a really nice weekend. The weather was perfect. Got the Vette washed and cleaned out the garage. Looking forward to getting some work done this week.

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