The Walking Less Than Dead

I have to admit, getting almost 8 hours of sleep yesterday was quite the blessing; I feel better, have more energy, and I think (conditionally) I turned the corner on this cold.  I will do so again today, and I think it will help...I ate some oranges today, and popped some vitamin C, but on the whole, I think it is rest.  Hit the gym today, and while falling blood sugar prevented cardio, it was good to do arms; I had skipped a few days with the weather and the illness, and while it was a bit cold, I need to get back to the daily routine (and soon, I should go back to the twice-a-day routine).

I was nerding out about the employment stats today; for one, if you don't count the 33K Boeing workers who are now not on strike, the numbers would have been below expectations.  The idea that workers on strike are counted on the scale is a bit odd, but... retail workers were down -- indicative of the fact more people are shopping online -- but warehouse workers were up but 3400.  I don't think the robots have taken over yet!  Construction jobs were up 10K -- this is seasonal but also indicative of the fact that no one is hiring to finish up houses and such before the year.  Dare I say it was fun to do so -- like old times, if you will.  I realize this is just me, but...

Pete Hegseth’s Crusade to Turn the Military into a Christian Weapon - POLITICO
Dare I say that this makes me (and most GOPers, I suspect) more likely to support the guy?  Part of this is that the Trump administration is a 180 from the current one -- no Rachel Levines here! -- and I am not sure that this is a bad thing.  

Donald Trump Ends Decades of American Dominance - POLITICO
Dare I say that that was then, and this is...now?