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It’s 63 heading for 70 and trying to be sunny. Trying. Yesterday it didn’t rain much but it stayed cloudy most of the day. We generated 5.64 KWHs and the m-t-d is at 382.55 with 4 production days left in May.
I truly tried not to have a fire yesterday but it never did warm up – a little warmer than Monday but not enough. Finally around 5 I lit one. The cats approved. A few minutes after I lit it my son showed up with food. It’s strawberry season and just beginning to be blueberry season so he brought me both. Probably won’t have any more blueberries even though the season just started because they’re even more expensive this year than usual. Hail damage has wiped most of the crop. But I’ll have them for a few days then the strawberries. And rotisserie chicken for my protein this week and probably next.
Lawn guys came this morning. The grass was really too wet to mow but they did it anyway. They’re not gardeners, just lawn guys. So the weedeating and such around my iris bed is iffy. Oh well.
Got an email from my friend. She’s finally realized that what her husband is doing is emotional abuse. Mostly because he’s now giving the “or else” routine about getting rid of her cat. I don’t know what she’s going to do. Prayers in that direction would be good.
Off to start my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
She should get rid of him.
Good morning, 64 and sunny in Bellingham today. I have a haircut this morning and time in the garden with Bri this afternoon so I’ll have a busy day. I haven’t been able to do what I had hoped to do lately so with Bri’s youthful energy some needed pruning will get done. Best wishes to all.
Good morning, meeses! Wednesday …
It is 86 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 97. Mostly sunny skies are in the forecast. It was a pleasant 68 degrees when I got up.
I got some project work done and snuck in a nap. I stayed up waaay too late last night watching a WNBA game that was too dramatic to turn off and walk away from at halftime.
See all y’all later!
Thursday Meese. More rain today and won’t see sun till Monday
Puerto Rico
See the history
“Whenever it rains, several feet of black, contaminated water and trash flood the homes of people living near the Martín Peña Channel. NewsHour’s Ivette Feliciano reports.”
“In the new episode of Writing Latinos, we talk with Jorell Meléndez-Badillo about his most recent book, Puerto Rico: A National History—out next month in paperback from Princeton University Press. Meléndez-Badillo offers a sweeping history of the island since Spanish colonization. Most provocatively, he chronicles a long tradition of thinking about Puerto Rico as an independent nation, even though it has been a territorial possession for the better part of five hundred years. In addition to the book, we talk with him about his collaboration with Bad Bunny on the historical narrative accompanying San Benito’s new album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which had him frantically writing dozens of history lessons, scrawled by hand, at the end of last year. Not exactly an everyday occurrence for a history professor! Puerto Rico: A National History is Meléndez-Badillo’s third book, following The Lettered Barriada: Workers, Archival Power, and the Politics of Knowledge in Puerto Rico (2021), and Voces libertarias: Los orígenes del anarquismo en Puerto Rico (2015).”
It is beyond infuriating that island critters are being eradicated to make life more comfortable for the tourists. I would say “don’t they understand the science?” but of course they don’t, science does not exist in MAGAt America.
Good morning, meeses! Thursday …
It is 68 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 93. Mostly sunny skies are in the forecast. We have been having some clouds over the mountains, the ones yesterday evening looked like storm clouds. The are still predicting rain for the weekend, it is now up to 65% probability for Sunday and Monday.
I was glad to see the Melon Husk has decided to “leave” government service. Of course, he does not need to be there in person now that he has planted his demon seed in the critical infrastructure of the government’s payment systems, contract approval systems and human resources systems. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that his Band of Angry IT Incels will be funneling personal information that they now control over to Melon’s computers to be used by him to increase his obscene wealth and power. A court just said that they can’t block the DOGE technicians any longer. Goddess help us.
I have a busy morning with telephone meetings and errands to run so I best get back to finishing my early morning projects.
See all y’all later!
Good morning. We had quite a storm yesterday. I was standing on my porch watching & the wind was so strong it nearly wrenched the door from my hand. Very loud, big hail. It even broke a window or 2 in the Capitol. Anyway, here I am in the office. Did my walk. Normal Thursday.
It’s 66 heading for 74 and overcast. Again. Yesterday we generated 16.8 KWHs and the m-t-d at 398.9 should at least reach 400 today. And we’ve got 2 more days after today to generate.
I’m late and behind and stressed a bit. Because of the clouds, I slept later that I like to anyway but I’d just barely gotten kibble in the cats dishes when my friend called and asked if she could stash her cat here. He hates other cats so it’ll have to be the spare bedroom with the door shut but of course I said yes. The abusive jerk she’s married to waited until she got to work, then texted her that if her cat wasn’t out of the house within an hour he was taking the cat to the shelter. Right now she’s in “protect the cat” mode but I hope to heaven she gets rid of that guy ASAP. She probably won’t throw him out today since he has dental surgery tomorrow. But. . . So I’m waiting for her and the cat to get here. Meanwhile I’d best be about my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Good Thursday morning, Meese. There’s drama in the Drama Club, drama in the extended family in Texas, and I don’t know what all. I’ve several messes to straighten out today.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, it’s 56 F., going up to 72 F. later. Gray, gloomy skies with light rain are predicted. Our rainfall deficit has been reduced to 3 and 3/4 inches, so that’s great. Not much to say today, so will run to Trader Joe’s, then my meeting at 2. Hope to go to the gym again and row and treadmill some more.
Wishing a good day to all at the Pond!