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. Head hurts a little from having 2 patches taken off my forehead yesterday at the dermatologist. And she took a sample from the thing on my leg that was bleeding last week. She’ll call when the lab results come in. And now I have a big annoying floater in my eye. It just never ends. Austin’s soccer team is in the finals for a national trophy, people are quite excited. Got to get ready for work.
{{{anotherdemocrat}}} Lots of Healing Energy. Moar {{{HUGS}}}
Good morning, meeses! Wednesday …
It is 70 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 91. Sunny skies are in the forecast. The monsoon is officially over because of course “calendars” control the weather. :::insert eye roll here::: In any event, it looks like nice days ahead for the short term. I can take naps on my porch again!
The Racist Enabling Indiana Fever was ousted from the WNBA postseason tournament and the champion will either be the Phoenix Mercury or the Las Vegas Aces. The Aces showed quite a few exploitable flaws, almost losing to the Fever after they had lost arguably their best player, Kelsey Mitchell and their second best player, Aliya Boston, fouled out. That said, the Mercury does not do well against the Aces, only winning once when A’ja Wilson was out with a concussion. The good news is that the government shutdown likely disrupting air travel will not impact the Championship Series because the teams could take busses to each other’s cities. :)
I did not get done what I needed to yesterday so my “rest of the week off” plan will have to wait a day.
See all y’all later!
It’s 58 heading for 84 and sunny at the moment. We wrapped up September with 325.42 – not great but better than a couple of other years prior to having a 2-story house next door place to do as much shading of my panels as possible and not be on my property. The best October ever was last year with 334.87 – I guess the goddesses knew what was coming and gave me a farewell gift or something. I’d been thinking it was to make up for 2023 which was the worst October with the 4K system at 209. Maybe both. 2015 was the only other year we got over 300. The rest have fallen between 235 and 275 so my target is 250. Considering. We shall see what the month brings.
I’ve gotten a glimpse of the moon between the tree branches to the south from my bedroom window the last 3 nights running. That is indeed a gift. Which is needed.
Praying that shutdown or not, Social Security Administration keeps sending out Disability and retirement on schedule. I will be OK even for a few months without mine but I know way too many people would not be. And if there was ever any needed evidence that the Stock Market is being manipulated by “Wall Street” the fact that it’s been going up this entire year and only dropped 200 points with the shutdown. I guess we’ll see how long they can manipulate the Market and keep it from going into freefall – if the govt stays shut down.
I’d best be about my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Good morning, 61 and cloudy in Bellingham today. We finally replaced the freezer so I need to clear a path for delivery and removal of the old one tomorrow. We joke that Ron has “the freezer gene” so he will be relieved. I’m going to try to keep my mind occupied with some time in the garden this afternoon. Best wishes to all.
Puerto Rico
Thursday Meese. Nice fall weather today here in Kingston.
Puerto Rico
WTH is wrong with people like Danica Patrick? It has to be brand envy – her brand is garbage.
Good morning. Got in a short walk, foot isn’t complaining. Went back & forth about changing my wth days yesterday, looks like I can keep the same. Whew.
Thank goodness, another democrat! Hope your face is healing after the dermatologist visit.
It’s 59 heading for 86 today and sunny at the moment. Yesterday we generated 10.5 KWHs, on track and getting the month off to a good start.
Otherwise October is not off to a good start. We’ll find out about Social Security tomorrow when the folks on SSDI either do or don’t get paid. After the big show of protecting the flotilla, Italy and Spain backed down and Israel is taking the boats, people, and supplies. Hostage? I guess we should be happy they aren’t sinking them. Yet. Every evil step they’ve taken has gotten protests from people and “tut-tut” at best from the govts who could stop them. So of course they take the next step into evil. And the Stock Market is going up. During a shutdown. Can you say “market manipulation?” I knew you could.
Ordinary folks are freaked and hanging onto their money. Which is making it that much harder for folks in need to crowd fund for the rent that’s now due. And food. And meds. And TP for heavens sake. But I’ll keep boosting anyway. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Good morning, meeses! Thursday …
It is 68 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 95. Sunny skies are in the forecast. I saw the moon last night over the mountains – she was at about 70% illumination. In a couple of days, I will catch her setting to the SW from my office window in the morning.
Not much to say – we are in government shutdown mode again. MAGAtism is the Tea Party on steroids. The stage was set in 2010 after the ACA passed and we had unified Democratic government under a Black president; the billionaire class vowed to never allow that to happen again and now we essentially have no government and no plan to govern. Bastids.
I am still trying to get my “one last September thing” done and other little projects keep getting in the way. I will try now.
See all y’all later!
I was unfortunately up to see the moon as she reached the point of being able to shine into my bedroom. So I opened the curtains and was blessed with what I’d thought I’d lost when that house next door reached its upper story (it’s still in construction but no more height). Namely moonlight moving across my bed & bedroom the several days before and after full. Govt shutdowns can’t stop the moon.
The moon is a source of comfort with her steady presence. I am glad you have her if only briefly.
Good morning, 60 and cloudy in Bellingham today. The freezer will be delivered today so Ron has moved things in the basement, Sue will be here this morning so laundry is underway, and Bri will be here this afternoon to add some mossy logs and ferns to the planting area under the hemlock tree. Prunning the overhanging trees has allowed more light so if we can create pockets of better soil the plants may grow. If not it will become a clear cut!
It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that I need to sort out what I can safely do in the garden, but I’ll just do what I can today. As always, my best wishes to all.
Friday Meese. 42 here this morning in Kingston. Most of the Puerto Rico news has been dominated by the MAGA freakout about Bad Bunny doing the Superbowl half-time show.
Puerto Rico
Justin Jesús Santiago and Kari Claudio Betancourt denounce the order to eliminate the coverage of hormone treatments for trans, intersex, and non-binary people in Vital, the government’s health plan.
Enjoy this interview with economist Francisco Catalá, who explains and discusses the economic potential of an independent Puerto Rico.
“Shipwreck”
I hope the NFL resists the calls that will come from the fascist dictator demanding that they cancel Bad Bunny. Every other institution has bent their knee. :(
They didn’t choose Him. Jay-Z did
I hope it is a locked in contract! Maybe the Dicktator will make them cancel the Super Bowl. :)
Good morning. Got in a good walk. It’s not cool but at least it’s not 80 already. Someday it’ll be cool enough for long sleeves.
Good morning, meeses! Friday of a very long week …
It is 72 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 97. Sunny skies are in the forecast. It will drop into the upper 80s lower 90s for the next week. Waxing moon over the mountains to the ESE kept me company last night.
The tRump Administration sent letters to “select” universities telling them that if they agree to turn over governance of their institutions to the fascist in Washington that they will be given preferential treatment for funding and “lots of visits to the White House.” The University of Arizona was one of those chosen because their new president has been pretty quick to take down the DEI web sites and remove all the references to diverse groups including the Arizona Tribes whose land their university sits on. People here are pretty adamant that he better not take this next step. I am hoping that there is some sort of prohibition in the university’s charter or state constitution that will make it easy for him to say no. The biggest question I have is who the heck would trust this administration’s word on anything?!? There are no guarantees, just their name on a list of “people we can continue to coerce.” MIT was also on the list and some California schools. Governor Newsom said that any California college that agrees to be chumped will lose all state funding. In Arizona, we are more likely to have the legislature pass a law demanding that the UofA acquiesce. I would hope that Governor Katie Hobbs would veto that.
I managed to do nothing of value yesterday and woke up this morning determined to get at least one useful thing done. That task awaits.
See all y’all later!
It’s 61 heading for 84 and sunny at the moment. Yesterday we generated 9.67 KWHs and the m-t-d at 20.19 is still on track.
Last night was clear so I left my curtains open and was rewarded by being awakened in the “wee hours” by moonlight on my face. So I greeted Grandmother Moon, thanked her for her gifts, and went back to sleep. Which in itself was a blessing/gift considering how stressful things are right now. Natalia’s got crap at work, is still waiting on the mortgage/quit claim action, and still trying to organize getting her stuff from her old home. She’s also – finally – getting angry about the divorce and how things have gone down. At least I know she’s as safe as anyone not a filthy-rich fascist can be. Since my Social Security, like Diana’s, doesn’t come until the 3rd Wednesday of the month I’ll have warning if it’s not coming. Disabled folks on SSDI, like earicicle/Amelia will find out today. Prayers up. (Meanwhile the Stock Market is going up instead of down. Oh Goddesses Above and Below, when the manipulators reach the point that they can’t control the Market any longer this Crash is going to make the 1929 Crash look like a walk in the park.)
Since I’m stuck with having those houses next door, I’ll be glad when they finish building them and the noise and trucks go away. Sigh. Meanwhile, off to start my boosting day. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}
Good Friday morning, Moosekind! It was a delightful 49 F. when we lurched out of bed this day. I stepped out on the porch and sang to the lanternfly corpses:
Any day now
You won’t be around…oh, no!
Last night I timed my disposal of plastic bags in the Reycling room in the building next door so I could go down the stairs in Great Oak Clubhouse and out the front door. The clubhouse sits on a rise, so I could see Herself out there, looking rather peculiar—like a shining silver ball that someone had squeezed on the left side, thereby letting out some of the air . I’ll keep a close eye on Her lest we should have clouds on the night of the full Harvest Moon.
The past few days have been frenetic. We are beset by telephone calls from doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. We spent Wednesday afternoon at Kaiser: doctor, pharmacy, and lab. This morning Nurse Rached came around to change the dressing and said she wouldn’t be around until next Friday.
I am only half washed and brushed. Would very much like to go to the gym this morning. We have been sleeping so badly that we get up later, eat breakfast at 9:30 instead of 8, which makes us either skip lunch or eat lunch so late it’s actually like dinner, and so forth. I’m losing weight almost visibly.
Failed the coffee test this morning, the damn thing refused to drip. Dearly had to rise from the sofa, from whence he was watching Formula 1 practice, throw out the mistake, and remake it. Weird—I did all right with it yesterday.
Loving the cool mornings and barely warm afternoons (low 70’s). Not enjoying the sight of brown leaves falling off the dry, tired-looking trees. Lawks, I remember back in the old days when we had snowflakes in October!
Dearly should have received his Social today. He’s asleep again so I can’t ask him to check. WHAT is going to happen to this country? Well, it’s already happening, isn’t it?
Dearly hardly remembers what day it is, doesn’t look at anything but the sports page, sleeps all the time and eats only enough to keep a bird alive. I’m losing my appetite too. Wish he’d stay awake long enough to go to the website to get an absentee ballot and take care of a few other chores by telephone. He still drives and watches TV, though. We have errands at his stupid bank and the stupid pharmacy this afternoon, after which I want to attend a meet-and-greet for a Democratic candidate for the school board.
Wishing a good day to all at the Pond!
{{{Diana}}} Holding you & Dearly in The Light. Blessed Be. Healing Energy. Moar {{{HUGS}}}
Good morning, 53 and light clouds in Bellingham today. Yesterday was busy, but the new freezer is in place, the old one was taken away, the house is clean, and Bri transformed what was looking like a sad planting into a “forest floor” with mossy logs and tall ferns. Feeling weary but very grateful this morning. Best wishes to all.
Good morning. Yesterday was a hard one at work, there’s always so few of us there; and we have to cover the welcome desk as well. The fancy cookie place had a Taylor Swift related marketing ploy with $12 for a dozen cookies delivered and I gave in. Did really help last night. So I have to go to kickboxing today and the regular gym tomorrow, and so on every day till the dozen cookies are eaten. Today: laundry, kickboxing and groceries. It’s Austin City Limits Fest week, so kickboxing is as far south as I’ll go.
Good morning. Posted
Good morning, meeses! Saturday …
It is 66 degrees in Tucson 🌵 with an expected daytime high of 84. Sunny skies are in the forecast. I saw the moon last night in the clear skies, she will be full on Oct 6 at 8:47pm MST. I should start seeing her in the early morning due west starting tomorrow morning.
My plan to only look at the weather and sports went sideways when the WNBA team I am rooting for lost! Versus the Evil Empire, rooting for the Mercury is a no brainer but I am still not happy with the Mercury coach, his schemes and his inability to adjust at halftime when the other coach does. They lost in the last minute by frittering away a pretty good lead that they held for most of the game. Next year I will have a better team to root for, one whose coach I admire and who is about 1000 times smarter than Nate Tibbets. In the meantime, I will continue to watch the WNBA and support the players but certainly not the clueless commissioner. Yesterday she claimed that all the stories about her conversations with Collier came from “social media” and therefore are lies. JHC on a pogo stick, you freaking idiot! They literally came from a postseason statement read on camera from Collier herself!! Engelbert digging in and saying she is the “cream that has risen to the top” does not bode well for a Collective Bargaining Agreement settlement. The owners who care about the league and the players need to fire her and get someone new in there now.
I have a small project list and I am working through it but first I need to take my walk.
See all y’all later!
It’s 58 heading for 81 and sunny. Yesterday we generated 9.8 KWHs but the m-t-d at 30 is still on track. So far so good.
I was blessed with moonlight on my bed and face in the wee hours of the morning. I got Winesaps at the Market this morning. Bless the man, as long as I order ahead and just pick them up, he’s only charging me his back-when-I-retired prices and not today’s Market prices. I’ve got cocoa-peanut butter bread in the oven. It’s starting to smell most sentimental. Hoping there are more good things coming in this day. Meanwhile, I’d best be off to my boosting. Holding the Good/Healing/Protecting Thought for everybody. {{{Meeses}}}