I have today and tomorrow as corporate holidays. So far today I've slept in, made breakfast burritos for lunch, done a load of laundry, did some data spring cleaning and backing up, and now I'm attempting to wash a rug for the first time in about a decade.

Bathroom, check! Vacuum check! Neatening, half check! Maybe now a shower and see about laundry.

After his racist comments, Trump's Republican primary poll numbers have gone way up.

It's extremely depressing. But it's also understandable in that he went from part of the bland critical mass of similar sounding politicians, to standing out, even if it was for jackassery. Remember, Michelle Bachman, Herman Cain, Rick Perry also had meteoric rises (and sharp falls) when they stood out as different. I just read somewhere that it's part of a cycle. Discovery being the first step.

But, people are fucking stupid too.

Ugh. Grace has two more blood draws to go because they blew a vein halfway through the test.

Oh come on peoples, don't mess up with Gracie!

How do racist fuckwits have the time to take polls when they're so busy buying up all the Confederate flags and burning churches?

They're the only ones who still have landlines.

More Chicago must-drink beers to look out for this weekend:

Hailstorm Brewing Co., in suburban Tinley Park, Ill., just released its newest creation: Captain Serious #19 Pale Ale.

It's okay if I stabbinate our HR department, right?

Only if you are okay with attending mandatory stabbination workshops and webinars every quarter.

mandatory stabbination workshops

It's so hard to keep track of the "red light-green light" variations on approved stabbination behavior. Something about whether stabbinating will get blood in the only good copier, I think.

After his racist comments, Trump's Republican primary poll numbers have gone way up.

I can't but help but wonder how many people would support him in a poll just as a joke.

After working in a temporary, unofficial location since last fall I'll soon be moving to an official office at least when not working from home. This is my new office, all mine for the time being but there will probably be a divider and I'll get half of it at some point.

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It's a second floor space in downtown Lawrence, KS overlooking Mass. street. (This won't mean much to all but a very few).

This is the view from the office balcony where I might work some days if the weather is nice.

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Since I was uploading shots from my phone and its crappy camera anyhow, I thought I'd share this too.

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It's hard to believe she was just a little baby and he wasn't even born yet when I joined up.