a new, kinder Trump?

No, and though I still firmly believe that Aging Orange does nothing that doesn’t serve his own immeasurable greed, he’s due a shout-out for easing research restrictions on marijuana, moving it from the Schedule I classification of drugs (heroin, LSD and such) to Schedule III (ketamine, Tylenol, etc.). He’s still behind the curve, because 25 U.S. states have legalized it for recreational use and 40 have okayed it for medicinal purposes. It’s a significant bone thrown, though. That bromance with Joe Rogan is really paying off.

Elsewhere, however, he continues to wreak havoc. I glean from the myriad experts of CNN and MS Now that even if he settled the Hormuz kerfuffle today, it would take six months to bring the world economy back up to snuff. And that takes us smack up against the November elections. The Democrats keep racking up wins and raking in riches. At this rate, I hope for/expect full-blown GOP panic by Labour Day. And they richly deserve it.

But enough of the uncontrollable. Jude and I just came in from a perfect spring day. We sat in the yard and watched six to ten swallows swoop around doing bird business. It’s difficult to accurately count them because they fly with incredible speed and grace. The dogs spent their time at the mouth of the creek, where something evil hides in the mud.

We spent Earth Day right properly, doing a dump run into Campbell River. Wednesday is Toxic Waste Day there, so we turned in several years worth of old gas, oil and antifreeze for proper recycling, then went to Dairy Queen to pollute our bodies with grease and sugar. Life is ironic, yes?