Fairly good chances tomorrow and the next day, and it is not cold at all. Today looks to be really fine. I'm enjoying this.
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
No Rain Yet
It was cool and cloudy yesterday but it did not rain. Maybe this weekend, although the chances go up and down on a daily basis. It's still a crapshoot.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Maybe Rain
Cloudy today and a little rain is possible, but the best chances will be this weekend. I'm more than a little disgusted by this country's devotion to Israel. Why did we go into Iraq the first time? To placate Israel. Why would we attack Iran? To placate Israel. I hope attitudes around the world will change. I don't want to see anti-Semitism but I would like to see an upsurge in anti-Zionism. We should be able to understand that modern Israel's moral standing is no better than that of Hitler's Germany. Same cant: master race/chosen people. Not a dime's worth of difference. "Greater Israel" is just Hitlerian lebensraum all over again. Same justification for similar atrocities. It seems clear to me that Israel was a mistake, something misbegotten, and the world has suffered ever since. It began in hope and idealism. The hopes and ideals have been betrayed, just as they would be in any ordinary nation, subject to ordinary human flaws and moral rot. Nothing special. No hand of God. No trace of superiority.
Monday, February 9, 2026
Super Bowl??
I missed it. I did not even know it was on yesterday. I did not see even one microsecond of that boring shit, and not a single commercial. Doing good. Excellent. Above average temps continue and we are starting to get more rain chances. It will be quite warm today.
Sunday, February 8, 2026
If You Are Spending...
... you are not saving. Two for one is not saving. Spending on any consumable is not saving, buying anything with a value that will depreciate is not saving. Saving is NOT spending and it IS putting money in a place where it will work for you, earning interest or dividends. It's that simple. If old stuff is still getting the job done, keep that stuff, until it is worn out, and use it until it is worn out. Take care of what you have, so that you do not need to repair it or replace it. Ignore fashions, ignore fads, and don't compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to your goals, like, have you learned what you wanted to learn, or have you met savings goals, and the like. A good goal is to be free of debt and to stay free of debt. And so on. You ought to be able to wear stuff from Goodwill or other thrift shops and feel very good about yourself. Remember that most of the people around you are hopeless idiots and resolve not to be like them. Nice weather continues with temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal (F). I really like this a lot!
I just posted that stuff above because I've been irritated by certain bank ads. Try to be the sort of person that bankers and credit card issuers hate. Because they are not making any money off of you. Let the banks pay you, and make sure you never pay a dime of interest to any credit card issuer. There are plenty of fools out there, more than enough to make businesses and banks happy and fat. You don't have to be one of those fools.



















