Oddly enough, I think Schwarzeneggers obstinate position was preferable to modern California politics. He was elected to essentially pump the breaks on a distasteful vision of the future, and he did exactly that, to the benefit and detriment of California. He was absolutely a protest vote, like when people elect a dog to be mayor on the understanding that the new mayor will not be pushing an agenda, but instead will be a photogenic good boy.

I feel like the current agenda of progress at any price to be highly damaging to the state. My county has been obsessed with phasing out cars and putting in bike lanes, and locals despise the "regional plan". They want ample parking, without meters. 101, a state long artery is damn near clogged in my old hometown by green lanes, while traffic has been thinned to one lane going either way.

golly, this isn't the thread I thought it was.

I watched a Danny Mcbride video earlier, and found it amusing that he was essentially seduced by Bill Murray on an airplane flight, but managed to get him to do a scene on his show in return.

Kenny bless'ed powers is usually good for a laugh or two.

From a slightly different angle, this made me laugh today, when I saw it elsewhere:

There's a significant percentage of them running around loose in the U.S.   And they can vote.  If they're over 35 and native born, they can even run for President.  It's hard to determine which is worse.

I've never heard of it.  Does it come shrink wrapped or something?

Made fresh cream scones for breakfast.  Someone gave me a quart of heavy cream so I froze it in ziploc bags in amounts called for in the recipe.  The fat separates, so I had to add water to the bag to get the rest of the clinging fatty bits out.  The dough was a bit wet, but the scones turned out well.  Still, they'd probably have been better without frozen cream.

We are watching Mandy with Diane Morgan.  She's really willing to make herself look ridiculous for a laugh and largely succeeds.  There's a good supporting cast, too with occasional visits from some other serious actors -- BBC series regulars.  It's pretty entertaining.