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!!”).
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So … what’s going on in your part of Moosylvania?
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Good “morning”, Motley Meese! The week begins …
Morning low of 75 degrees in the Desert Southwest 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 99. Partly cloudy skies are in the forecast.
Have a great day, all y’alls!!
Sunday Meese:
Puerto Rico
Long Live Free Puerto Rico Support for National Sovereignty has already risen to 43%…..and we’re still going. That’s why the PNPPD is scared…
Sis, I hadn’t realized that durians grew in P.R. My mother described the taste as being like “creamed, rotten onions.”
Their sharp outer spines can be lethal. When we were living in Singapore in the mid-1950s, The Straits Times reported that a durian fell from a truck on a young woman minding a food stall. One of the sharp spines pierced her jugular vein and she bled to death before help arrived.
Ugh. I’ll stick with dragonfruit, starfruit, mangos, and rambutans.
Good morning. Didn’t work out yesterday : (. Today: tea is steeping, berries are thawing for making next week’s breakfast. I may look for a recipe for breakfast bars that I can bake in my tiny air fryer. I like the no-bake recipe I have, but without the honey/syrup it isn’t sticky enough to make bars, and it is plenty sweet without. Anyway, that’ll be my day: church & cooking. Maybe the gym this afternoon or in the morning – they close tomorrow at 1.
good morning Meese.
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It’s 71 heading for 82 overcast and we may or may not get rain. The air is wet enough to be sticky. Yesterday we generated 13 KWHs and the m-t-d at 437.7 isn’t likely to reach 450 but if it manages to get just 4 today, it’ll still be the 4th highest generation for the life of the system. That’s definitely not bad.
I haven’t heard from Natalia and don’t expect to until the next time she tests, probably Tuesday. That’s when I’ll also test. Just in case. Since she’s not here to eat it, I told my son I wouldn’t need anything from Sam’s Club today. I’ve still got enough from last week. That means I probably won’t see him today. But I might. You never know. Cloud is still chewing on himself and shedding fur. But at least he’s still letting me give him his meds. And he’s eating better.
Vacuuming done. Back and hands aren’t happy with me. But part of that’s the oncoming rain and cooling spell due in overnight. No real pain, just stiff and slightly achy. Normal for me. Off to start my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Good Sunday morning, Moosekind! Another delightful autumn day in Ashburn has dawned. It’s 64 F. under flawless blue skies, going up to 77 F. later.
When we woke up it was 57 F. My favorite weather person (his current dog and previous dog were both “rescue” beagles) said our autumn will be less than glorious, owing to the lack of rain. They hate to use the word “drought,” but that’s exactly what it IS. This is the driest August in 150 years, they say!
Yesterday I was too tired to do much of anything. My weeks are so busy! Today I must, must make it to the gym and attempt to at least start on the essay that’s due on September 4. We’re all writing about how September 11 affected us.
Not much to report, except…Dearly’s memory is increasingly bad. I can tell him I’m going to the gym, and five minutes later he’ll ask me whether I’m going shopping or rehearsal. Mother lived to age 87, and her memory was beginning to get faulty too. It’s not the dreaded D or A, I can tell. Dearly is perfectly capable of attending to the normal functions of everyday life without help. He’s better off than his late brother, who required assistance with just about everything.
Meanwhile, I’m going to try going gluten-free this coming week and see whether that helps. Perhaps I can buy some GF English muffins and bread at Trader Joe’s.
That’s enough about moi. There are horrible things going on in the world, things I can do absolutely nothing about, so I’ll just have to hope things get better.
Wishing a good day to all at the Pond, and hoping that those who are less than well will be free from pain.
This is where I am also:
I scan the headines, searching for glimmers of hope and seeing few. Why do we let this happen to us so often? We never learned the lesson from Watergate that putting Republicans in power is bad for the rule of law, bad for the economy, bad for ordinary Americans and bad for humankind as a whole. The only people it benefits are the wealthy and connected – you would think that voters would realize that and stop putting people who despise us in charge of our lives.
People who vote R don’t want to benefit humanity as a whole. They’d like it fine if it benefited them but they don’t really care as long as it hurts everybody except WASP males.
Abled, cis, WASP males.
Good day, 57 and cloudy in Bellingham. Our son is in Alaska, helping to bring The SnowGoose back to Bellingham for the winter so Elsa ia staying with us. She is older now so while she is full of energy she is no longer a puppy and is more settled, which makes it easier. She’s napping beside me now.
This is the 3rd time our son has made this trip and he loves the time away and the focus on nature. He flies up with points and the rest of the trip is free in exchange for being part of the crew so it’s great experience for him.
My leg is a bit better today but I’m still restlessly resting it, hoping for more recovery. Joes Gardens is selling winter pansies and fresh plumbs today so I think I’ll go there later today. Best wishes to all.
I am glad to hear that your leg is better. It is nice to have a less active dog for quiet days. I am sure you will miss her grabbing food off the table at family holidays! :)
Good morning, meeses! Monday, a day once set aside to celebrate working people …
It is 82 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 99. Mostly sunny skies are in the forecast with a slight chance of rain. Right now it is overcast and I could not see the stars. The moon is not where I can see her today but we should start seeing her rise over the mountains tomorrow. We had temperatures in the 100s yesterday but “they” say that that will be our last 100 degree day of the season. The forecast calls for significant cooling as we head towards the official end of the monsoon season on September 15th. Rain at the end of the week then cooling that could get us into overnight 60s!
I watched a lot of sporting events this weekend. The Phoenix Mercury clinched a playoff spot, sadly it came because of a defeat of Dee’s team, the New York Liberty. They are shorthanded – Jonquel Jones came back but I think she must still be under the weather because she was not very JJish. The good news is that the Racist Enabling Indiana Fever lost to the Golden State Valkyries in convincing fashion. The Los Angeles Sparks had a chance to put the Fever’s playoff hopes on life support but could not survive the terrible second half foul calls that the Fever seems to always come up with. It is uncanny, like the refs decide that the Fever is being treated unfairly and tilt the fouls – and often the game – in their favor at the very end. In any event, it was a fun weekend of WNBA viewing.
Today is a day off for clients and the accounting work that I could not quite get done yesterday needs to get finished today. I shall declare this August 32nd and no one can stop me.
See all y’all later!
Didn’t mind my Libs losing to y’all – glad you have a playoff spot!
Monday Meese.
Puerto Rico
Good morning. I thought about going to the gym but I think I’m going to do laundry & cook instead. Just having a restful day. Maybe I’ll watch cycling this afternoon.
Good Monday morning, Moosekind! Another gorgeous bone-dry day has dawned in Ashburger. Getting my hair done at 10, so have to hustle. Right now it’s 60 F. , going up to 80 F. I can live with this weather for a LONG time, just need it to rain once in a while. The Home is providing a hot dog and potato salad buffet. Whoopee. Still, food is food.
Need to study lines, work on essay, and above all, row for 15 minutes at the gym.
Wishing a good day to all at the Pond!
It’s 64 heading for 77 and lightly overcast at the moment. We got just over an inch of rain overnight and according to the widget it’s supposed to cloud up and give us some more shortly. We shall see. Yesterday we got the 4+ KWHs needed to move August 2025 into 4th place with an m-t-d of 441.9 – .8 KWHs ahead of 2023. The best we ever did for September – a real outlier – was 458 in 2015. The only other time we were above 400 was in 2017 with 415.4 so over 400 is the “miracle” goal. The worst for the 4K system was 300 in 2022 so the “at least” goal is anything over 300. “Average” is between 350 and 365 so the “be nice” target is 370. We shall see what we shall see.
I did see my son yesterday. They were at the Middle Eastern Market while they were up in Rogers and got besan for me. I don’t need it yet but since I have to brown it before I can bake with it, it’s good to have it on hand. We had a nice if short visit. Nothing new anywhere else. Except that Cloud is not only not running from me at meds time, he’s actually coming up to me when it’s time. He still doesn’t like getting them – nobody likes stuff squirted down their throat after all – and I still have to scruff him (lightly) to do it but there’s something about them that he’s in favor of.
No, there’s nothing good in the wide, wide world – except that we’re still here I guess – and nothing I can do about the evils. But I can boost folks in need. So I’ll be about my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
God afternoon, 61 abd sunny in Bellingham. My day started early thanks to Elsa but after a short nap and the early morning clouds clearing I’m feeling more energetic. I’ve glanced at the news and regardless of whatever happens with the orange creep it’s nice to have a break from hearing his nonsense and lies. Best wishes to all.
Good morning. Just checking in. Back to work, though I swear I’m taking a long lunch & going to the gym.
Tuesday Meese. Will be spending most of the afternoon at the hospital, going through c-scans and MRIs etc. Glad my health coverage covers them
Puerto Rico
May you come out with flying colors, Sis!
{{{Denise}}} Prayers up that all your tests come back the way you want them to. Healing Energy. Moar {{{HUGS}}}
I hope the scans are simply to CERTIFY your complete recovery and continued good health.
Good Tuesday morning, Meese. Many people are saying that the roads around Walter Reed Hospital are closed to traffic. Now why is that, do you suppose?
Meanwhile, back here at the ranch, ’tis 62 F. here in Ashburn on yet another beautiful, bone-dry day. Breakfast has been cooked and eaten, so it’s time to get ready to go to Cardiac Rehab. This afternoon at 4 p.m. I have to go to the theatre to be fitted with a head mike for the new play. We were issued instructions: I do not understand a single word, except for the obvious connectives of “if, and, but.” Oh, and the definite and indefinite articles, to be sure.
My writers are beginning to send in their essays about where they were and what they were doing on 9/11. My own essay is (1) too long, and (2) boring. However.
Ran out to Trader Joe’s yesterday to get gluten-free whole wheat bread and the ugliest gluten-free English muffins I’ve ever seen. They look like round white moons. Thank Goddess there are only four of them. That GF bread was as tough as old boot leather after I toasted it. I do hope whatever is wrong with me isn’t celiac disease.
That’s enough from me this morning. I will rejoice in the thought of the thousands of demonstrations going on in the country yesterday. Wishing a good day to all at the Pond!
{{{Diana}}} See if Trader Joes (or any other store around you) carries Udi’s products. The slices are smaller than “normal” bread but it’s the closest to taste and texture of “real” bread that I’ve found. And sorry to say, it doesn’t have to be celiac disease for you to be reacting to wheat. Basically, if you try going GF for a week (2 is actually better) and things are better, you might not be reacting to gluten but you are definitely reacting to something in the wheat. Healing Energy. Moar {{{HUGS}}}
It’s 64 heading for 81, and sunny at the moment. It’s not supposed to stay that way for long. Hope the widget’s wrong on that. Yesterday we generated 7.8 KWHs and are definitely not on track for even the 300 goal.
Natalia called yesterday & she was still positive. She’s going to test again tomorrow and see if she can come home. And get back to work. I tested this morning. Negative still so that part’s good. Cloud is still “overgrooming” and pulling his fur out. I hope the meds kick in soon for the poor baby. Meanwhile, I’d best be about my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Good morning, 58 and partly cloudy outside my windows today. I hope I can be more active today because I’m restless and bored with resting. I don’t want to work at my desk but that’s the main task needing doing so I’ll get there eventually. Best wishes to all.
Good morning, meeses! Tuesday that feels like a Monday …
It is 91 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 97. Sunny skies are in the forecast. Cloudy skies this morning obscured the stars in the early morning hours. I should see the moon this afternoon. Joy!
I spent the morning catching up on projects and now I am done. Tonight the Phoenix Mercury will host the Racist Enabling Indiana Fever basketball team. It will probably not be as emotional as the last time they were here and Bonner – and her new teammates – had something to say about how they had treated her in Indianapolis. I hope they are still motivated to beat them handily.
See all y’all later!
Congrats on the win Jan. Grinned when I saw Bonner score 19 points :)
It was a really fun game but a little too close at certain points. I could not believe that the white poster child for the Racist Enabling Indiana Fever rushed onto the floor to confront Bonner over a disputed foul call? I wish she had gotten the team a technical foul.
The poster child is a punk
Good morning. We have dry air so cooler mornings — 73 now, brrrr. But also gonna hit 100 again for highs over the next few days. Yay fall.