What I learned today, by FDmTs

(1) The nice people at Home Depot will cut your roller blinds to custom lengths for you, using this truly amazing blind cutting machine.

(2) When you measure roller blinds, *always* measure the distance between the mount points, *not* the width of the blind itself. You want to end up with a roller the correct width. The cloth will, naturally, follow the roller in terms of being the correct width.

(3) You can exchange blinds that were cut to the wrong length, again with the nice people at Home Depot.

In other news, I finished my first bottle of Dave’s Insanity Sauce. To celebrate, I purchased another one. Dave’s is the slowest consumed product of which I I know. I love spicy food, and I (apparently) go through one bottle per decade, max.

Here’s what’s on my mind: When are the republicans going to get on with the agenda of hate and discrimination that got them elected? They mobilized their base with anti-gay fear mongering and that white supremacist code word “values.” I would have thought they’d follow through. Instead, they’re going after social security and high malpractice payouts. Even more weirdly, I’m sort of a fan of both initiatives.

I’m confused. I thought they were going to ban gay marriage, crush unions in favor of big business, and destroy the arctic wildlife preserve. That’s what I voted against, anyway. Damn flip floppers.