Gentle Readers . . . and Maxwell,
ICE is in my city. I want to take off in a rocket to the moon, as long as it's not launched by the musk melon.
Was I the last to know that Alligator Alcatraz didn't close? I found out it's still open when I read an article about a popular Miami food truck owner who had been arrested and taken there. The last I'd heard, a judge had ordered its closure.
A different judge said it could be kept open. Next to no information about the prisoners has been released. How many are in custody there? Who are they? Where will they be sent?
Deporting people who are in the US legally is crazy (I don't really approve of deporting people who are here illegally and not causing any trouble). Deporting people to countries where they've never been before is even crazier. The fascist felon has never given up trying to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia. 🟧and his henchmen last wanted to send Mr. Garcia to an African country, I believe. A judge ordered Mr. Garcia be allowed to stay in the US. When🟠falls asleep during meetings, he dreams of sending Mr. Garcia to any country that offers to torture him. Will this poor man ever be granted any peace?
All vestiges of Christmas are gone. I put away the tree on Sunday. I do have a string of lights on the dining room table. I need to untangle them and store them correctly so they'll be ready for use in 10 months.
My supervisor works in Virginia. She was 30 minutes late to work Tuesday because ICE had closed down some roads. She didn't know what they were doing.
She tells me all the time that I'm going to be fired. I've been with the company 4+ years. Every supervisor I've had, except the first, has told me I'm going to be fired. It's demoralizing. According to her, I don't do anything right. Blah, blah, blah.
Last week I renewed the license I must have to do my job, which I need to do every couple of years. Why did the company pay for the licensing if I'm going to be fired? She praises one aspect of my performance, but tells me to change that aspect. She doesn't want me to be me.
The Junebug is the Junebug.
When someone finally gets around to firing me, I have my big money-making businesses, and I added a new business last weekend: Junebug Refrigerator Repair. The icemaker wasn't working in Leon, my refrigerator. Usually I repair an icemaker by unplugging the refrigerator for five minutes and then plugging it back in. That didn't work, so I had to figure out a different method, which worked beautifully. Therefore, I have a 100% Success Rate in the field of Refrigerator Repair. I have a 50% Success Rate with Junebug Lawn Mower Repair, and a 100% Success Rate with Junebug Automotive Repair (consists of adding power steering fluid to vehicles).
Then there's my whopper of a great idea: THE LAKE JUNEBUG RESORT & RUMPUS ROOM. I haven't opened the resort in a long time. I think this coming summer will at long last be the time to accede to your demands and throw open my doors again. Break down the gate––literally. The gate is falling apart anyway. I'll have the same great offerings I had in the past along with some new ones. 23,407.99% Success Rate. I suspect some of you will make reservations for the first time, and you'll encourage your friends and relatives to do the same.
Princess was a delight last weekend. She continues to learn and adapt. Saturday I had to go grocery shopping because the cupboards were bare, so I returned with a pretty big haul. When I need to bring in groceries, I ask Princess to go in the backyard so I can prop open the front door without her running out and screaming FREE AT LAST! FREE AT LAST! THANK GOD ALMIGHTY! I'M FREE AT LAST!
Princess has always resisted being relegated to the back, but this time, I walked in the house, she led me to the back door, I let her out, and she sat on the deck at the door, waiting patiently until all the groceries were inside. She didn't bark or cry. I praised her liberally. I'd had no indication she was ready to make such a big change.
On the rare occasion someone comes to the front door, she also lures me to the door by motioning with her head and showing her concern if I don't move quickly enough. Princess doesn't know I can look at the camera app on my phone to see who's there, but I appreciate her assistance.
Sunday evening I gave Princess a shower. I'd been calling her Stinky Butt. She's not stinky now, and her fur is soft and fluffy. She was pretty good in the shower. She didn't like it, but she cooperated. That's my sweet girl.
Infinities of love,
Janie Junebug
You're a go-getter, Janie! There's no keeping you down! Sorry your supervisors suck, but it sounds like you've got their number.
ReplyDeleteI keep hanging on, kind of like an upside down sloth in a tree.
DeleteA friend and fellow blogger who lives in Florida said it's to the point where ICE is seen dragging and pulling people from shops and homes and such ...everyday. I think the state is right now one of the worst for ICE. So many are going missing and many are Americans!!!
ReplyDeleteI read a news article that said there are abandoned cars all over Minneapolis because ICE drags people out of their cars and the cars are left sitting with the doors open.
DeleteI will be giggling all day thinking of your dog motioning with her head if someone is at the door. Your description of the criticism from your bosses remind me of my working days. I don't miss that one bit. In fact, Im sorry I worked so hard.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! I'm laughing at you being sorry you worked so hard. I'm sorry I worked so hard at the last newspaper where I worked. I churned out articles like nobody's business and it was never enough. At least with the job I have now my work is limited to working hours.
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ReplyDeleteThank goodness you have Princess to keep you sane, Janie! I can't imagine working for someone who constantly berates you. And all of this ICE business is truly stress-inducing. Deep breaths, and one day at a time... Sending love and hugs! ♥
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debbie. I can't go out to protest ICE. I'd like to, but it's more stress than I can take.
DeleteSo proud of Princess. Working for a living sucks.
ReplyDeletePrincess saves me every day, but I'm worried about her. I think she's lonely without Penelope. It's not a good time for us to add another dog to our home.
DeleteSweet Princess is indeed a good girl. She is smarter than the felon in chief I do believe. I thought Alligator Alcatraz was closed too!
ReplyDeleteShe's much smarter than the felon. Princess is also sweet and patient.
DeletePrincess is a keeper for sure. Was the judge that said AA could be kept open Cannon? Be safe. Be careful.
ReplyDeleteIt was not Cannon. I shouldn't have said a judge, as if it were one person. It was a panel of judges. Two of the three said it could remain open. The third said no.
DeleteCan't WAIT for your resort to open. You need to put on a nightly comedy show for the residents.
ReplyDeleteJust so you know- Alcatraz-- the ISLAND is a national park-(open sometimes) --not the prison. Unless, of course, you would like to book a stay there.
Happy weekend- keep smiling and make it a big one just in case you get fired....just sayin'.....xo Diana
When I visited San Francisco years ago, my daughter The Hurricane asked me what I'd like to do. I brought up visiting Alcatraz. She had already checked on it and said it took a long time to get tickets. I'd rather not book a stay in any kind of prison. When I worked in a nursing home, I told new residents that my friend and co-worker Carolyn and I were the comedy act appearing 3x weekly.
DeleteThank goodness for princess! What a star she is.
ReplyDeleteSomeone should send your boss on a How to Manage people course. What a dreadful woman.
Well done on your refrigerator success rate!
All the supervisors are the same now. They're under a tremendous amount of pressure so they have to pressure us. I understand, but I hate it. My first supervisor was different. He saw how the company culture was changing and got a job elsewhere.
DeleteYour supervisor sounds like a nightmare. Thank goodness for dogs! I had also lost track of Alligator Alcatraz. The media swarm a story for a short time and then move on, and we often have no idea what eventually happens. I'm waiting for the day when Mr. Abrego Garcia is able to sue Trump for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.
ReplyDeleteI want to see the felon's ass sued up, down, and across. I'm afraid nothing will ever happen to him. If nothing happens because he's dead, then that outcome is fine, but I don't want Maybelline Vance in office either.
DeleteI haven't been able to get our Fridge Icemaker to work for so long that I finally bought one of those Ninety-Nine Dollar little ones from Wal-Mart and it works great and everyone Loves it. It is Arizona, a Desert... and hotter than the Surface of the Sun for most of the Year, so Ice is like Gold. I thought they Closed the Florida Concentration Camp too when it was Court Ordered to... but, of coarse, our Legal System now no longer actually Works since The Felon In Chief isn't locked up like he should be and is Selling Pardons like it's the Home Shopping Network of the White House... he's so Old and falling apart physically and mentally that it shouldn't be long tho' when the Grim Reaper comes for him.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid the Grimp Reaper is too frightened to go after the felon because he's so ugly and disgusting. A panel of judges decided 2 to 1 that the concentration camp could stay open.
DeleteHi Janie - nothing like negative to help?! All the best - Princess seems to have the right idea and is helping you through ... all the best this coming week - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteI don't know what I'd do without my good, sweet Princess, Hilary. She is an angel.
DeleteI echo Debra's comment, Janie! Yes indeed! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. To quote the old song: I get knocked down, but I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down.
DeleteIt's an odd thing about holiday decorations: I like when they go up, and am even happier when they come down. Go figure.
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