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Waking to a Another Nightmare

But seriously, at this point did anyone expect any less from this fucking year?

Blue wave? Blue tsunami?!

Where? Can someone please point to this map and tell me where it is, because I certainly don’t see it.

Yes, Joe is currently ahead by a small number of Electoral College votes, but if those states that are leaning Trump end up going in his favor, game over. And not just for this election. For this country. For the American Dream; the American Dream, which apparently has been gone for quite some time.

Or maybe that was as much an illusion of the left, as the right’s Ozzie & Harriet view of what America should be.

What is most disheartening is seeing that half the people who voted—and those that couldn’t be bothered to—looked at the last four years and and especially the events of 2020 and thought, “Yeah, I’m fine with that.”

And all those people waiting in hours-long lines? Those were Trump voters?

Joe is going to need to wrap up Nevada (6), Wisconsin (10), and Michigan (16,  where it’s currently a dead heat) or somehow grab Pennsylvania (20)—where at the moment (admittedly with only 64% of the votes counted)—Trump holds a solid lead in order to pull this off.

And even if Joe Biden does manage to secure the presidency, this map shows it’s anything but a mandate. We are a country as divided as ever, and it’s obvious that half of us are racist, bigoted, misogynistic, homophobic, xenophobic assholes.

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And Here We Are

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONCountdown

While I seriously doubt any of you who stop by my wretched little hive of scum and villainy on the internet have not already cast your ballot, this is the day. Get off your sorry asses and get out there.

We already know that even if tonight’s tally comes in at 80 Biden/20 Trump, the Putrefying Orange Creamsicle is planning on declaring himself the winner regardless of the numbers. That is why it’s so important everyone shows up and makes that ratio even higher so that goddamneddaughterfucking asshole who has been squatting in the White House has absolutely NO wiggle room and any lawsuits he invariably will bring will be laughed out of court.

And in case anyone needs reminding:

I’m not pretending that the next few days—or the the next 78 for that matter—are going to be easy. There is going to be violence, whether or not the demon manages to get re-elected.


You can count on it.

I’ll leave you with one final thought:

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You Will Be Assimilated. Resistance is Futile.

I stopped wearing watches a decade ago. The reason was twofold: the clasp on the watchband was scratching my brand new MacBook when I was typing, and with the arrival of cell phones, there really wasn’t a need for something on my wrist when I simply had to pull my phone out to see what time it was. It wasn’t exactly a subtle or elegant solution when you’re wondering when that interminable could’ve-been-an-email meeting you were stuck in was going to end, but soon even pulling out a cell phone in those situations became socially acceptable, totally negating the need for an additional appliance.

To be honest, being somewhat of a fanboy, when the Apple Watch first came out, I was intrigued. Ultimately, however, I found the device too thick, it still had a wristband with a clasp, and I just couldn’t justify the price-to-usefulness ratio, especially since my phone now did pretty much everything I needed it to do when away from my laptop.

My attention returned to the Watch when I developed the need to start seeing a cardiologist for my blood pressure a couple years ago. Even though the watch didn’t monitor blood pressure (I’m holding out hope it will at some point), I nonetheless saw the always-on heart monitor as a very useful tool. For that reason alone, Ben has been urging me to pick one up (he’s worn an Apple Watch since 2015), but I still couldn’t justify the cost.

That changed about six weeks ago when Series 6 was released and the device now included a pulse oximeter and had an available wristband that didn’t have a clasp! And that blue color? OMG. I was sold.

But still I hesitated.

After letting all this percolate in my head for a few days, one evening I went online and saw that the particular configuration I liked was available for immediate pickup at one of the local Apple Stores. I almost pulled the trigger, but—ignoring the little voice in my head—didn’t.

After sleeping on it, the next day I woke, deciding to throw caution to the wind and go for it. I figured I could always return it for a full refund within Apple’s 14-day window if I didn’t like it. I went online to order for pickup at that store and…it no longer available. In fact, it was no longer available at any store in the entire state of Arizona. Well, damn! That’s what I get for ignoring my intuition.

I went ahead and placed an order for delivery, and after a month’s wait (it was shipped directly from China) the Watch arrived yesterday.

Last night Ben asked me if I was happy with my purchase.

I shrugged my shoulders and said, “Meh. It’s a watch. I like that it monitors my heart…and it is gorgeous.”

Will I keep it? Yes. While I’m not to the point yet that I’ve taken any unexpected falls (unlike his mom), I have fall detection turned on, and along with the other health-monitoring aspects, it gives us both peace of mind.

And it is pretty. Damn pretty…especially with that watch face.

 

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