It was -11o F this morning. We don’t do wind chill in this house, it’s really that frigid. Sparky looks like a haggis stuffed into a tube sock. When it’s this cold, he doesn’t care what he looks like. Cold feet are the biggest issue, so Sparky wants me to invent dog shoes for him.
Biden had the record for most executive orders signed on the first day of a presidential term with 9 orders. Prior to Biden, going back 40 years, the average is a half-order on the first day. Trump said that he would have close to a hundred. He was busy yesterday, but I haven’t seen a full count yet.
A popular lie about Trump has been that he made campaign promises that he never intended to keep. The first term showed that he did all he could to fulfill his promises, but was opposed by all of the Democrats and half of the Republicans. That won’t happen this term. The opposition Republicans are gone and the Democrats are currently in the minority. This will be an interesting four years.
I appreciate a person who acts deliberately, and isn’t just acting because that’s how it’s always been done. Trump’s decision to sign the first set of Executive Actions in a public forum, is very well done. Since the Biden/Trump debate, it’s been generally recognized that President Biden is cognitively impaired.
Sparky has adapted to our cryogenic winter. It was -2o F when we went out for night recon at about 11 pm yesterday. Earlier in the day, after plowing the driveway, I also plowed the loop through the back yard, down the hill, up the hill, through the orchard, woods, parking lot and poor house, then back to the deck. Sparky didn’t care. He walked a hundred feet, crapped on the path and waited for instructions.
Marco Rubio unanimously confirmed by Senate to be Secretary of State. That is great to see. I have no idea whether or not Rubio will be good at the job, but it’s a promising sign that the Senate can unanimously support a Trump decision. At this point, Never Trumpers are ridiculous. Oppose a Trump decision on the merits, not because Trump proposed it.
A few weeks ago, I started watching the Popcorn In Bed Youtube channel. It’s a reaction channel featuring two cute blondes watching movies. The movies are chosen by member surveys and are generally very good. The channel is an easy way to watch a familiar movie in a half-hour rather than a couple of hours.
The two women are charming, and started the channel with virtually no knowledge of movies. Initially, they weren’t familiar with actors such as Sigourney Weaver and Bruce Willis. They don’t know much about history or other topics that might be considered “common knowledge”. It’s usually cute, but occasionally astounding.
Everything is a trade off.
Sparky likes car rides, but is having a problem with stairs. I like Sparky, but have a problem cutting his nails in the house. We usually trim his claws on the deck, but that’s covered with snow.
When I woke up this morning, the outside temperature was 1.4o F and we’ve got drifting snow. It hasn’t been this cold, with this much snow, for so long, since Sparky moved in. He won’t complain, but Sparky isn’t going to like going outside for his morning constitutional.
I am tempted to compel Sparky to plow through a snow drift.
Tomorrow is the second anniversary of Sparky’s liberation from the orphanage. I shot this short video today of Sparky being the best dog.
For the third day in a row, Sparky has gone down into the creek to sniff around and take a dump. He has learned to snow slide down the bank.
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