Colder Today

 But far from the worst we've seen at this time of year. Maybe a few snowflakes and eventually some rain chances. Rain we need. Snow? No.

By the way, there's no room in my life for cult crap of any kind. So I guess I'll be having a very secular holiday season. Very humanistic and very secular. 

Temps Well Above Seasonal Norms

 Seasonal norms would be quite uncomfortable. I like the weather we've been having. I really hate winter so this is great. We might hit 75 F today! Maybe some wintery precipitation early next week, but then seasonal norms, at least for a time. Sooner or later, the polar vortex and the bomb cyclone and the rest of that dismal routine...

The holiday season is really not my favorite time of year. I always feel relief on January 2nd. I would not be surprised to see an early onset of dust storms.

Really NIce Today

 Terrific weather for the time of year. Rain would be nice but I'd hate to see snow. I absolutely hate snow. And don't even talk about ice. 

I realized yesterday just how profoundly socially isolated I've become. I might exchange as many as a dozen words with other people in the course of an average day. And that doesn't bother me at all. Some loners enjoy being loners, and are quite content to be loners. I guess that's me. And when I do exchange more words, I keep it light, I keep it simple, and I try to keep it brief and to the point. But I'm friendly in a superficial way. All social contacts are quite pleasant for the people I encounter. I have a sense of humor. 

Windy Yesterday

 Much better today, though. Warm enough. Fairly comfortable.

Looks like a fairly decent week. 

Wind And Dust Yesterday

 The blue skies turned kind of beige, let's say. Not quite brown, but there was dust in the air. Same again today but with some smoke from wild fires. It's very dry. This is a preview of spring. Spring has sprung early, but I expect a winter whiplash in late December and news of polar vortices, bomb cyclones, and the usual winter chaos. What would a winter be without chaos, rolling blackouts as the power grid buckles, and so on and so on? 

I guess I'm ready for it, or as ready as I can be.