I can't recall such a wet May, with such mild temperatures. Of course, that's not saying much. I could consult my journals but why bother? I had to scrap a lot of volumes because I couldn't identify with the person I was then. I'd read them and cringe. I did THAT? I didn't want to be reminded of all the really stupid things I did, considered important, and so on.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Rainy!
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
The Closest Approximation
It seems to me that the "corporate person" is the closest approximation to a Golem that one can achieve, short of magic. And I have no faith in magic. I failed to mention Twitter. Twitter is well-named because it appeals strongly to bird brains. There's no way in hell that I would waste time with Twitter, or "Tik Tok" (what kind of rotten shit is that, eh?). But a blog seems innocuous enough, and that is as far as I will go. And that might even be too far, but I started this so I'll just go on with it. Facebook is a deluge of crap and bot garbage-- a bottomless pit. No thanks.
Our excellent weather continues! That's the important thing! I'm enjoying the Kinsey Millhone mysteries. They are set in a time before "smart" phones and even before cell phones! YES! Not one reference to a text or even an email! It was a far, far, better world then, a world where village idiots were isolated from each other and shunned. Today, of course, they are united by social media, and they are very, very, dangerous and destructive. The internet is like a loaded gun in the hands of a moron. Bad idea.
Monday, May 15, 2023
Living In A Vacuum
All communications today seem to be via texting or social media. This is an interesting development in the decline of humanity and the advance of dehumanization. There are a few exceptions. I had a nice correspondence by means of written letters at one time but I don't think anyone does that anymore. Email seems to be falling out of use. I'm living in a dystopian future, a kind of zombie world, but I've managed to avoid, so far, the transformation. I'd rather not be a zombie.
A lot of people seem to like it. I can't blame it all on vacation Bible schools, either. Korporate Kulture has a lot to do with it. Corporations are kind of like zombies, so in order to run, they need zombies to make it all happen.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Lots Of Rain!
The rain came down steadily all day yesterday, no great downpour but it was what you might call a "soaking" rain. Today we might get a bit of sunshine but rain chances and mild temperatures linger into late May. This is highly unusual, to say the least. Southeast, the weather has been severe. So far we've not had any of that.
I think some of these photos were taken July 4th. Years ago, and not in Lubbock.
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Where Was I?
Time blurs memory, at least it blurs mine. I don't remember where I was when I took many of these photos. And so we might offer this question--Whirr Wuzz I?? And since my late wife was with me when I took most of these photos, we might ask Whirr whirr we?? Indeed!