Pretty amazing isn’t it? And of course the press is complicit in this. This is just another example of the rot and corruption that is an epidemic in this country. That a major party would nominate someone this dishonest, corrupt, and careless to the highest office in the land is an example of how far down the tubes this country has gone. That a large percentage of the opposition party will also support this career criminal shows just how corrupt the Republican Party has become. The media has shown itself to be nothing more than the propaganda arm of the Dimocrat Party. The populace has been dumbed down so much that they will vote for this candidate who should be in jail. Unfortunately, the DOJ is so rotten to the core that they declined to indict someone so obviously guilty of breaking many laws. And those of you who think the investigation of the Clinton Crime Family Foundation in New York will go anywhere are dreaming. Nothing will happen. The rule of law is dead in this country. When that happens, when the corruption is so widespread as it is now the country is on its way to becoming a banana republic. We are currently an oligarchy of elite kleptocrats who are above the law and we the people are allowing it to happen. This is how countries commit suicide. This is how countries become Venezuela.

We’re doomed!

Over the last few years I’ve been fighting the chipmunks for my tomatoes. I’ve tried everything: animal repellent and pepper spray. The pepper spray actually worked but we had so much rain last summer that it kept washing off. And the little bastards were sneaky. They would wait until the tomatoes were almost ripe and then go after them. I had to start picking tomatoes just as they started to ripen. That defeats the purpose of vine ripened tomatoes.

Sumpin’ happened this year. The chipmunks have all gone. I’m awash in tomatoes. It’s a bumper crop! Maybe it’s because I’m growing a different kind this year. Many of these tomatoes are pear shaped. They’re also not as good as the Big Boy and Better Boy tomatoes that I usually grow. They’re still better than the store bought.

I’ve also got a lot of cucumbers. These are smaller than I normally grow which is really a plus since one is just the right size for a salad.

As a result, I’m eating really healthy this summer. Insalata caprese which is sliced tomatoes topped by soft Mozzarella cheese and sweet basil (alas store bought since I didn’t grow any this year) with olive oil dribbled on top. Tomato cucumber salads consisting of Romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers and black olives. And, of course, BLTs.

This is my best garden summer in the last five years and I’m loving it! So is my cleaning lady who is getting my overflow which is a lot.