Rain At Last!

 We had a spell of heavy rainfall just after dark, and some more during the night. That was terrific. And this morning the sun shines. Ah. I like that. Off to the east there was severe storm potential but none of that for the likes of us. Just a good rain and some thunder and lightening to go with it. Not even damaging winds. I might get out later to check the playa lakes, and they will be a good indicator of how much rain we actually had. I did get a glimpse of a flooded street in front of the house, just before I went to bed. I go to bed early. I get up early. That's a habit I formed in my working life, and I've seen no reason to change, though it has been many years since I've worked. 

I remember watching old TV shows on the networks back in the day. Shows like Sid Caesar, Amateur Hour, Mr. Citizen, I Led Three Lives, Amos and Andy, the Tonight Show with Steve Allen, I Remember Mama, Science Fiction Theater. And so many more. I remember test patterns and the networks going off the air at night. I remember watching cartoons on a TV with a round six inch screen at the house of a friend. I remember when most of my toys were either tin, cast iron, or acetate plastic. 

In fact, I had a number of toys that were wood. Some of those I made myself or my dad made them. 

Our Rain Chances

 They are starting to look swell! Could have some heavy rain late this afternoon and overnight and into tomorrow morning. We sure do need it!

I remember old stuff I used to watch in the early days of PBS, like The Galloping Gourmet, Cooking Cheap, The frugal Gourmet, Laura Weber teaching folk guitar.  I remember watching the very first episodes of This Old House. And then there was The New Yankee Workshop, Crockett's Victory Garden, and of course, Mr. Rogers. I recall Lillias Yoga, as well. I seem to recall that PBS started as Educational TV, and I recall some guy in front of a blackboard teaching Algebra. Production values in the old days were not very good. Oh yeah, how could one forget Julia Child?

Maybe Rain

 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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Nice Weekend!

 I'm enjoying it! Almost warm, and quite comfortable. 

Very light winds as well. 

Spring-like!

 It feels so good. 

Getting Better All The Time

 I sure do like the warming trend we are in. Nice. I've done some work outdoors already and will do a lot more this weekend. 

Getting Warm

 There's still plenty of time for us to be slammed with another winter storm but in the meantime it is getting nice and warm. Our rain chances might be improving, too. 

Yet Another Clusterfuck??

 In the middle east, of course. Where else could it be? One would rather like a 100 meter diameter nickel iron meteor to smack into the geographic center of what constitutes the "middle east". And then the world could move on, hopefully on a saner track. But hoping and wishing picks no cotton. But as far as I'm concerned, delete the middle east. Our weather improves day by day! Saturday I plan to accomplish some very important work outdoors. Temps will be ideal, and if I can't get it all done Saturday, I will finish it the next day. I have no problem at all working on a Sunday. I'll work whenever I want to or need to. I'm still making gains in the gym. That is so gratifying. I am almost as old as DJT but I enjoy a sound mind in a sound body. Of course, my life has never been characterized by filth and perversion, self-indulgence and sloth. Unlike DJT. whose very name is a synonym for filth. In my humble OPINION. But I think the evidence is certainly out there. Like the truth, it is out there. And I have to conclude that his minions and devoted butt-kissers, are all very much like him-- not salt of the earth, but rather scum of the earth. Or so it seems to me. Of course, some people just might be too dumb to know any better. And I feel sorry for those poor lost souls. I really do. 

A Warming Trend

It won't be long and we'll be in the seventies F, and that will be excellent. The snow melted and the impact on the playa lakes has been minimal. We still need quite a lot of rain. It might be somewhat windy today. It will be dry, and it is partly cloudy. More sunshine would be appreciated but at least we have SOME sun. Some sun is better than no sun. I used to be a fan of cloudy days but that all changed years ago.