Change In The Air

 Of course, it could be an illusion. The temps didn't hit predicted highs yesterday as cloud cover moved in and severe storms popped up north of us. Today already it is more cloudy than sunny and the temps are milder than they have been. I can't see us hitting any record highs today. Promising signs of change, at least. In 1988 the pattern was somewhat similar. I am still roaming around in my past. Keeping a journal was a good idea. I began in 1980 but volumes prior to 1988 have been shredded since I simply couldn't relate to that person anymore. Somewhat embarrassing and distressing to read that stuff. Lots of poor decisions in those days, although there were no disasters. In hindsight I would have done many things differently. 

Is it not like that for all of us?

Triple Digits March On

 It was something like this in 1988, except we were getting more rain. The heat didn't break until the last day in August. 

I was much more uncomfortable then. It's easy to forget. I'm still exploring the past, since the future interests me not at all. 

Very Nice Morning

Yes, it will be quite hot well into next week, but I felt a hint of seasonal change this morning. That's encouraging. 

 

A Dead Loss

 Many years ago I wrote off humanity as a dead loss. As time has passed I've seen how very sound and prescient my judgement has been. My very first day in school I found myself surrounded by hopeless dumbasses. That was disillusioning from the start. I've managed to make all sorts of adjustments and I've blended in well enough, and I've met my share of people I'd consider peers, and I've had rewarding friendships and relationships, but now the easiest course is the path of withdrawal and isolation. That seems to work well for me at this time in my life. After the election of 2016 I realized that there are far too many toxic dumbshits running around for me to have any hope for the future of this country, much less the future of humanity. It's all a dead loss. There is nothing worth salvaging. But who knows? Maybe I'll be in a better mood tomorrow. 

I got some work done this morning, while the temps were still relatively comfortable. Triple digits again. Bake the apes. 

Still Hot Not Unbearable

 Good riddance to July. With August some hope of change, at least. 

I'm reading in my old journal from 1988 and I noted, in May of that year, that the human population had reached 5.1 billion. Today it is 8.1 billion. Yes indeed, the human race commits suicide by baby. That kind of population increase is non-sustainable and self-destructive. It's good to be old and out of the hunt. At some point, gigadeath will be a thing. And it won't be in the distant future.