Maybe Rain Soon!

 Cloudy today! Good rain chances tomorrow! No freeze during the next week, no snow or ice in the forecast, and all that is good. 

I guess things are still going my way. That's always good. 

What The Heck Happened?

 My image files are all back to normal, no issues. But for a while yesterday, the directories appeared to be empty! And then it all came back, just as it was, all directories intact and all the files present. How strange! Nice weather continues with rain chances later today and much better odds of getting rain tomorrow. Seasonal temps next week but that's not bad at all. No freezes. Sweater weather at worst, or best, depending on how you like cool weather. Cool but not cold by any means. NICE.

Everything normal. I thought I'd show off some of our rugged terrain. A famous joke. 

Very Much Above Average!

 Very warm for this time of year and recently we broke an all time high temperature record for the date. Maybe next week we'll get to seasonal norms and maybe some rain, which would be good because we are edging into drought conditions. Again. And every picture on my computer has vanished. Thanks, microsoft, for the sabotage. 

Nope, they just didn't show up in the usual places, but I don't appreciate this change which must have come with a recent update. 

A Searchable Database Of Epstein Files

 https://couriernewsroom.com/news/we-created-a-searchable-database-with-all-20000-files-from-epsteins-estate/

The link is above. 20,000 files from the Epstein estate. Free. The people who did this did it as a public service. It's a good thing we've got such people, doing the right thing. Record highs continue, mornings, cool but not cold. I like the warmth, frankly. 

Mornings Very Cool

Record highs after those cool mornings, and it cools off rapidly in the evening. Couldn't be better, except for the lack of rain. Gobs of sunshine. I use heat very moderately, and AC not at all. Lowest electric bill ever. 

 A lot of very wealthy and powerful men do NOT want the Epstein files released. I suspect that they ordered a hit on Charlie Kirk to create distraction and diversion and make the Epstein threat go away. Now that it is back, what do they do? Who to kill? What to do? Can they orchestrate a "terrorist" attack, killing hundreds if not thousands? Would they go so far as to kill President Trump, and conspire with Vance to have the files sealed or destroyed? We are talking about many men in many countries, who need desperately to make the Epstein files "go away"-- forever. 

Perfect Weather

 Lack of rain is the only problem. Cold mornings and very warm days continue. I like this weather a lot. But I'd like it better if we could get some rain. I'm getting the impression that MAGA males, especially conservative Christian MAGA males, really get off on the idea of raping preteen girls. So Trump's Epstein ties would only make them admire him more-- "What a MAN! That Trump is my kinda guy! Rip 'em and rape 'em Donny Boy!" And it's been common knowledge for thousands of years that with wealth comes pathology and, let's face it, EVIL. The richer they are the fouler they are. The typical modern billionaire would make Caligula look like a boy scout. There are undoubtedly exceptions but very few and very far between. 

I kind of expect that it won't be long before the Orange deity will suffer from running sores, open and painful wounds on his lower legs, due to fluid retention and peripheral vascular disease. He'll need the attention of a wound care specialist. He's going to be in a lot of pain. His feet might have to be amputated. 

After The Big Day

 It turned out to be a boring game. I caught about 75 seconds of it and I was bored. I guess TTU will rise in the rankings. I guess the homecoming fans were satisfied. I guess a lot of them left early, since TTU had such a big lead and BYU wasn't able to accomplish anything. Cold this morning but sunny and it didn't freeze. Probably a freeze tomorrow morning but by mid-week it will be quite warm again. It sure is dry. Still a paucity of migratory birds. They are late this year. Things are pretty stable in my life. I retired in 2002. I worked in a research lab for a year, beginning in 2004, I think, and I don't understand why I did that. I fulfilled my obligations there and quit. They needed someone with expertise in a certain area, and they got that. I got to write part of a grant proposal and I proofed the document before it was submitted to NIH. It was funded and I was asked to return to work on that new project but I declined. Enough. Some people feel lost after they retire and have too much time on their hands. Not the case with me. I was happy to have left the work force and happy to be master of my time and I threw myself into projects of my own, ramped up my personal exercise routines, and gave much time to hobbies. I have never had any regrets about retiring so early. It has all worked out quite well. 

Long ago I made a list of things I wanted, and in one form or another I've gotten everything on that list, and then some. Maybe I should make another list. But I'm not sure what I'd put on it. 

The Big Morning Of The Big Day

 It starts off crisp and sunny. Today TTU and BYU slug it out on the playing field inside of what used to be Jones Stadium. I don't know what they call it now because I don't know which corporate sponsor is being honored currently. And on both sides of the fray, fans pray for victory and ask of the Lord, Hoo doo You love? The Crackling Christians of TTU or the Maniacal Mormons of BYU? HOO! DOO! YOO! LUV??? TTU's relatively high rankings are at stake, post-season bowl game placements are at risk. Can it get anymore nail-biting than that? Is any question of any greater cosmic importance? And for TTU it is homecoming, which puts the gravy on the cake for sure. The ancient pageantry of Homecoming, and a clash of titans, will put the final dabs of paint on our dreams of immortal glory. And don't you dare forget the American Flags waving in the wind today.

There is just enough wind today to make them look pretty. 

Best of all, it will be good, clean, fun. No taint of alcohol will tarnish our lips or defile our bowels. No discouraging words will pollute the air we breathe. There will be no bad talk or loud talk to curdle the purity of the sacred rituals to be performed today. All will be well, and all manner of good thing shall be well. 

Cool Weekend Ahead

 Yes, cool, but a big one. How big we do not yet know. I live far from the Stadium and the Tech Campus, and I am glad of that. I think local law enforcement will be on the alert. They will have to be. If Tech wins the fans might go out of control. If Tech loses the fans might go out of control. In either case property damage, chaos and confusion. Vandalism and hooliganism. Because football. 

The weather will be perfect for this upcoming big game. Football weather! 

Big Weekend!

 Homecoming, TTU hosting BYU and the hope is that the home team can preserve its current good ranking. If they can get a win, that ranking ought to improve. I suppose I can support that. I'll avoid that part of town of course, due to traffic that will probably be insane. I have no need to be anywhere near the Tech campus or stadium, so avoidance should be easy. Maybe a record high today but at this time of year that only means a pleasant warmth. Sunday will turn cooler, maybe a harder freeze than any we've had so far. I have not yet seen many migratory birds. The playa lakes were in great shape, but now they are rather low again. 

I've noticed that a popular "look" on TicTac is something I would describe as "googly eyed idiot". 

Oh The Weather Is Fine

 It really is, with warm days now, plenty of sun, and perfectly cool in the evenings and in the morning. 

I wonder when the next rapture is supposed to take place. Let's face it, TikTok is shit for the birdbrains and there are sure a lot of birdbrains out there. Let them EAT it. They can CHOKE on it. 

A Fine Morning And Warming

 This week looks great!

A Fine Halloween

 Yes, that sacred evening came and went, and today the sun is bright and the air is crisp, like an Autumn apple. And just as sweet. And it is just as the people say: It don't get much better than that. After listening to a few Crahppy Pahsta stories I almost feel inspired to venture into a bit of writing, myself. And I might do that but first I would have to think about it, and who knows how long that might take. You actually can find good stuff on YouTube and I've got a lot of that good stuff in my link list down at the bottom of the blog. But some people have problems with a blog because they are so used to Facebook, where you have crap shoved in your face constantly. Blogs are much more civilized but you are required to be a bit active, and that is anathema to the Facebook junkies, who like having crap shoved in their faces, who delight in imaginary friends, like... well I won't name names. It is a delightful morning here, in MY world, in my observer centric universe. Trouble is, observers are passive-- observation is passive and it all becomes a bit too much like Facebook. 

But it could be worse. In the TikTok universe it is MUCH worse. That universe is full of defectives--defective human beings with stupid ideas. And they feed on each other, like a pack of braindead cannibals. They infect each other with their diseases and EAT each other's shit. Or so it seems to me. TikTok, where the zombies play zombie games. Brrrr. Gives me the willy shivers.