Working backwards - DeSantis's campaign launch was the disaster I expected, given his partnership with the current CEO of the blue bird site, Elon Musk. My growing dissatisfaction with Twitter has led to fewer and fewer visits. Yet, I have not found the content I crave on any of the many sites that have attempted to take its place. I try to stay on the "Following" side but sometimes I get flipped to the "For You" crazy-ass side and OMG - what algorithm are these people using to choose my content? What makes them think I want to see the MAGAs trashing ______ (insert any Democrat here)? But, some of the people I "follow" do not show up in the "Following" feed any more, only in the bat-shit crazy side. But back to De Santis - not my cup of tea - his new laws in the past year in Florida are only designed to woo the MAGAs away from their dear leader. I seriously doubt he will be able to woo anyone who found Trump too extreme as he seems to be placing himself even farther to the right.
Ah, Tina Turner. What to say? This one hurts, even though I would not call myself a fan. I liked many of her songs and videos and I truly admired her for leaving the abuse that was Ike and reinventing herself into a force to reckon with in the music world, as well as a style icon.
And, Preakness Day saw the silver-haired super trainer from the West in Baltimore with a number of horses. Sadly, he left Baltimore with one less than when he arrived, having lost Havnameltdown in an undercard race. The crocodile tears did not convince people of his regret as he could not even say the horse's name! And yet, he was all smiles when he took the big prize at the end of the day. To say Horseracing Twitter was not happy is an understatement. On the scene reports were of a very muted atmosphere, almost as if the crowd had witnessed a disaster, which in a way, they did. My hope is that the implementation of the HISA rules will allow all Bob's bad behavior to catch up to him. Yet, he will be on site for the Belmont. The Derby winner, Mage, will not - long rest and point towards the Travers. The only good feels for the weekend were a couple of victories for one of the good guy trainers, Graham Motion.
Quilting wise, I have been accepted for all shows on my schedule this year, including 2 new ones. I'm down to 6 shows as last year's 9 was too many. I've eliminated all but one 1-day affair. When I'm by myself, which I am most of the time, one days are hard, especially if they are not in my area. Early start, rushed set up, a day selling (hopefully), and a rush to pack up and drive home - too long a day as I age. I have my fingers crossed that the 2 new shows will make up for the decrease by being profitable. And I hope that one of the shows I've done for years actually happens, as applications are way down this year. And with that, it's time to get dressed and take off for Portland to get the older Pfaff looked at to solve the light bulb problem. Wish me luck!
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