They called me last Friday afternoon, saying my background check was complete and my history unblemished. I went to Orientation on Saturday, and got my schedule for this week. I work Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoons. So I’ll have a total of 20 hours at the end of the week. The max for part time is 27, which suits me just fine.

During Orientation, they showed a video, mostly rah rah stuff about how great the company is. However, there was one caveat: no representing yourself as speaking for HD on social media. So here’s my disclaimer: I DO NOT SPEAK FOR OR REPRESENT ANY INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH HOME DEPOT. I’M AN ASSOCIATE, SOON TO BE WORKING IN THE PAINT DEPARTMENT. That should keep the lawyers happy.

So now let’s talk about something really important: Ukraine. As my regular readers know, I started writing about Ukraine way back in 2014 when the government was overthrown by the people. Having also included it as part of the plot in Who Killed Kitty Genovese, I was following recent events there with great interest. Kirsten asked me if I thought Russia would invade. My response was anything was possible, but most likely Boris and Joe would find a way for Vlad to save face so he could back down. It appears that may be happening at the moment. I certainly hope so.

What does this mean for the future? I think as long as it’s not Donald the Dope in the Oval Office, Vlad will think twice about trying this stunt again. So it’s really important that even if the next president is a Republican, it can’t be Trump. I know I speak of that which is obvious, but hey – someone has to say it, right?

The only other news on the horizon is Granddaughter Emily taking her driving test this Thursday in Stuart. She’d originally booked an appointment for today, but had to go to Belle Glade to take the test. That was too much for everybody, so instead we made one at a driving school in Stuart for Thursday. Wish her luck.