Daily Report
Yesterday's severe storms fizzled. It got cloudy. I'm almost certain I saw one flash from lightning, but no rain. No hail. No tornadoes. Since we needed the rain without all the rest of that, I guess we were consigned to "take it all or leave it" territory. Sandy and I got up this morning and watered her garden, and the soaker hose just started up a few minutes ago, so the plants should all be doing well.
Today it's supposed to get up to 95 degrees. Right now, it's 88, and since I just returned to enjoy our air conditioning, you may assume without a concern for being wrong that it is hot outside. That's good for Sandy. She works for an air conditioning company, and hot weather is when they do best, though they have branched out into electrical and plumbing work as well as solar. I've also noticed a lot of cottonwood fuzz floating about. If you live near cottonwood trees, be aware that the little white fuzz can clog up the vents on your outdoor unit and cause it to work harder. That means less efficiency and higher bills.
Another consequence of warmer weather is more people are walking past our house. They're either out for exercise, out for the scenery, or walking their critters. Our dogs get their exercise running from window to window then to the side dog yard and all over again as they tell those miscreants they are invading their territory. Then they run to me to see if I'll give them a treat for protecting me.
Tangled Webs
We live in a wonderful location. There's a lake within a block of our house. We're in the county and not in the city, so we don't have to abide by the pet limitations, and we also don't pay city taxes. We have cows and horses across the street.
Parker County, TX, celebrates itself as the Quarterhorse Capital of the World, and they have an annual peach festival. The first Monday of each month also serves as an opportunity for people to come from all corners of the state for a large swap meet. Out here by the lake, we have lots of cardinals, but we also have lots of vultures. The vultures are everywhere, and one house down by the curve on the east side of the lake has a tree they all seem to love. I think I'd move. Another thing we have is lots of spiders. Their webs are everywhere, and that's probably because we have lots of gnats and mosquitos. The web pictured below is outside our back door. It wasn't there yesterday. I'm not sure why the siding is curving around. It's straight, but maybe it finds the spider web icky.
King Charles
Tomorrow is the coronation of King Charles III in Great Britain. We'll never know why his mother didn't abdicate her position as Queen as she aged, and I'm not saying she should have done so. Charles is 74 years old, and it has been 70 years since his mother's coronation. I don't think he can beat her record in terms of time, but I hope he continues her tradition of doing her best to represent the British people.
President Biden is sending the First Lady to represent this country. Some folks don't think she should be going. Some folks are upset that the president isn't attending. Some people! Sigh. We have enough problems on our plate these days. We will be well-represented by the First Lady. That's all we need to know or care about. Beyond that, I just hope they have great security.
SCOTUS
SCOTUS, also known as the Supreme Court of the United States, is having its share of scandals lately. Actually, in the world as it should be, the justices of the highest court of this country ought to have a ZERO share of scandals. Clarence Thomas is wading hip deep in the muck created by his lack of ethical behavior, and now his wife is showing she's walking right alongside him in muck of her own making. We've got other Supreme Court Justices with similar issues. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. They should each resign. Their decisions past, present, and future are now worth reexamination.
Just Piddlin' Around
You may not be aware that I have a second blog. It's one that I use to cover items that really don't belong here. Today's entry covers a series I plan to write on musicals. Read my introduction, and I'll try to publish the others on a weekly basis.
The Website is https://mikes-musings-and-comments.blogspot.com/.
That's enough for now.
Take care. Be Safe.
cma
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