Maybe Not

 My wild speculation might have been too wild. I should really try to dampen down the cynicism. Sometimes it's all happenstance. Most of the time it's probably random events that seem to cohere, but actually there's nothing to see. At any rate, it is too warm again, and I'm ready for the next norther. I'm thinking lately about scrapping the internet entirely, subscribing to the local paper, getting some good magazines like The Economist, and go back to writing letters that can be delivered via snail mail, and doing nothing online. Back to the good old days, in other words. I'm trying to remember what that was like, and how I managed things with no internet. I guess I can do that without disposing of my computer. I'd just unplug from the modem. I don't think I really need to make online purchases anymore. This might be an excellent option. Of course, I'll NEVER have a "smart" phone. No way in HELL would I own such a device, and start living my life on the "smart" phone like so many poor souls do today. 

But from this day forward, I look to minimize my presence online, reduce it to this blog. No comments on youtube, which seems to be a stupid thing to do anyway, and no purchases on line. That's a step in the right direction. Of course, I have no facebook page, no linked in, no X, never did twitter and the presence is already quite minimal but it can be reduced even more. So be it. 

Pure Speculation

 What if the shooting yesterday was a planned exploit to divert attention from the Epstein clamor? A Whitehouse operation? The shooter would have been a professional and the intention would have been to wound but NOT kill, and then make a clean getaway. Mission accomplished.  But something went wrong. It is unusual to be shot in the neck but if the intention had been to graze the upper shoulder or arm a sudden movement on the part of the victim could have put the neck in danger and that wound turned out to be fatal. So perhaps a botched operation and now the killer knows that he is marked for immediate termination-- he can't be taken alive because he would surely spill the beans. It just strikes me as the sort of thing this administration would resort to since it is amoral and ruthless in its aims. Pure speculation. It will be interesting to see how this develops, but the tragic error would still serve the intended purpose of diversion. See how cynical I am?

Warm Days

 Cool mornings and mild evenings, but rain is needed again.

I continue to do my pantry stocking, survival type stuff, stuff with a very long shelf life that requires little prep. Why not? Might be snowed in this winter. I wonder what kind of winter this will be. I have all kinds of stuff on my list of things to do prior to the onslaught of deep winter. I work away at it, a little at a time, doing what I can as I can. 

Our Fine Weather

 This fine weather continues. 

And it really is very fine.

Cool Now

 This is a significant cool front. Somewhat chilly outside and very damp, but not dripping wet. No heavy rain but rather a heavy mist situation. Later next week it changes to warm days and chilly mornings, and mostly partly cloudy. That will be rather nice. That sort of weather could carry us into mid-September, and those conditions are really ideal for this time of year. Much work can be done!

I'm quite sure now that polio will be making a comeback in the USA. The morons destroying this country will confer upon it diseases not seen in many years, among other things. The morons will dish up all manner of foulness and heaping plates of idiocy. But they will not be immune from the consequences. They will not be exempt from the hammer of reality.