My Desultory Blog

Posted By RichC on November 6, 2024

Finally the 2024 Presidential Election is over (the White House and U.S. Senate flips to Republican control) … but America is still waiting to see who will control the House of Representatives. 

It has been a taxing election for American voters and likely even those just watching overseas. Both allies and adversaries are wondering what kind of leader the United States will have in 2025 and oversea our foriegn policy for the next four years.

President-Elect Donald Trump, by winning the state of Wisconsin at 1:45AM, pushed him over 270 electoral votes (according to my “from bed” TV watching). It also looks as if a few other states might follow, but the votes are still being tallied (too close to call them on Wednesday morning). A clear message was sent though, Americans, especially those hardest hit by inflation and open-border polices, want change. They have no interest in four more years of the same Biden/Harris policies from a Kamala Harris presidency … and as she has said, “[eliminate all of that] let’s move on.” 

The Fox News Decision Desk projects former President Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a stunning victory, delivering him a second term in the White House after a historic election cycle filled with unprecedented twists and turns and two attempts on his life. 

Trump defeated Vice President Harris, who entered this race just over 100 days ago after President Biden, who won the Democratic primaries, was convinced to stand down.

Trump was projected to have breached the 270 electoral vote threshold after stunning wins in the battleground states of North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

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Posted By RichC on November 6, 2024

Keeping an eye on late season tropical storm, now upgraded to Hurricane Rafael this week, although it doesn’t look overly threatening … besides some wind and lot of rain. Let’s hope it remains in the Gulf of Mexico and doesn’t get any stronger?

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Posted By RichC on November 5, 2024

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Posted By RichC on November 4, 2024

Most people can answer to the “4 years ago” question (below), but a more important question in my view would be, “Do you think you and your family would be better off under a Harris or Trump presidency in the next 4 years?”

Both presidential candidates have leadership records to run on, so compare wisely … but in either case, make sure you vote! 🤔

Majority of Americans Feel Worse Off Than Four Years Ago

Economic Confidence Index remains negative at -26

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than half of Americans (52%) say they and their family are worse off today than they were four years ago, while 39% say they are better off and 9% volunteer that they are about the same. The 2024 response is most similar to 1992 among presidential election years in which Gallup has asked the question.

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Posted By RichC on November 3, 2024

Goodbye Fruit Flies

To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2′ with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

Get Rid of Ants.

Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it ‘home,’ can’t digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don’t have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

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Posted By RichC on November 2, 2024

Here’s an eye-opening video chart from LinkedIn shared on social media (X.com). Although some might question the raw data, it is nevertheless interesting … particularly as people started meeting each other online! 
 

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Posted By RichC on November 1, 2024

Although watching Major League Baseball was not high priority in our life this year, Brenda and I did enjoy this year’s World Series. I didn’t really have a favorite, as I’ve always had a dislike for the NY Yankees (adversary to the Cleveland Indians, now Guardians) and frankly the LA Dodgers fit that same category (our hometown team is the Cincinnati Reds in National League and I’ve been a fan since the days of “The Big Red Machine“).

So … watching the games without a vested interest made whoever eventually would win just an enjoyable series to watch. In the end, the LA Dodgers did look better in the 2 wins in Los Angeles and except for game 4 (Yankees won), they pretty much dominated the series. Errors on the part of the Yankees didn’t help the hometeam in game 5 … so in my opinion, the best team won the World Series this year. Brenda and I both enjoyed watching ALL the games … even if I secretly want the series to go on to a full 7 games. Congratulations to the LA Dodgers, the 2024 World Series champs.  

On another note, since it is Tech Friday, my second favorite web browser, Firefox, turned 20 years old (the primary is still Brave since it pays me a tiny fraction of crypto when I view ads that it serves up). Anyway, congratulations to the Mozilla programming team, as I can honestly say, “I use it everyday on DeskTop 1 of my MacBook Air M2 and it really is my favorite web browser.” 

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