The Cold Spell

 That cold spell lasted all of one day, with one rather cold morning, and we were out of it and improving rapidly. Wednesday and Thursday chances of rain are very good, and it will be RAIN, and not snow, not sleet, not freezing rain. It will not be cold enough for that, and that is all to the good, as the playa lakes are low again. This sort of weather at this time of year likes me well. 

It likes you, too. 

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.