Mattie Multitasks

Yesterday I had planned to head to the West Side -- errands, gifts to deliver, "Metropolis" at the Unitarian church out there -- but it looked a bit sketch, and I had stuff to do, so I stayed in.  In retrospect, I should have gone, as it seemed today that it was 100 times worse.  The driveway plowed, for one!  I mean, every time I looked outside, I saw snow -- often heavy -- and it was always blowing and drifting around.  It's also cold!  I realize it is still February, but it was a bit jarring.  

At least I was mostly productive today.  I skipped the gym but did much work (with more to come tomorrow), plowed through some links, handled some emails, that sort of thing.  I have plenty more to do, and I have a sneaking suspicion that I will be multitasking during tomorrow's SOTU.  Mind you, I am looking forward (not that I have ever NOT looked forward to one) to it, as I wonder what exactly he will say.  He is not the most gifted of orator, there are war cloud on multiple horizons, and the economic picture -- while green shoots are apparent, by most measures things are decidedly mixed, if you get the drift.  The Donald is the type to double-down, reflexively, no matter the problem, which can work sometimes, but the man can also multitask, which leads me to wonder why Wiles and Bessant cannot figure out a way to get one, two, or a dozen initiatives announced tomorrow.  I get a sense that they have thrown everything at the wall and are now stuck, but there are always new approaches to be tried.

The ‘Enigma’: Why JD Vance Befuddles the World - POLITICO
This could be, but I read this twice, and I found little that was befuddling... indeed, I think for a bunch of people on the right, Vance is a breath of fresh air...

In other news, I am in the middle of Operation clean out the cupboard and go through the freezer -- I pulled some turkey soup out for tomorrow and uncovered some cheese pierogi for later in the week, for starters.  I also discovered some cans of cream corn (my aunt's corn casserole requires regular canned corn) and I cracked one open as part of dinner.  I realize it is not the healthiest of fare (even if I try to adhere to the serving size) but for a change it is pretty good; bit sweet, bit salty, you can devour the entire can in one setting.  Of course, then I reflect upon my waistline and I quickly decide that that is not happening...