Dad wanted to talk this morning, driving home from his sweetie's, where they watched the returns all night with disbelief. I'd not followed the reporting, just peeking at the NY Times decision arrow (holding the striking tech workers in my heart) and the electoral-vote.com site. Christine came home from watching with her sister, feeling despondent ( Read more... )

Hope. Prayer. May the citizens of the United States of America find that collectively, with enough state by state majorities, they must vote for the competent choice of Kamala Harris ( Read more... )

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I had the last antibiotic yesterday, so if that's been a drag on my system, it will stop. Might just be the waning of the light.  This morning was 51°F on the back deck, essentially balmy, and i sit on the lounge listening to the chorus of insects and frogs under the brilliant last quarter moon. The Moon is near Mars, which in turn is in line with ( Read more... )

I saw the comet -- barely -- last night. I think looking before the end of nautical twilight is probably too challenging at this point. It's coming down in brightness, so  not as dramatic as a week ago. Also, most photos are timed exposures.  As the moon rose, i could see how the contrast with the night sky changed. The moon rises later tonight, so ( Read more... )

B's surgery was sort of OK except the new pump "was drawing a lot of volume," so his sternum was left open and he's been left under anesthesia. Christine's sister seems as OK as possible from Christine's report. She went to yoga which, seems a wise way of handling things, and she and B's daughter been able to visit with B. B's sister and son had ( Read more... )

My regrets for not making clear the PayPal notice was for US residents in the 47 states that don't have decent privacy laws. And it's probably a specific type of account -- reading the privacy policy in detail is no fun ( Read more... )

"To opt-out of disclosures or Personal Information to Partners and Merchants for personalized shopping experiences, log into your PayPal account and edit your preferences in the Data and Privacy setting ( Read more... )

Taking today off for yard work. Have someone coming out to help at 8:30 ( Read more... )

No spots and bruising, no storm damage here ( Read more... )