Partial Eclipse Today

 That partial eclipse is very likely to be obscured by clouds, with rain chances increasing, so that tonight and tomorrow will be very wet. Although local flooding is possible, there is nothing severe in the forecast. Well, we do need the rain. 

I am not aware of anything new or interesting in Lubbock, or at least, nothing that is of any concern to me. Bird flu still seems to be spreading but not very rapidly and there are no signs of human to human transmission. Probably that is just a matter of time and maybe not very much time. I kept all of my masks and have lots of toilet paper, and MRE's, having learned a few lessons from the last pandemic. Be prepared! Be VERY prepared!

Yes, Windy

 But the worst of it was this morning just as the front passed through. It is not so bad now. It should be a nice day tomorrow.

Temperatures are comfortable and we might have rain next week!

Stunning Weather

 Sunny and pleasantly warm but maybe today we will get the high winds that have been forecast for almost an entire week without materializing. Hold onto your hats. The wind blows forward and the wind blows back. I have turned my backyard into something very much like a meadow. Natural is as natural does. 

A norther is due-- sometime or other. It might be cool tomorrow, like maybe 70 F for the high, and stronger wind. Maybe. Unreliable forecasts have become quite common around here. Dust? Maybe. It IS that time of year...

Yet Another Nice Day!

 Warm, sunny, and not a lot of wind. I will do some work outside again, for sure. Great day for it.

When I pick up the phone and hear a "boink" I hang up right away and block the number. That little sound is a dead give away, that you've gotten a telemarketer-- some kind of junk call from a boiler room operation. Same story if the caller ID indicates a state, like Kentucky. Hang up and block the number. Nowadays if I get any call and the caller ID does not indicate a local area code, I don't even answer, even if there is some name associated with the caller. If I don't know who it is, I don't answer. And the number gets blocked. 

Now For A Warming Trend

 I can't complain very much about the weather, as nothing extreme is going on, and it didn't get as cold as forecast. It should be a pretty nice weekend. Avian flu in this state is beginning to look somewhat ominous. Will Texas be the epicenter for a new pandemic? I hope not. But we must wait and see. There WILL be a new pandemic but who knows when? And where the outbreak will take place?