Friday, January 7, 2022

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 Well, well, pretty mild weather continues for us, though how long that will last is anybody's guess. I'll enjoy it while it does last, that's for sure. Some rain chances coming up next week, but our rain chances tend to evaporate. It might be over 70 F tomorrow and that will feel good. 







I'd sure hate to live farther north. Lubbock is already cold enough.

Thursday, January 6, 2022

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 Well, well, it was a tad bit chilly this morning but the sun shines and that is what counts. Warming. Not so bad as these northers go. I have read recently of another "variant of interest" with even more mutations than Omicron. 46 spike protein mutations, as I recall. And at that time, 12 infected. One must wait and see. These things will keep on coming. That's life.







The nightmare that began in November of 2016 has not gone away either. 

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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 Chilling down again, with a norther today. Several in a row on the agenda but not such extreme cold, and DRY. That's fine. Last week's snow was quite enough. I do not appear to have had Omicron, or if I have it's been asymptomatic. Fully vaccinated and boostered, of course, since I'm not an idiot, but vaccinated people seem to be catching the stuff. Troubling are the reports that deer are being infected. A future transmission of a further mutated form of Covid, from deer or other wildlife to humans, could spell all sorts of trouble. Nothing I can do about it. What will be will be.







Crazy people don't bother me as much as they used to. I feel sorry for them.

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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 Well, I appear so far to be "doing goodie in the hoodie", to quote that famous star Svengoolie. I hope I spelled that right. I watch his show every Saturday. I grew up with science fiction and scary movies, such as they were in the old days, with low budgets, primitive effects, and silly plots, and mostly in black and white. RODAN moved me deeply and I felt sorry for THE MYSTERIONS. I started reading Poe's tales at an early age. Great science fiction back in the day, before anyone actually got into orbit. I have a complete collection of Philip K. Dick's short stories and most of his novels. I would say that we are living in a distinctly dystopian Philip K. Dick world at this time. If I wasn't part of that world, if that world was merely fiction, it would be a fun read. Unfortunately it is all too real. And I must do the best I can. Living day to day and keeping my bit of turf intact-- what else is there to do? For me, it's a small world, a regular Smallville, and I like it like that.







Here's looking at you...

Monday, January 3, 2022

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 Sunny and warming. Most of the snow has melted. I am really hoping for a MILD winter. 







I'm trying to hold on to last summer.