Category Archives: Miscellany

It’s a beautiful day again here, and I hope wherever you are that you’re safe, dry, and doing OK. In California, The San Diego Union Tribune has dropped the paywall for the storm coverage. Yes, they’re gonna ask you to … Continue reading →

You could almost briefly forget about Covid and climate collapse. 40+ years of scientists telling us we have to make changes, and 40+ years of policymakers kicking the can down the road because we can’t hurt the economy offend the … Continue reading →

You did it! Well done! I had a dentist appointment today, and took the whole day off cause I had enough PTO to cover it, and the appointment was smack in the middle of the day. Set my alarm for … Continue reading →

I mean, I did sleep until 9:30 and did the run to the coffee shop, farmers market, and grocery store, and got all that put away, but that definitely didn’t take 5 hours. Haven’t been doing really anything around the … Continue reading →

We got VERY lucky and just had the skinny bit of the line of storms come over our place. There was some heavy rain, but not a lot, and one rather scary sustained wind gust that had me sending Lily … Continue reading →

This morning they were talking about severe weather this afternoon and I just figured regular summer storms that can get a little wild. Then they started throwing around the word “derecho.” It may have been 11 years ago, but I … Continue reading →

You made it to another weekend, WELL DONE! Fairly calm and quiet week at work, which is always nice. Been making a point of trying very hard not to take on more work when I’m already at capacity, and damn, … Continue reading →

You never really realize how much you depend on cable, internet, and cell service until the cable and internet are down and you have a whopping 2 bars of 4G service. (I do get 5G if I go to the … Continue reading →

I’m pretty heat tolerant, but even for me, this is a bit much. Got over to the farmers market for more “no heat required” foods and heard the best words ever from the pasta vendor: “The ravioli is made up … Continue reading →

It’s another hot one out there today. How hot? Well, despite having the day off, I really wished I’d gotten up earlier to run my errands, which I rarely say. And, I bought fruit – and not just for Old … Continue reading →