Yesterday began with a wintery mix that turned into light rain. And the skies cleared and now we are having a very definite warming trend but it will be windy every day. Windy. More tortured sinuses. Wind is indicative of the great emptiness of this part of the state.
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...
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.
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?
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...
