First, I did not know that people brought escooters and other lithium battery powered vehicles on subway cars. That should not be allowed. This video scared the heck out of me. Another thing I’m very glad I don’t have to live with.
This was literally all around us yesterday, but not here. We had a few sprinkles, but no real rain. Thank heaven for that. I think it would have been the last straw, the way I was feeling yesterday. Some of these places are a little far from us, but others are quite close.
Just what everybody wants to hear. Evidently in addition to the Ramapo fault we have another one in Hunterdon County. There’s an awful lot of activity lately. (Although the earthquake was two years ago.). Still don’t like it.
From August 10, 2025
The publishing world is agog today over the decision by Violet Crepuscular, the Queen of Suspense, to re-write, from the beginning, her epic romance, Oy, Rodney.
But what about the 500-plus chapters already written? What about the herd of woolly mammoths invading Scurveyshire? And all the other stuff?
“Never mind that!” Ms. Crepuscular says, in an interview by some guy. “Mr. Pitfall has convinced me that there’s nothing like a new beginning, so that’s what we’re going to do. To that end, I am inviting readers–I’ve got a zillion of ’em–to submit ideas for a new Oy, Rodney Chapter One. And then we’ll take it from there.”
Submissions, she adds, must be accompanied by 400 dollars in new Monopoly money.
As Ms. Crepuscular’s long-time editor, I have nothing to say about that.
No, I have nothing to say at all.
I really was busy all day today–one thing and another. I got out to the store very early. Thankfully, no police officer stopped me for the outdated inspection sticker. That is a hefty fine I assume.
Tomorrow I will drop the car off for inspection.
I have a few things lined up for tomorrow–hopefully they will get done (or mostly done).
A great deal warmer today. Not warm, but warmer than it has been.
Now I will go start my supper.
God bless everybody.
Patty
This is Boo and Snoopy on their special orthopedic dog mattress. Will tell you about Snoopy tomorrow. He is the most recent member of my daughter’s pack.
I rise very, very early. This morning YouTube (which I rely on heavily for certain content) would NOT work. And it would not tell me why.
This you really need at 5 am. I tried in vain to fix the problem, but there was no way of finding out what the problem was. This ate up close to an hour. It turned out I must have still been paying with Lee’s old inactive credit card. Jeez fellas, if you had told me that at the beginning, it would have saved a great deal of time and anguish. I don’t think Google has too many real, live human beings working there. You get asked meaningless questions that do not pertain to the problem you are trying to solve and there is no way of hooking up to a real, live person who would grasp the situation in a minute. It was a very frustrating hour or so.
After that I did get a chance to work on my tax stuff, but still felt like I was running behind all day.
We are supposed to get another snowstorm this weekend. And the frigid temperatures, as well. Hot diggity.
If I sound a little grumpy and short-tempered right now, it’s because I am a little grumpy and short tempered right now.
So I will take my grumpy little self and start my supper and watch some TV. That should help.
Please stay safe and warm.
God bless everybody.
Patty
Just a brief note.
Did a lot of diddly-stuff today, and (dare I say it?) the downstairs is looking a lot better. Upstairs, not so hot. Actually untouched–that’s a much bigger job, but it will be done. Have to keep reminding myself there is no time limit.
It’s still pretty much a disaster around here, but not quite as big a disaster.
There’s a great deal of talk on the weather sites about this impending storm. They all agree it is a pretty big one. I just don’t want a power failure. Power failure=no heat. I still have really bad memories of Hurricane Sandy where we were without power (no heat) for five days. It was November then and cold, but nowhere as bitterly cold as it is now.
Are any of you concerned about this ? Will it be a problem in your area?
It is really not supposed to start until the weekend, but I will make sure I am as prepared as I can be.
God bless everybody
Patty
Today while I was looking back on some of Lee’s posts, deciding which one to pick, a story caught my eye. I had never seen this post before. Somehow it had slipped past. Lee always read me his posts before he entered them, but this one I missed.
It was about the city of Decatur, Illinois where (as Lee states in his post) the city fathers are storing CO2 under the lake. This is to “take CO2 out of the atmosphere and lock it away where it can’t do any harm.”
This imbecilic project even has a high falutin’ name The CO2 Sequestration Project. Give me strength, Lord.
Where to begin? This is so incredibly stupid. The atmosphere? Of the whole planet? Are they daft? Do they have dreams of putting CO2 under the earth all over the world?
This is literally too dumb an idea to even express.
I went down the rabbit hole following this story, but there is more to come. Talk about fantasies!
I’m sure some green changed hands for this one.
More to come.
See you tomorrow.
God bless everybody
Patty
Really can’t talk right now.
I have to go back to battle with a recalcitrant kitchen sink. I will win this battle and this war, even if I have to call a plumber.
Actually the picture you are seeing is me facing the sink. I know the thing in my hand looks amazingly like a sword, but it is really a disguised plunger
. The shield will keep me from getting splashed.
Catch you tomorrow.
God bless everybody
Patty