I don't know where in Hell this last week went. But given last weekend's heat wave it was probably somewhere in there.
The air conditioner I ordered just before the heat wave arrived Wednesday, just after the heat wave. Go figure. But it's installed now, and ready for the next one.
E and (husband)M came up Tuesday to pick up ( Read more... )

It's been a week. I bought a Molift Smart 150 Patient Lift (via craigslist), and a portable air conditioner (off Amazon, selected purely on the basis of delivery ( Read more... )

If you live in Washington State, a new set of restrictions go into effect tonight at 11:55 pm (except for bars and restaurants, which have until 12:01 am Wednesday), running through December 14th). The best place to start is probably This post on Medium from the governor's office; then hit this PDF for the full list.
There are links ( Read more... )

One of the easily-predictable consequences of a warmer planet is more violent weather. The New York Times had an article a couple of days ago, titled What’s Going on Inside the Fearsome Thunderstorms of Córdoba Province?. Among its vivid descriptions is this one of the fleet of radar trucks being used by researchers:
Raised ( Read more... )

Public Service Announcement: from National Weather Service this morning.
Significant Outbreak Of Severe Thunderstorms, Violent Tornadoes, And Heavy Rain In The Plains Today!
A potent spring storm system is expected to produce an outbreak of severe ( Read more... )

Good grief! Got so wrapped in songwriting -- or is that FAWMwriting -- that I didn't notice it was Sunday. I will attempt to rectify that error.
I managed to start FAWM (February Album-Writing Month, in case you missed the announcements) pretty well; the silly thing's been well received, I think. You can also see the lyrics on ( Read more... )

I don't think I did much this week besides reading, but that was fun: mostly The Odyssey, in the new translation by Emily Wilson. Unless you've been reading
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We had a power outage Monday, from about 2:30am to noon. N and I promptly ( Read more... )

Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for literature. I am still kind of blown ( Read more... )

It snowed last night. Emmy finally got to be outside while it was snowing -- she grew up in San Jose. Me, I'm just glad I don't have to try driving in it -- I'm long out of practice. I may walk to Trader Joe's later.

I've spent altogether too much energy trying to get Colleen's ( Read more... )