patio political, pitter patter …

I made a promise to myself that I would refrain from posting political posts but, but… but I have no willpower and this is a good one. Elon Musk tweeted to his 221 million followers: “The fat, drunken slob called Bannon will go back to prison, and this time for a long time. He has a lifetime of crime to pay for.” This just happened in the last 24 hours. OMG, kill me now, I love it so much that I had to share.

I can hardly wait for all the juicy details that are gonna come out of this private war between Taco-Don and Elon Musk (Steve Bannon is a minor character in all this). It’s Saturday, and I’m in my happy place on my patio sipping coffee and deciding I’m going to write whatever the hell I want :  ).  The world has gone somewhat bonkers thanks to one deranged and unstable person leading the once great country, to the south of us.

It will involve the pedophiles the rapists and all the crooks and cronies of the Republicans, republic. Hmmm, that was a good one, eh? They all stick together, but letting in an immigrant from South Africa is not turning out well for them. Well, he is also a card-carrying Canadian, which I kinda like right now. Bringing down the bad guys by a bad guy is kinda like that Karma thang… ; )

The Starlink satellite via, voting machines that were tampered with just three days before the election, may prove that Taco-Don was right, and the election WAS STOLEN… FROM KAMALA HARRIS!!!! OMG, there is so much to unpack here, where will it all end up, I wonder? Either way, I think the Americans are coming to realize the enormity of the fiasco that is taking place in their country.

Oh Canada, glorious and free…  well, we’re not for sale either, and how can he even think such a stupid thing?  Our country is the second-largest country in the world, next to Russia. We have also been listed as the best/happiest country in the world to live in, several times, by a survey done in the United States. Finland and Norway sometimes beat us out, but we are okay with that. I would love to visit Norway and Finland.

This brings me to another conundrum that has been bothering me for the past few weeks. It has been getting harder and harder for me to justify keeping my second home in Arizona. I love it there and have made many friends and acquaintances. I have mostly felt safe while living there in the winter months, but have always been aware of the fact that almost everyone owns a gun there.

I’m not fond of guns at all, and never let my kids play with toy guns, even. It didn’t stop them from using broom handles, but whatever. The situation with Ice Agents picking up whomever they want off the streets down south is very unsettling to me. I have been mistaken for being Mexican many times and had to explain that I don’t speak Spanish. I tan very easily, and I’m short and plumpy :  ) and beautiful (okay, had to add that in).

Well, my rambling on is getting a little long-winded, but I needed to get this outta me, I guess. Sitting here out on my patio feels so good, and I feel safe and everything is green and, and,  there is no reason to feel unsafe. I love my condo, I have a pool, and I make use of it every morning. It is also winterized, lol, in its own building along with a gym (which is a virgin yet to me). Sorry/not sorry.

I guess that writing this blog will help me decide whether or not I should be even thinking about going south again this winter. I’m very uneasy about driving across the border, and I will be driving. I want to be safe, or I should say I want to ‘feel safe’. Does that even make any sense? Is it just me, am I overreacting to everything I’m reading and seeing in the news, I don’t know.

There! I have my answer, and I’m no further ahead than when I started writing this blog. I just don’t know… but meanwhile I’m loving every minute of my time spent here, and if I need to face the cold reality of winter, then so be it. Life is what we make of it, and nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

I’ll head south, and if I’m barred from entering, then I’ll turn around and come back. I’ll make sure to keep someone aware of when I’m crossing the border, just in case. Although I can be a handful if taken by surprise… hmmmm…

That’s all she wrote, my ramblings on this beautiful Saturday, and now I’m off to the lake to spend time with my family.

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July 5th, 2025.