Well, Warming

 Above freezing this morning. It seems that the next big weather system will have not much impact on us. Expect the drought to continue, expect enough wind to put dust and dirt in the air to produce that brownish tinge we know so well, among all who dwell, upon this flat and barren land. I got my biography of James Pike and it ought to be interesting reading. The Qumran texts ought to have changed everything but they didn't. No one could allow those discoveries to unstring a big money tax exempt enterprise. I think "Lies Incorporated" is the title of another PKD novel... 

Even Colder This Morning

 It was a Canadian front this time. But warming is on the way. I hope. And maybe not dust in the air today, at least, not more than usual. 

Cold This Morning!

 I really think "The Transmigration of Timothy Archer" is a significant book. I need to look up references to a character named Wallenstein who was apparently a significant figure during the Thirty Years War, a sorry episode in European history. But if nothing else it demonstrated what toxic shit religion is. Christendom = toxic shit. Yes?

It's really no surprise that filthy creeps like Steve Bannon celebrate it. 

Eating Dust Yesterday

 Brown skies and blowing dust yesterday and probably again today, and a definite return of winter garbage tomorrow, but at least sunny. After that the extended forecast looks quite good except for the absence of rain. Drought is now a way of life here. I decided to re-read Philip K. Dick's "The Transmigration of Timothy Archer" and I appreciate it much more now, having learned much more, and it was nice to be reminded of Bishop James Pike. I ordered some books on Amazon and now must see how accurate/inaccurate Dick's character's comments were, on the subject of certain Dead Sea documents, in particular what is referred to today as the Damascus Document. Dick calls it the Zadokite document. Fascinating to examine the basis for what most people in the USA profess to believe. Actually, most people don't know squat, being content to accept the canonical lies, distortions, and self-serving bullshit they get from the pulpit. Critical thinking? Not even remotely. Blissful ignorance? You bet. More books needed and I sure hope I'll have time to read them all. So many books! So much to learn! So much to ENJOY! Meanwhile...

 

High Winds

 Not much rain but a whole lot of dirt, in the air and in your face and in your lungs. It's the high plains of Texas and that's par for the course at this time of year. I've lived with this crap for so many years I can be almost immune to it. Dry air crackling with static electricity and brown skies. Inhale the crap blowing off the cotton fields, full of herbicide and pesticide residues, I strongly suspect. Atrazine? That would be one of the potential candidates. Oh well. 

As usual, a lot of stupid stuff floating around the noosphere as well.