Rain Yesterday

 The rain was very nice. We are still out of the heat.

It is nice to be out of the heat!

The Norther Is Here

 Cool, windy from the north, and very cloudy. We've already had some light rain and the chances for showers today are good-- 70%. It will indeed be a wet weekend. In past times, sometimes, most of the time, Labor Day would be a day to swelter. Not this time. 

Those who await the "rapture of the church" are going to be disappointed, again. And again. And again, for there never, ever, will be such an event. They have been misled by the false apostle and deceiver, Paul. The poor man was plagued by dreams and hallucinations, and he managed to convince many that he was not in fact insane, but a great visionary. He would have benefited from a heavy dose of thorazine. Would that he had been strangled by his umbilical cord!

Ah! A Norther!

 Tomorrow, in fact, a fairly strong norther for the season will drop our temps substantially and give us a rather wet Labor Day weekend. I like that very much. That will be a good thing. 

Yesterday evening, as I enjoyed wine on the patio, I remembered something very important. How I lost sight of it I do not know, but it is an objective, a firm intention, and a very realistic goal. I see my future, in a sense, and it is agreeable, and it is in my control to the extent that anything in this witless and random world can be in one's control. My life has structure again. We'll see whether this illumination turns out to be merely yet another chimera. You know how it is. Life is full of chimeras. Well, maybe not this time. Maybe not for me. 

Ah! A Cool Morning!

 It looks like the Labor Day weekend will be cool and wet. I can dig it. It will be a very nice change. I spend more time outside, slathered with OFF, of course, for the mosquitoes are quite bad. I've gone to a VPN and I've enabled two factor authentication on all of my important accounts, including email/internet service. Too many bad actors out there. They should all be ripped to shreds by demons!

Continuing Moderation

 I had occasion to be out rather early this morning, in traffic, and for the first time in many years I had to cope with the "morning rush". Ugh. Our temperatures continue to moderate. Coffee on the patio was a bit rushed but it would have been pleasant otherwise. Things get a bit hectic around here sometimes, but that's a consequence of a decision I made some years ago. It was a humane and caring decision and I don't regret it. Now I've taken care of business and I can relax for a while. For the rest of the day, if I want. Odds are, I'll pick up some weights later. I can't stress enough the need to exercise. There is nothing better for one's health, than regular exercise. It's the best habit one can have. I've been at it for close to forty years, now, and it's made a huge difference in my life. Bicycling, jogging, walking, weight training-- all of these. If you want to be healthy, you MUST exercise. 

By the way, our cloud cover has increased each day. 

A Cool Morning

 We are out of the triple digits and our temperatures continue to moderate. It was pleasant on the patio this morning. It is still not as cool as I would like but we are getting there, and there is change in the air.

Not all change is bad.

Getting Better Every Day

 The heat wave goes away. The last of August looks good and the early part of September looks even better. 

We even got a brief shower last evening!

Over The Hump!

 Now the temps moderate, finally, after that heat wave. It is very cloudy today. If these clouds persist, we might not be hot at all today. Relief at last!

Despite The Heat

 105 F yesterday and the same again today, but very low humidity. The heat index is not that severe, and I could enjoy coffee on the patio this morning, despite the 80 F morning "low". Another record high today, but after that, maybe a slow return to somewhat milder temps and cooler mornings. Eventually, this must happen. But August has been really bad. We got lucky in the early part of the summer, with rain and mostly seasonal highs, but we are not so lucky this month. 

I have things to do but I sure don't feel like doing them. I wonder whether Elon Musk has a yacht. I hope he spends a lot of time on it...