It Rained!

 It finally rained and it came with no hail. Amazing. It's been so long, The sound of thunder and the sound and smell of falling rain. Maybe a quarter inch in my area. I hope that signals a change. 

I have only a few things to do today. I guess I'll spend a lot of time reading. Morning weights are done. Only a few days are left in the war. I BELEIVE Marco Rubio! He looks like Lucille Ball's husband, doesn't he? I wonder if he plays conga. He sure does inspire confidence! Only a few days left and then peace. Ah!

Sunflowers

 Despite the lack of rain I've got sunflowers coming up again and it looks like I'll have a lot. They really don't need a lot of water. Lubbock used to have many fields of tall sunflowers but I have not seen that in many a year. To conserve water I no longer irrigate parts of my front yard. If it rains it turns green and if not it's mostly weeds that are drought hardy. Of course, I keep those weeds cut to comply with city regulations. Great thing about those weeds is that they will grow and stay green under very adverse conditions, such as drought. Meadow grass has also returned in the back yard and I'm just going to let it grow. It's nice to see it waving in the wind when it is tall and putting on those tasty seeds. So hard to harvest though. Everything is quite stable around here. I wonder sometimes about the long term prospects of this area but my own long term prospects are close to non-existent so why worry. 

There's many a persona I can dredge up and it pleases me lately to be an old cracker, a crusty and somewhat quaint old feller living in my own private Hickyville. Yes, Hickyville, where the good folks do dwell, close to the soil and soaked in old traditions that the city dwellers find amusing if not downright stupid. 

I've Been Thinking

 I'm going to be positive. I don't have to care because there is nothing to care about.  Who am I to question a man of Marco Rubio's caliber? A few days ago he dismissed this conflict as a done deal, stating that it would be all over in a week.  Dot a few i's and cross a few t's and the ground troops will just clean things up a bit, seize the troublesome sites and take control of everything. All over. That's less than a week away, now. And consider that God is on the side of the righteous in all things. The good do not fail, and the evil ones are confounded, and all manner of thing shall be well. So my attitude going forward will be much better. I truly am free of care, knowing that the outcome is predetermined, and it can ONLY be good. Our troops will crush all obstacles, will be preserved by divine agency, and meet every expectation of success. 

Why Should I Care?

 Good question. Ironic distance is surely the best strategy. I don't have a dog in this hunt. High gas prices? I get good mileage. And if I drive as much as 3000 miles in a year, that's exceptional. More like 2000. High interest rates will be a benefit to me, so I'm certainly not going to be concerned about that. And it looks like most people are getting what they want, so let them have what they want. At my age, I can disconnect to a great extent, and I do believe that is the healthiest thing for me to do. So, it warms nicely today and next week looks quite good in terms of our weather. Warm rather than hot with cool nights. Perfect, except for the lack of rain. And why should I even care about that?? I can water MY turf, easily enough. Yes, I can look on and say: "What fools these mortals be!" And go about my business. 

Ah!

The Norther Blew Through

 And the wind diminishes today as we enter a mild warming trend. The extreme highs of last week will be replaced by a pleasant warmth. That's good, but no rain. That's not good. 

And the liars continue to lie. What else can they do?