Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania that we each inhabit.
Welcomings will be posted at the start of each week (usually Saturday night with a Sunday date). To find the posts, just bookmark this link and Voila! (which is Moose for “I found everyone!!”).
The format is simple: each day, the first moose to arrive on-line will post a comment welcoming the new day and complaining (or bragging!) about their weather. Or mentioning an interesting or thought provoking news item. Or simply checking in.
So … what’s going on in your part of Moosylvania?
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Good morning. Yesterday was nice, I got a tiny clock set in a crystal thing & people said nice things. Hard to believe it’s been 25 years. Today is just normal wfh. Watching Le Tour — yesterday was exciting, they ended by riding up Mount Ventoux, a beyond-category climb.
It’s 74 heading for 96/heat index 106 and sunny. At the moment. Yesterday we generated 20.12 KWHs and the m-t-d at 365.51 gained a little. And we’re on track to get over 500. We’ll see what the day brings.
Thinking of Fineena. Even if I didn’t talk to her any other time, and during that last year I talked to her almost daily, I always talked to her on the 4th Wednesday of the month, to remind her that her Social Security should have hit. Hard to believe it’s just over a year since she’s been gone. She’d have hit 71 yesterday if she were still here.
Rocky night. But I’m breathing a little better this morning. May it last. Anyway, time to be about my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Good Wednesday morning, Moosekind! It’s 78 F. in Ashburger. They keep saying, “Oh, what a nice day,” on the telly but it’s not beautiful at all: it looks as if it might rain any minute. No problem if they do, we’re 2 inches under for the year, but I wish they’d get their story straight.
I went to the garden to pick some more somewhat-ripe tomatoes. They’ll finish ripening in a cosy bowl right in the kitchen. I foresee Friday night tabouleh and Saturday night summer spaghetti, which are delicious. Sunday, Dearly has consented to eat Quiche Lorraine. The food available here is either fried, red meat, or tofu. Had vegetable lo mein at one of the restaurants on Sunday and they put SUGAR in it! Ugh.
My weight is up this morning, and I don’t know whether to blame the edema, which never stops, or the three tacos with refried beans I ate last night at Anita’s. They certainly were tasty, though!
Just came back from the art studio to help paint flats for our fall play, “The Art of Murder.” I’m absolutely awful at painting but my BFF is a whiz. She conducts an art class on Thursdays. This afternoon I have to interview a darling man who provides a lot of the music here.
Will not comment on politics, it’s too depressing. Wishing a good day to all at the Pond!
Tacos are worth getting heavy over, IMHO!!
Good morning, 66 and sunny outside my windows today. Emma’s birthday is this week and we’ll have dinner for her here on Sunday. She wants to help plan the menu so I’m curious re her choices, and very grateful she is happy about being here. I have hydrangeas for her birthday bouquet this year…..23 bouquets, how can that be!
My friend and her daughter were here for tea yesterday, and it was nice to just relax together in the garden and visit. We tried to stay away from politics but unfortunately the political mess has impacted her daughters life because the public health grants she was involved with have all been defunded. It’s hard to start over at age 50 but that’s her reality thanks to the stupid mess this country is mired in.
Bri will be here soon so hopefully part of the garden will be watered by the new drip system. The new hoses I’ve bought make hand watering easier for me but it takes a lot of time. I’ve got time, but energy is a challenge. As always, my best wishes to all.
Good afternoon, Meeses! Wednesday …
It is 97 degrees in Tucson, as it begins a steady rise in temperatures for the next 4 days until the rains come back. The mornings are cool but too muggy for me. My body likes the 10% humidity
I had some early morning meetings then some errands and I got home exhausted. Tonight the WNBA Mercury hosts the Atlanta Dream at 7pm which is close to my bedtime! The game is not on my WNBA League Pass so I broke down and paid the $5.99 to watch the game on Merc+, the teams livestream. It’s only money!!
See all y’all tomorrow!
Thursday Meese. We’re back to another heat advisory here in Kingston :(
Puerto Rico
Good morning. In the office, but leaving early for the eye doc. Watching Le Tour on my laptop. I’ll miss it next week. La Vuelta (Spanish Tour) doesn’t start for a month. Anyway, hi.
Good morning, meeses! Thursday …
It is 77 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 97. Sunny skies are in the forecast. For the first time in quite a while, the morning humidity is 12% – it has been over 30% which is oppressive to people acclimated to the desert. The moon is not visible because she is at .3% illumination and will be new at 12:11pm MST today. I did see her companion, the Morning Star, when I visited my deck.
It is sad that institutions of higher learning – and media companies and sports team owners and really everyone who runs a business – has to pay extortion to the Republican’s president in order to continue to stay in business. That the Republican Party and the Bernie Sanders’ Supreme Court are allowing it will be a permanent stain on the soul of our country. Should Columbia University and CBS bow to the king and pay the fee and move on? A bigger question is if they will be allowed to move on or if, as is more likely, they will have to keep paying extortion because now the extorter knows they are willing to? Time will tell but when the history of these times are written I would rather be one of the universities or media companies – or Blue State governors – pushing back instead of giving in.
I watched my WNBA team for a while last night and then had to go to bed. They lost but they had all of their injured players back except one and I think they are not used to playing together yet. Plus they were playing a tough team with a former player, Brittany Griner, who was energized by what had been her home court. The fans were nice to her – as they should be – but next time we meet it will be more like a normal game.
See all y’all later!
It’s 75 heading for 97/heat index 107 and sunny. Yesterday we generated 19.41 KWHs and the m-t-d at 384.93 gained a little more and is on track to get over 500 by end of month. If it stays sunny, as it’s supposed to, we should be over 400 by end of today.
Well, I got a shock yesterday. After being assured by the city & county planning offices than nothing but sewer maintenance was going on in the empty lot next door and relaxing, well. . . An earth mover started moving earth and a bit later I saw a couple of guys looking over the work so I went out to talk to them. Building contractor. They’re starting work on building 4 multi-story single-family dwellings on that double lot. Including one as best I can tell perfectly placed to block my solar panels during the prime generating part of the day. And while my electric bill may be ethically and morally their problem, it’s not legally their problem, so they don’t care. I always figured somebody would build on that lot sooner or later – and now we’re 27 years later – but I did think it would be consistent with the existing structures on the block. Which would be single story and set back from the street 20′. But legally they can set back only 10′ and they can build up to 3 stories without a variance. So that’s what they’re doing. Sigh.
Meanwhile my friend is seeing her divorce and bankruptcy lawyer today. She’s anxious about it, as who wouldn’t be, but we’re all hoping that since her soon to be Ex did the filing that he’ll continue to think it’s his idea and not cause trouble. Hoping. Not counting on. Good energy in that direction would be appreciated.
My low back is killing me. Must have slept wrong or something. Taken some Ibu and iced it once already. I’ll ice it again when the ice pack has refrozen. Meanwhile, I need to make a phone call to City Planning and then be about my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
That is so awful!I wish there was something they could do about the structure to not block your panels.
Thank you. It’s the “American Way” – that landowners can do whatever they want with their own (stolen from Natives) land, no matter who or what it hurts. I guess I’m lucky the building was held off a couple of years because of watershed issues. At least we have rules about that. (Mostly because the creek in question flows into OK and OK has sued us before on water quality issues.) But thank you.
Good Thursday morning, Meese! It’s a gorgeous day here in Ashburn, 76 F. right now, going up to 90-something. Tomorrow t’will be worse.
Glad to report that so far I’m not itching, except lightly, on my back. But that’s always the case when I don’t put lotion on it. Made Granola Sundaes and English muffins for breakfast, now enjoying coffee. We’re going shopping this morning as soon as everyone is coherent.
It’s depressing how the gang in the government defies tradition, norms, and the LAW and never gets held to account.
Book club this afternoon and THEN I can get back to writing the monologue and the two Reader Theater plays I’m supposed to write. Just looked on the calendar and the information meeting about the new play will be Monday. It’ll be interesting to see who turns up.
Bfitz, that’s AWFUL about the builders blocking your solar panels! Hope there’s something you can do. Probably both your Congress critters are Rethugs, though. I used to like to get Congress critters in on things. It works, too. People pay attention to a letter from a Congress person.
Was reading the obits this morning and learned that a Sikh man, more than 100 years old, has died—and not from natural causes, either. He was run over by a truck. Apparently he started a running club of co-religionists in London, called “Sikhs in the City.” Told Dearly about it but he didn’t get the joke. I never watched that show but a lot of people did.
Gotta get moving, Meese. Wishing a good day to all at the Pond!
Unfortunately there’s nothing I can do about it. It’s perfectly legal – and they’ve got all the permits – to build closer to the road than the rest of the houses on this block. It’s perfectly legal to build w/in 5′ of the property line. Actually I’m lucky. My own house is 15′ from the property line so the new structure will be 20′ from my house instead of 15′ or less. Sigh. (& yes, ALL my elected officials at the federal level are Rs. Most at the state level, too. My personal state rep & state senator are Dems, but they are a very small minority.) {{{Diana}}}
Friday Meese. We are still under a heat advisory here in Kingston. :(
Puerto Rico
(My topic in tomorrow’s Caribbean Matters)
I hope y’all don’t mind me posting about Puerto Rico here – very day. Back in 2019, on New Years Eve (re Maria) I made a spiritual “Promesa” that I would continue to cover PR – every day. I’ve done that and will continue
Dee, you are providing a perspective that NO ONE ELSE does! The mainstream media is shamefully deficient in this regard.
Please continue to do so! It is important information to share.
Mind? Heck no! I thank you for it. I made a “Promesa” then myself, to boost at least one thing about Puerto Rico each day. Your posts, along with the hospital, or lack thereof, in Vieques I picked up when Shelly disappeared (hope she’s OK) are how I keep that. {{{Dee}}}
Thank you Dee. Your posts keep me informed and your commitment is needed inspiration for me to keep doing what I can regardless.
“every” (not very)
Good Friday morning, Moosekind! It’s already 78 F., going up to 90-something later on. Gorgeous day, though. Have y’all noticed that every day the sun is rising a little later and setting a little earlier? The new moon or first quarter will appear August 1, which is my Lammas-born daughter’s birthday.
I won’t bake bread this year for Lammas, I’ll be too busy. But I’ll think about Lughnasadh all day long.
I hope Colbert follows through on the suggestion to have one Epstein victim after another on his show, talking about the evil of Epstein-Maxwell.
I have Cardiac Rehab this morning, then a stupid “Christmas in July” buffet lunch (who wants turkey when it’s 100 F. outside?), then a meeting. The Drama Club Board is fighting with Resident Life about reservations for the stage in 2026. Res. Life does not understand the amount of work that goes into producing a musical.
My heart is broken for the starving children in Gaza, for the concentration camp victims in Alligator Alcatraz, and for the families whose lives are being completely disrupted because T*mp is transferring agencies out of town. He gets away with EVERYTHING!
Wishing a good day to all at the Pond.
Good morning. Did my walk, watching Le Tour, they had to re-route and shorten the stage because of an outbreak of illness in a herd of cattle. I’m going to miss this next week. Anyway, in the office today.
Good morning, meeses! Friday …
It is 77 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 100. Sunny skies are in the forecast.
Is there anyone in America who does not think that the Felon’s “Justice” Department won’t work out a deal with Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, to turn over her memorabilia and promise to not testify to Congress in return for a pardon? The power of a federal conviction is rapidly becoming a joke – if prosecutors really want to get a bad guy and put them in prison, they better find state charges. January 6th insurrectionists, pals of tRump who defrauded people, and anyone who can testify against him – poof, you are free! Goddess help us.
I have found that I should take my walk at 5:45am when the sun is still behind the mountains but it is light enough to see where I am going.
See all y’all later!
It’s 76 heading for 96/heat index 106 and sunny at the moment. Clouds are supposed to move in this afternoon. Yesterday we generated 19.86 KWHs and the m-t-d at 404.86 gained a little more.
My friend’s attorney is an honest person. How unusual. At their meeting yesterday he read the paperwork her soon to be Ex submitted, advised 2 changes, and said IF she contacted him with those changes herself AND he made those changes with no other changes snuck in THEN it would be fine for her to sign it and he’d refund her the money she paid him for the divorce. (He’d still be her bankruptcy attorney.) So it’s up to s-t-b Ex to stay thinking everything’s his idea so he can be “magnanimous” and go for it.
My back is really bothering me. I took some more Ibu and am icing it. Hopefully it will right itself as I don’t want to have to go to the trouble of finding a new chiropractor that my insurance/Blue Advantage will cover, will take my insurance/Blue Advantage, and is willing to mask during the treatment. Sigh. Anyway, I’d best be about my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Good morning, 59 with a cool breeze blowing coming in my window. I’ve got what I hope is just another arthritis flare and walking has been difficult. Bri and Sue were both here this week so my home and garden are tidy. We have made some changes to the drip hose system so it will water more beds so it’s not finished, but will be next week. We did get an important pruning done and the plants by our neighbor’s sidewalk now look like they “fit” and the increased light will let the understory plants grow again. I just watched and talked while Bri did the work, but it’s a big improvement and I’m pleased with the result.
I hope I can walk easier today so I can enjoy doing flowers for Sunday. I kept branches from the trees we pruned yesterday so I have the greens, just need some flowers to add to the hydrangeas and enough energy to be creative. Best wishes to all.
I hope you get some relief. Sounds like a busy time of the year for managing your botanical garden! :) I have had plantings in the past and once had a wildflower garden. I enjoy the natural beauty but don’t miss the care they take and the sadness when a plant dies. :(
Good morning, meeses! Saturday …
It is 79 degrees in Tucson 🌵with an expected daytime high of 100. Mostly sunny skies are in the forecast. It looks like some rain but not much cooling next week. My morning walks when the sun is up but before the direct sun clears the mountain have been great. It just means breaking from work when my brain is the sharpest and sometimes the threads are hard to pick up again.
No news is good news. Literally, none of the news is good. It is becoming more and more difficult to find silver linings. Our one hope, that we could take back the House, is vanishing because Texas and Ohio plan to redistrict mid-census and carve out a 20 seat majority. No one should be surprised – when your ideas suck and are rejected by a majority of voters, the only way to stay in power is to cheat. The Bernie Sanders Supreme Court won’t stop them.
I have a short work week next week due to non-work commitments and need to get everything done that is normally spread out over 5 days in two. That means that my quiet peaceful weekend pace has to be stepped up. I am hoping that my WNBA team can find a team they can beat this weekend. I wish we had a real coach instead of some guy who the parent NBA club’s president knew and who needed a job – “here, why don’t you coach our girls team?” He has no answer for when the other team clearly does their homework and knows how to shut us down. And now my second favorite team, the Valkyries, lost their best player to a season ending injury and look like they will have a tough time winning games.
See all y’all later!
Good morning. Had to root for my Liberty against your Mercury Jan.
The Liberty were the better team. Hard to defend against Stewie, JJ and Sabrina!
Sigh. Stewie is now injured :(
Good morning. Lazy-ish Saturday, got laundry going while I watch Le Tour. Later I’ll go to kickboxing, and I have a party this afternoon. State Rep. James Talarico was on The weekend earlier — great interview, and you should find it on MSNBC’s socials. He hasn’t announced what he’s running for, says he will after the special session. He is a really good guy. Anyway, happy weekend to everyone.
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