Contardii Americanus

   I've been following the CDC's guidelines regarding the pandemic since this whole thing started. I've worn a mask, socially distanced and got vaccinated as soon as I could. In doing so, I've managed to avoid catching Covid-19. I did, however, manage to catch a cold. My head's been plugged up. I've been coughing incessantly and my nose is runny.

  Now throughout this pandemic, there have been people that have denied the existence of Covid-19 and refused to follow CDC guidelines. Most of these people are Contardii Americanus, the American contard. This was due, in part, to the efforts of that idiot Trump, the GOP and the right wing news propagandists at Fox, OAN and Newsmax.

  However, things have recently changed. Anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers are now wearing masks. Now lest you think that these people have finally come to their senses, please watch the following video.

  So anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers are now wearing masks because they want to avoid being exposed to the proteins being shed by people that have been vaccinated. Just when you think they can't get any dumber, they surprise you. Here's another video of what hospital workers have had to deal with when it comes to Covid-19 deniers.

  After more than 500K deaths in this country alone, we still have to deal with this shit. And the GOP, having voted in unison against the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a Covid-19 program that helps struggling restaurants, are now making it sound like they were supporting it all along. Here's the video.

  Can you believe their unmitigated gall? These lying, hypocritical cocksuckers shit on the average person by voting against programs like this and then try to reap political capital when the program proves popular.

  On the political front, Arizona Republicans have been wasting taxpayers' money conducting a ballot audit in order to see if traces of bamboo can be found on them. A security firm called Cyber Ninjas has been conducting a haphazard and racist audit of the ballots. They've been asking for the passwords to routers. There's no reason for these people to have this kind of access. The information contained there has nothing to do with the election and could be sold, legally or otherwise, to others. Millions of people are at risk. Here's a video on that.

  So there you have it. The latest antics of Contardii Americanus, the American contard.

Finally

   My federal refund has finally arrived. It, combined with some money from my Health Savings Account, was used to pay off my bill with Aurora. I no longer own any money to either Aurora or Ascension. To celebrate, I purchased 20 3D printed plastic gates for Cthulhu Wars off of eBay. I've also added the Dreamlands Surface and Underground monster expansions from The Game Steward to my order.

  I've backed a card game called Intel on Kickstarter and plan to back the Orbidice Kickstarter as soon as it starts. Orbidice are spherical dice that have a specially shaped hollow cavity inside. A small metal ball is inside the cavity. The metal ball slows the Orbidice down when you roll it and eventually falls into a pocket of the cavity in order to determine the result of the roll. I want to get a standard 7 Orbidice RPG set plus an Orbidice tower that looks like a curved, circular track with a basin at the bottom. You place the Orbidice in the track and let it roll into the basin. Simple.

  Now that my medical bills are fully paid off, I need to pay down my credit card. I'm getting WAY too close to my limit. I might try to use the two paychecks from the middle of the month to pay it down faster. I won't be going to Gen Con this year. If my finances improve between now and next year, I'll consider going in 2022. 

More Updates

   The second 4Oceans mask frames order arrived as scheduled. I won the eBay auction and got another set of grey alternate handicap acolytes, all 8 investigators and the Brown Jenkins mini for only $25.71 including shipping. Considering what some of these minis are selling for individually, I made out quite well. I still want to get the Dreamlands Surface and Underground sets plus some plastic standard gates.

  My Covid-19 vaccination record card has netted me an extra $100.00 on my next paycheck. I scanned said card and uploaded copies of the file to both of my eMedTag flash drives and the MyIHR website. The original card has been locked away in my Sentry Safe box for safe keeping. This card may be needed in the future. I've ordered a Moderna Covid-19 vaccination charm from American Medical ID for my medic alert bracelet.

  My federal refund still hasn't arrived. This delay is driving me up the wall. I need that money to pay down my Aurora bill. The money in my Health Savings Account is slowly growing. Now that my paychecks are getting bigger, I don't have to pull money from it to pay bills.

  The Hexacube dice have gone into mass production. The wooden cases will now have magnetic clasp holding the lid closed which is an upgrade from the original buckle latch. There should be a major update soon.