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Sorry (if it matters) I’ve been incommunicado for the past several days. I’ve bored myself and didn’t want to bore you, too. We’ve been watching “Fellow Travelers” starring Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, and an exceptional cast. We have one episode left tonight. Powerful, well-done, and devastating. Being reminded of the McCarthy Era of the United States in the early 1950s is an important reminder that there was corruption, hatred, and ignorance in government back then, too. They went after communists, homosexuals, and any one that didn’t agree with them. Someone I’ve always considered the epitome of evil is attorney Roy Cohn, McCarthy’s sidekick who had a gift for blackmail (as did McCarthy). After being forced out of government, Cohn had a successful career as a dirty lawyer. Who was one of his big clients? Donald Trump.
And speaking of bad orange, my biggest challenge today, other than getting my ass out of the house for some exercise, came when I was hanging the laundry. The orange clothes pins aren’t a perfect complement to San Geraldo’s polo shirt. I was going to change to a different color, but decided to control myself. They don’t look as bad in the photograph but I think I should have changed to something that obviously contrasts. No worries. The shirt is probably dry by now.
I’ve been getting out for walks sometimes. I slept until 10:45 this morning and actually woke up rested. It’s nearly 9 p.m. and I haven’t been back to bed. I’ve done laundry and dishes. I’ve watered and fed some of the special needs plants (orchids and desert roses, especially). And San Geraldo and I went out for pre-dinner ice cream. I had lemon, and sugar-free cream with walnuts. The cream and walnuts was the only sugar-free flavor and, were I good, I would have had two scoops of that. I should have been good. They were both delicious but peculiar together. We then went to the supermarket together to pick up some odds and ends and sugar-free and no-sugar-added cookies. Supper time!
Lo siento (si importa) he estado incomunicado durante los últimos días. Me he aburrido y no quería aburrirlos a ustedes también. Hemos estado viendo “Fellow Travelers”, protagonizada por Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey y un elenco excepcional. Nos queda un episodio esta noche. Poderoso, bien hecho y devastador. Recordar la era McCarthy de los Estados Unidos a principios de los años 50 es un recordatorio importante de que también había corrupción, odio e ignorancia en el gobierno en ese entonces. Perseguían a los comunistas, homosexuales y cualquiera que no estuviera de acuerdo con ellos. Alguien a quien siempre he considerado el epítome del mal es el abogado Roy Cohn, el compinche de McCarthy que tenía un don para el chantaje (al igual que McCarthy). Después de ser obligado a dejar el gobierno, Cohn tuvo una carrera exitosa como abogado corrupto. ¿Quién era uno de sus grandes clientes? Donald Trump.
Y hablando de naranja malo, mi mayor desafío hoy, además de sacar el trasero de la casa para hacer algo de ejercicio, fue cuando estaba tendiendo la ropa. Las pinzas de ropa de color naranja no combinan a la perfección con el polo de San Geraldo. Iba a cambiarme a un color diferente, pero decidí controlarme. No se ven tan mal en la foto, pero creo que debería haberme cambiado a algo que contrastara claramente. No te preocupes. La camiseta probablemente ya esté seca.
He estado saliendo a caminar a veces. Dormí hasta las 10:45 esta mañana y me desperté descansada. Son casi las 21:00 y todavía no me he vuelto a la cama. He lavado la ropa y los platos. He regado y alimentado algunas de las plantas con necesidades especiales (orquídeas y rosas del desierto, especialmente). Y San Geraldo y yo salimos a tomar helado antes de la cena. Tomé limón y crema sin azúcar con nueces. El de crema y nueces era el único sabor sin azúcar y, si hubiera sido buena, habría tomado dos bolas de ese. Debería haber sido buena. Ambos estaban deliciosos, pero juntos eran peculiares. Luego fuimos juntos al supermercado para comprar algunas cosas y galletas sin azúcar y sin azúcar añadido. ¡Hora de cenar!
Missed you, Scoot. I have nothing else to say. My special needs plants died, and I will never foster another.
Deedles:
At least Social Services hasn’t been at your door.
Who’d have thought that orange and orange could clash so horribly? Then again, there are some shades of pink that really do not “play nicely” with each other… Jx
Jon:
Ooh, and reds and pinks together, or just reds!
That’s really taking aesthetics a bit far, worrying about colors of clothes and clothes pins!! Sez boud.
Boud:
I DO often take things a bit far. But the colors do something to me physically.
You need to get yourself some nice, neutral wooden clothespins. That’s what I use.
Kelly:
You’re right! But I think I have 60 plastic ones right now. Besides, I enjoy coordinating the clothes pins.
I love that you take joy in choosing clothespin colors according to the item being put out to dry (as long as it is a joy, and not a burden). Think of this as a wild statement of pretending you’re not an artist 🙂
J Chabot:
It IS mostly a joy. Sometimes an obsession. But mostly a joy.
DIfferent minds think differently, I have never considered the color of the clothes pins. Never cared. May we live comfortably, in quiet times.
David:
I have a visceral reaction to some combinations. Can’t help myself, although I do often just walk away from the clothes pins. I have a fabric box for the clothes pins and have at times separated them into stripes of color.
‘Fellow Travelers’ eh? Will see if we can find it here.
Jim:
HIGHLY recommend it. Fascinating, historic, brilliantly acted, sexy, and heartbreaking.
I loved Fellow Travellers; shed a lot of tears throughout even though Matt and Jonathan were dee-lish!
Bob:
We felt the same!
It is absolutely believable that Cohn was Trump’s lawyer, friend, and hero.
I am not particularly OCD about most things but when it comes to hanging clothes on a line, I am a little bit insane. I have a system. It shall not be interfered with. It shall not be altered. Actually, same with washing and with folding my laundry. I HATE it when Glen (rarely but sometimes) wants to help me by folding a load of clothes. I end up doing it all again when he’s not looking.
Glad to hear you’re getting out of the house even if you have to force yourself. Ice cream is a good incentive.
Ms. Moon
Ms. Moon:
My obsessions aren’t very consistent. When it comes to folding, I do what I can and tell myself it’s folded. SG is more precise when he folds laundry but he doesn’t do it often. However, he’s not more precise when he puts his clothes away… IF he puts his clothes away. Cohn in large part helped Trump become the evil man he is.
Ice cream before dinner? I hear my mother say, you are going to ruin your appetite for dinner. LOL!
Laurent:
My mother actually had ice cream instead of lunch some days.
When it comes to homosexuals, even though Roy Cohn, on some clandestine level, DID agree with them, he went after them anyway. As long as he himself was safe.
Kirk:
Cohn was one of the lowest men on earth and did so much permanent damage, especially in helping Trump perfect his vial personality.
10:45am. There is nothing wrong and I strongly endorse good lie ins!!!
“After being forced out of government, Cohn had a successful career as a dirty lawyer. Who was one of his big clients? Donald Trump.” Seems we just can’t break the cycle.
Mistress Borghese:
Roy Cohn had a lot to do with the monster Trump became. His evil goes on.
Our clothespins come in different colors. Since I cannot put two different colors on one piece of laundry, I must search for two (or more as needed) of the same color for each item. And it’s always better if they match the item they’re holding up.
Walt the Fourth:
Since I can only rarely find a perfect color match given the limited clothes pin colors, I usually use a contrasting color that’s not offensive. And that’s why we get along so well!
Come to think of it, I don’t think I have a single item of orange clothing
Adam:
I have a bright orange T-shirt. Rare for me. SG has always had orange shirts. The color works well on him.
Roy Cohn didn’t just have trump as a client. He was trump’s mentor, but, of course, trump abandoned Cohn when the news that Cohn had AIDS got out. I haven’t watched Fellow Travelers yet. With your recommendation, I will probably start it soon. I’m almost done with Under The Bridge, which I think is very interesting. It’s about a group of teenagers in Victoria, B.C., who murdered a girl. Based on a true story.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
Yes, Cohn helped the Orange Menace become all he is today. And he misses him now. He kept trying to find a sleazy lawyer to match Cohn and was unsuccessful. What a pairing. Of course Cohn was the consummate blackmailer. He had some surprising friends and I wonder if they were simply friends because they were afraid of what he knew. Barbara Walters dated him in college and was apparently a friend for life. I always wanted to admire her, but there were just too many times her behavior was infuriating.
Yuck! Why would anyone want to date that ugly sleaze? Cohn was friends with Nancy Reagan, too, and probably Ron.
janiejunebug:
As far as I’m concerned, anyone who remained friends with Cohn was suspect. What was it he knew that they didn’t want to get out?
“Special-needs plants” — ha! I never thought of them that way, but indeed they are.
You are so funny with your clothespin coordination.
Not only was Cohn Trump’s favorite lawyer, Trump continues to lament that he can’t find another Roy Cohn. One of the most amoral, evil people in the history of the country! (Along with Roger Stone.)
Steve:
Oh, yeah, you DO have special needs plants. I seethe any time I’m reminded of Roy Cohn. Roger Stone and the Big Cheeto, as well.
La mala naranja is my new name for a certain someone
Urspo:
Anything to avoid saying its real name.
I’ve used it a few times now and there is positive feedback. Have you people contact mine for reasonable attorneys fees.
I suggest; il gran pendejo.
larrymuffin:
A good one!