Will I ever get better? My new goal in life. Spent all of yesterday in bed. Expect to do the same today.
Gout continues big time in right leg. This morning woke to find it is beginning in left ankle again, as well as extreme left lower back pain.
I am taking 16 pills a day. I am confident they will kick in and remedy me. They have in the past. M last batch of pills is at 9 in the evening. I slept through 9. Woke at 1 am. Panicked. Took them then. An important batch of pills. One is to control the gout. Wish it would move its ass!
Yesterday was strange in two respects. One is I slept constantly. Did not even hear the phone when Lisa called. The other oddity is I could not stop eating. I was famished. I emptied the refrigerator. Lisa will have to replenish me this morning.
This is a Trumpie day.
Trump and the Courts,
The Constitution provides for three separates divisions of government. All equal, Two are the Executive and Judiciary. Trump either does not understand or does not care. A major confrontation may be imminent. One I doubt Trump can win.
Trump did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize. I never expected him to. It was awarded to Maria Corina Machado. A Venezuelan democracy crusader. She is opposed to the Venezuelan government. She is an opposition leader in hiding fighting for democracy in her country.
Trump must be upset. He did everything to convince the powers to be he was the person to be awarded. Everyone except Trump knew he was not.
U.S. money is tight. Why then has Trump’s new foreign aid plan allocated $50 million for Greenland’s polar bears?
Another example of Trump spending that could have been avoided…..Argentina. Trump financially rescued Argentina by having his Administration take the rare step of directly buying Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the national embattled President Javier Milei, an enthusiastic supporter of President Trump. Trump also essentially agreed to a U.S. $20 billion loan to Argentina.
Some U,S. economists consider both moves questionable. The buying of pesos frowned upon since they are considered to lose value. Re the exorbitant loan, Argentina has a long history of reneging on its government debt.
One economist said, “Lending money to Argentina is easy, getting repaid is what is hard.”
It appears the shutdown will also close the Smithsonians.
The storm hitting today will first strike Florida’s eastern shores’ Expected to damage shore properties. Key West may experience it.
Syracuse has an off weekend. They need it.
Enjoy your day!