Welcome to Chaos !!

Full moon today with a lunar eclipse around Midnight where I live, so I will dig out my telescope from the depths of my closet and go outside later. Not.
I did go outside earlier though and saw the November moon over Portland. First from over here.....



And then I continued walking and saw the moon over this boat.....check out the name of the boat. Portland! I also learned on my walk this evening that Stumptown and Mudtown were considered as names for Portland before Portland officially became Portland.



So the famous Portland sign has a white stag on it, I thought it was a reindeer of some sort but learned that it is a stag. Very important! Well....the white stag has a red nose now. We are approaching Christmas after all. I am even getting my Christmas presents ready. And thinking about decorating this year. The key word here is THINKING.



What else is going on? NOT MUCH. Let me tell you....I have been in a lethargic slump with anxiety in the mornings. My hair is like one big unbrushed dreadlock that I so do not want to deal with (NOOOOO!). I've had some weird dreams that I can only vaguely remember but I know I didn't like them. Yea....morning anxiety that doesn't start to fade away until I have been up for a few hours. And it takes me a while to get out of bed because I do not want to get up and start my day.
And I was sick last week. A cold with a headache that lasted for three days. I can't remember last time I had a cold. I took some expired Tylenol that I had at home that did not help (I threw out the expired pills) so on the third day I went to the store and got some Excedrin Extra Strength (for the headache). What if I had COVID? No, I think I only had a cold that lasted a few days and that was last week, no more cold or headache. Anyhow....I am in a slump. Not sure why. Just taking one day at a time. Can't complain about anything, I have everything that I need and then some. Not sure why I am feeling this way. But I know that it will pass (yes?). Perhaps I am feeling the collective slump of the world?
Well....at least my walk tonight was really nice. And I did have a good day after all.

It's getting late on Thanksgiving evening. I will probably sit up for a few more hours, reading and maybe finding something interesting to watch. I watched a documentary on Bob Marley earlier. Do you have a favorite Bob Marley song? Mine is Could You Be Loved .
So Thanksgiving is about food for a lot of people. I do not spend a lot of time cooking because I do not have the patience to cook for hours. I am far from a Gordon Ramsey in the kitchen. But I managed to prepare and eat very delicious and colorful food today. The only thing I spent any time on was the potatoes that had to get peeled, boiled and then mashed. And the red cabbage had to be chopped and cooked. Then I had brussel sprouts, green beans, brown gravy and cranberry clementine sauce. And there is plenty left for tomorrow!





After my meal I went over to my neighbor Allison's home with cookies and pies.



Later I took a long walk and now I am laying on the couch with a warm puppy next to me. A very nice, warm and pleasant Thanksgiving. I hope you had a nice day as well.

Well....at the beginning of last week we (here in Oregon) were told that starting tomorrow and until the day before Thanksgiving were going to enter a two week pause. And by Wednesday last week it was announced that the pause had turned into a state wide freeze, like how it was back in March. Portland which is located in Multnomah County is facing a four week freeze (for now) and all the other counties are looking at two weeks (for now).
So starting tomorrow I am going into pause mode.
I actually really enjoyed those 2 1/2 months earlier this year of doing much of nothing. I still did stuff but not a whole lot.
This time around it will pretty much be the same except that I will take some online education courses that I have access to now which I didn't during the first freeze. I will stay up late and sleep in. Take loooooong walks, personally I believe that lots of fresh air during this pandemic and in general is very good. Clean and organize. Cross things off on the to-do list. Watch Netflix. Wax my very hairy thighs. Read a bunch. Write some blogs?
Today I got some vitamins, thought that some extra zinc and vitamin C won't hurt me. I think I might be in need of a boost of zinc anyways. And the water in the pic is called Gerolsteiner and it is full of minerals, I drink that on a regular basis. Once in a while I get a craving for a cold ginger beer, I felt that craving today. So I got some.



I looked at the restrictions/instructions for both OR and WA state and it is very obvious that many people completely ignore many of the advisories. Of course in their minds they are doing nothing wrong. This is typical human behavior.
My advise is just as before....do not sneeze and/or cough in your hands when outside of your home and then touch stuff. It is gross, COVID or no COVID, just don't do that. Don't touch your eyes and pick your nose with germy fingers and wash your hands.

Burning Man did not happen this year due to the pandemic. I was hoping that they were going to decide to put on the event anyways, I would had been one of the people participating but back in April Burning Man sent out the message that they decided to cancel. I know many people felt sad. I even cried.
BUT.....I am HOPING and I think that we might be able to pull it off next year.
Burning Man 2021. I got an email this evening that the fundraiser they had (and yes I donated) reached the goal and more. That is great! The Man burns in 295 days!



And if you are curious....here is a collection of messages sent to Burning Man with the donations.
donate.burningman.org/gratitude/
❤️

I can't stand hypocrites but the world is full of them. I get it that sometimes even the best of us can engage in acts of hypocrisy, it is only human but there are degrees of hypocrisy.
Just like there are degrees of stupid.
Let's look at a few fine examples of 2020 that immediately come to mind.

Shannon Walker, the wife of a Mayor in a town called Alton located in Illinois decided to attend an illegal "bar party" and throw back a few although there were restrictions in place. But for some getting wasted is MUCH MORE important than anything else, I have seen MANY sorry examples of this myself. Of course she was very remorseful when caught (like we all are when caught doing something we shouldn't be doing). I looked at the City of Alton IL webpage and the Mayor is elected for a four year term (standard) and the yearly base salary is $88,993. Not too bad.
Also, "The Illinois Liquor Control Act requires the Mayor to serve as the Liquor Control Commissioner, with the power to enforce all laws relating to liquor control and liquor licensing". Dude, have a talk with your boozing wife, tell her to at least curb her drinking for the four years you are the Mayor. I guess the Mayor (Brant Walker) put out a post that there were some issues in the marriage and that the missus and him were living apart.

And how about Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becky that like to have some interesting sexy time outside of the marriage. I don't care if that is what you are into as a married or un married couple BUT if you preach about anti-gay stuff and upholding strict Christian "values" then perhaps watching while wifey is getting it on with a 20 year old pool boy is colliding with the other stuff you are preaching about. Jerry was the president of Liberty University (a private evangelical Christian university) in Virginia but he resigned a few months ago.
Loudly proclaiming that he was "free at last, free at last. Thank God almighty, I am free at last!" Excuse you? Yeah.....those are certainly appropriate words to use when you resign a high paying position. Free at last from WHAT? In case you do not know where those words come from, Martin Luther King spoke those words in his "Free At Last" speech. What a complete moron Jerry Jr. seems to be. I guess he also said that since his resignation he can now spend more time on his neglected wife and children. That's right Jerry! Now you and Becky can have ALL the kinky threesomes and whateversomes you desire. Please stop preaching to others about morality because YOU are a hypocrite! Jerry has since his resignation from Liberty University (which was founded by his late televangelist Father) filed a lawsuit against the school for forcing him to resign. I guess he misses the annual salary of around $1 MILLION he used to receive. Who the fuck needs that kind of a salary for being the president of a university? There is MUCH more questionable stuff on Jerry and his money dealings to read for those who are curious.
Jerry Jr. is not hurting for money, his net worth is estimated to be $100 million.
Remember Jerry, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God. You better do something truly good with all those millions, think with your heart and your brain instead of your ego and your dick.
And if you still can't figure what to do with your fortune, send me an email and I will help you. I truly believe in altruism.

Ragina Gray a protester and activist in Portland got arrested for interfering with a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. So another Portland activist released Ragina's name and mugshot on Twitter. This resulted in a visit to Ragina's residence by a white man asking for her. Ragina is black. According to Ragina's Mother that opened the door, the man had a gun in his hand but took off, so this is a non verified statement. Now Ragina is scared, understandably so because random home visits from strangers is undesirable, that something bad might happen to her and her two children (ages 4 and 9) that she frequently brought with her to the protests in Portland.
OK, I have MYSELF been to several of the protests in Portland and almost every time they turned very loud, chaotic, people running and screaming everywhere and often teargas.
This is not an event you bring a 4 and a 9 year old to, leave children and animals at home. I do not understand why you willingly subject children and animals to crazy and potentially violent events? WHY people? Ragina's Mom could had watched the children while Ragina was out protesting. And if you are out protesting for BLM and want to defund the police, perhaps calling the police when you encounter a scary situation yourself is a bit off? Maybe call your local crackhead instead and see if they can be of assistance?

Another pastor got caught with his pants down. Again. Hillsong Church pastor Carl Lentz got let go for "moral failures", he cheated on his wife Laura. I guess Carl was unable to practice what he preached.

Portland City Commissioner, Jo Ann Hardesty called 911 to report that a Lyft driver dropped her off at a gas station, which was not her destination. The Lyft driver reported that she was acting difficult and he decided to cancel the ride, which is his right. She refused to get out of his car and a disagreement arose.
If I was a Lyft driver and somebody acted inappropriate in my car I would kick them out on the freeway if I had to after tazing their ass.
Note here that the Commissioner wants large budget cuts to the Portland police and thinks that most 911 calls are unnecessary. But her 911 call shortly before 10 pm for a Lyft incident that angered her was necessary? A Portland Commissioner's salary typically falls between $74,553 and $117,022 and the average is $86,433. WOW.....I think Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty should resign.
If Portland needs a new Commissioner I will volunteer to step in and try to conduct some order around here, Tati style.

Kylie Minogue recently released her fifteenth album, Disco and I love the songs I have heard so far. Kylie is AMAZING....I love her. ❤️️ One song is called Supernova. It must be about me.....
Check out Kylie's new album, it is really good!

Shining like a supernova
Brightest of the stars
From another galaxy
Like Jupiter and Mars

Portland is put on a "pause" starting today and this pause is supposed to last until the day before Thanksgiving. This means no gatherings with people outside your own household (recommended, not enforced), we are encouraged to get take out instead of dining in and basically be more mindful of where and who we spend our time with. In my weekly Zoom meeting with my office (yes, I "belong" to an office since a while with my own desk and everything - can you believe it?!) we were told to not come in unless absolutely necessary. Prior to this pause we were limited to 10 people total in the office. There are also some new maximum capacities set on places where people gather.
Have you had COVID-19 (yet)? I personally know two people that have and they had two different experiences with the virus. Very interesting. Remember to wash your hands! So I am basically grounded for the next two weeks.....kind of.