Wind And Dry Conditions

 We are getting conditions now that are conducive to wild fires, hence many weather alerts. No rain in sight. I drove into areas of Lubbock I have not visited in years, that were mostly open spaces, then, and now the developers are hard at work, creating more neighborhoods. Always, I ask, where will the water come from? All this development and building only hastens the inevitable water crisis and crash, as the wells go dry and the drought eats up the surface reservoirs. Lubbock needs a doomsday clock and a halt on development, but that won't happen, because of GREED. The people profiting now will be fine, as they can take the money and run. 

But so what? I give not a rat's ass, not even a microtome thin cross-section of a rat's ass, for the fate and future of Lubbock. 

Soggy Morning

 Not rain, just thick fog. As good as it gets lately. Forget rain. Maybe someday rain will arrive with the usual cargo of baseball sized hail. No boon without a bane. 

And yet temperatures are mild and the wind is low. Never forget: it could be worse! The current UAP flap reminds me of an old R. Crumb comic feature-- "Meatball". Maybe that could be googled. 

Winter Redux

 It's baaaack! But maybe only for a day or two and then much better weather. Unless we have a once-in-a-lifetime Arctic BLAST! This winter has been chock full of generational and once in a thousand years storms. 

For us, in this neck of the woods, it has been a relatively mild winter. The problem is, of course, no rain. So very, very, very, dry. Is desertification the new sensation? 

Preachers? Pastors?

 Parasites. Flesh eating bacteria. These are a few of my least favorite things.

Nice weather! So good to get some sun and work in the outdoors! And there is plenty of work to do!

Quite Warm

 Cool mornings and warm days with light wind. I can cope with that. Rain is unlikely. I'm pretty sure Uri Geller is dead, so that "Pray for rain!! stuff isn't going to work. Yesterday I complained about worthless assholes who either have power over our lives by force of law, or by pretense and an assumed authority. In the latter category I would put preachers and pastors, who tend to be among the worst liars and the sleaziest con artists you are ever likely to encounter. "Send money!" Bullshit. Never, ever, send money. There are all kinds of great charities out there. Support them directly, and don't throw money at some sleaze bag con artist. 

In most cases, if I had to choose between sparing the life of a drowning pastor, or a drowning skunk, I would not have a hard time deciding. Rescue the skunk and let the pastor sink. I say, in MOST cases.