The Pool Wasn't Primed

You don't need to be a pool expert (or the President) to come up with the reason the Reflecting Pool is peeling:  improperly primed, I'd bet my life on it.  Any artist worth their salt knows you've got to prepare a surface prior to painting.  This, from a handout I penned for students in 2004:

PRIMERS

"Priming is the key to most paint finishes.  It creates a bond between the surface you want to paint and the paint finish you are applying.  Primers are specially formulated to create smooth surfaces for the base coat, sealing new drywall, new plaster, concrete, raw wood and any repairs, allowing the paint to spread smoothly without soaking in.  There are many different types of primers for different surfaces.

"Primers should never be used exclusively as a base coat.  I know, we all want to cut corners just a little bit, but don’t be tempted; however, if you want to apply a dark base coat, your primer can be tinted to half the formula of the paint color.  This will reduce the number of coats required to achieve the desired depth of color."

They drained the pool and started slapping on the American Blue.  It's peeling NOT because someone took a box cutter and sliced a long slit but because they did a quick, half-ass job.  If you believe that terrorists are at fault, then I've got the proverbial bridge to sell you - the Gordie Howe might go cheap.

But more alarming is how quickly Trump got the authorities to arrest and charge people for touching the water and supposedly tearing the bottom off.

BULLSHIT!  The outfit who did the job was given it outright, no bids; did you see that shady character who owns the company - the guy Donald knew, then didn't know..  I worked in the budget office for the Navy in the 70's, and every job performed REQUIRED 5 bids minimum (min 3?) before a contract was awarded.

Don't believe Trump's excuse, what a ludicrous lie; but more importantly, don't let them get away with arresting US for insulting the President.  I've written about that loads, and the possibility that my blog might disappear because I've not been kind to our Incompetent-in-Charge.  From a story I wrote in May 2025:

"Once they've filled their concentration camps with illegals and sufficiently deterred others from crossing the border, their blood will be up and they'll start in on citizens.  If habeas corpus is eliminated, it'll be next to impossible to protect anyone encountering law enforcement, whether illegal aliens or legal citizens with prior records.  Who's to determine who is a threat?"

It will get to the point when people are no longer able to keep their heads in the sand.  The man's a lunatic.