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And the "upward trajectory" falls flat on its face.
I dreamed my big brother (from the Big Brothers Organization) was trying to teach me to swim. I wasn't doing well and was clambering for the pool side, but the pool sides were lined with vertical yardsticks that would slip off as I reached for them.
It's a mistake to think it, but looking at the 10 day forecast; which, ok, can be pretty worthless, there's one day where the temperature is expected to reach 85. While we can have 90 degree days well into September. I wonder has the summer passed its peak already? There comes a point about halfway through August, where the nights start to cool slightly and there starts to be a heavy dew, as the season starts to turn*
*churn would also fit there.
Woke today to a smokey world; Canadian wildfire smoke has arrived; much worse than two years ago. The haze is visible in less than 50 feet, though it varied throughout the day. The unsettling smell of burnt wood; not like a campfire, but more like a burnt house, is heavy as is a certain sticky feeling. I could post pictures or a timeline shot from downtown, showing the smoke, but I'm sure you're all too familiar with it.
I went with Sedona to pick up a new pair of glasses in neighboring Strongsville, which is circus of malls and strip malls layered one in front of another; traffic seemed jittery and dangerous; this is a weather condition we are not used to.
Last week during the storms there a as a loud clap of thunder and the next day i saw this a quarter mile down the road.
Now we have an official Heat Warning. It is 80 at 3 AM with a dew point of 74. I checked Phoenix, it is only 83 there, though a couple hours earlier, with a dew point of 34. So, is it hotter hear or there?
We have a Heat Advisory. What counts as that here is that it has been in the upper 80's with enough humidity to make it "feel" like over 100. Is that comparable? I notice in Phoenix it is running 107 for the next three days, but no Heat Advisory. We also had a decent set of storms with what looks like in my official rain gauge, an open trash can, about 1".
Read a "new" book by Ursula K. LeGuin "Very Far Away from Anywhere Else" a young adult book told very much in the style of J.D. Salinger , but not so, I don't know, just as alienated, but with a happier ending.
What else? She is a little over two weeks sober again; still always on the knife edge. Out of 90 days, about 15 not sober; that's something.
I'm behind on planting and it looks like I'm only planting tomatoes and I plan on pumpkins, also potatoes are in the ground, otherwise I'm going with flowers instead of vegetables.
El Nino hasn't kicked in here; nights have been in the low 50's and the next couple days should reach into the 80's.
My brother and I are going to try and watch the Union Pacific Big boy locomotive come through town on Monday.
What else? She is a little over two weeks sober again; still always on the knife edge. Out of 90 days, about 15 not sober; that's something.
I'm behind on planting and it looks like I'm only planting tomatoes and I plan on pumpkins, also potatoes are in the ground, otherwise I'm going with flowers instead of vegetables.
El Nino hasn't kicked in here; nights have been in the low 50's and the next couple days should reach into the 80's.
My brother and I are going to try and watch the Union Pacific Big boy locomotive come through town on Monday.
Looks like I haven't posted in a couple months. Things are alright for the moment, but i don't trust the moment.
Can't let any joy or even a feeling of relief get hold.
Just keeping quiet to see which way the wind will blow.
Can't let any joy or even a feeling of relief get hold.
Just keeping quiet to see which way the wind will blow.
There are very few daffodils blooming this year. Usually, I have hundreds in back and nearly as many in the front. There were daffodils when we moved here 30 plus years ago and I keep expanding them. The flowers have been over crowded for years, so I don't think that's it. One of the old cemeteries in Cleveland has a spot called "Daffodil Hill" with, I guess thousands of them. I saw an article saying that the cemetery has the same issue.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=daffodil+hill+cleveland+2025&form=HDRSC3&first=1
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=daffodil+hill+cleveland+2025&form=HDRSC3&first=1
Supposedly, they are finding pieces.
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/medina-county/meteors-northeast-ohio-sharon-center-medina-county-valley-city/95-aa081dab-1d99-44c7-90b2-c355848f160a
No fistfights though.
That's a little over 20 minutes from my driveway.
I have a lot of limestone gravel! When my son was about 10 he explored the gravel, started looking at all the shapes. A lot of it has paper thin alternating layers. We also found some very small geodes; the size of a pea. Quite remarkable!
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/medina-county/meteors-northeast-ohio-sharon-center-medina-county-valley-city/95-aa081dab-1d99-44c7-90b2-c355848f160a
No fistfights though.
That's a little over 20 minutes from my driveway.
I have a lot of limestone gravel! When my son was about 10 he explored the gravel, started looking at all the shapes. A lot of it has paper thin alternating layers. We also found some very small geodes; the size of a pea. Quite remarkable!
A horrific day. I'm exaggerating if I say we had a mini hurricane, but maybe not by much. We had this intense low pressure zone pass over, that from 8 AM onwards brought steady winds of 25 or 30 MPH. Then there were periods where the winds gusted much higher. The chart I'm looking at says there was a gust of 85 on the lake shore; 77 at the airport about three miles away. The winds started in the morning and then there was a calmer sunny period for a good part of the afternoon and then we were out of the eye and a half hour of very intense winds. At one point I look out the window and I see small branches and twigs sailing through the air. The neighbor has a large branch down on his house. Nothing on ours. The official wind warning expires at 2 AM and sustained winds are still in the mid twenties.
I supposed I could look at it the way Mercedes told me, to find gratitude, and there is gratitude because maybe it wasn't horrific if I still have heat and electricity, The cars aren't smashed and neither is the roof.
I supposed I could look at it the way Mercedes told me, to find gratitude, and there is gratitude because maybe it wasn't horrific if I still have heat and electricity, The cars aren't smashed and neither is the roof.
Several days of warm weather, followed by storms and high winds and we are back down into the 30's.
I've watched most of the Gobekli Tepe documentary; there's a question that's been running through my mind for some time, that I don't know if they will get to. What happened after this and the other sites were abandoned? Was there a dark age that last three or four thousand years until the traditional beginnings of civilization that we learned about in school, began?
I watched another short documentary on the same subject that talked about these peoples spiritual side and it mentioned this phrase "belief without religion" which I thought was food for thought.
I've watched most of the Gobekli Tepe documentary; there's a question that's been running through my mind for some time, that I don't know if they will get to. What happened after this and the other sites were abandoned? Was there a dark age that last three or four thousand years until the traditional beginnings of civilization that we learned about in school, began?
I watched another short documentary on the same subject that talked about these peoples spiritual side and it mentioned this phrase "belief without religion" which I thought was food for thought.
DON'T OPEN ANY NEW EMQL FROM ME. Cheryl got a email with my name but the address was not me. Check my address from previous emails to see if it matches.
Otto and Marisol (the neighbor) It's probably going to be jarring because I am sure it's very different from the book. But, I'm not there yet, because i haven't read the book.
https://youtu.be/9KTrhQhktPw?si=ju_WPH_1fvKZ8SCV
https://youtu.be/9KTrhQhktPw?si=ju_WPH_1fvKZ8SCV
I will try and keep this short because, i am tired.*
Our 18 day streak of below freezing weather ended with a spike up to 50's, then straight down again. Though not so much. The result is a lot of snow melted on paved surfaces and the stuff on the ground compacted and then froze. Today, back into the mid 30's.
I hate to predict but, that could be it for true winter here. In the past few years, it has become shorter and often more intense.
My daughter had her trial/slash hearing delayed; giving her a chance to make amends on her own. She has paid several hundred dollars for a three-day intense driving and counseling course. She is attempting to get to insurance to approve a 30 day treatment; that may be a long shot. She is also planning on checking into the hospital in the next few days for a medically supervised detox. Also, she has lost her driving privileges through March. I think that was a deal the prosecutor made with her attorney to extend the period before she has to go before the judge. Or in this case, it's mayor's court.
EDIT: While Cheryl was out of the house and I was still asleep, she took an uber to the store to buy another bottle.
I hope for the best; but I don't believe she really understands the impact of addiction. I mean she suffers, but I don't believe you know it until you try and leave it.
Rewatched the movie Otto with Tom Hanks. I see it as the tragic bookend to Joe Vs. The Volcano. I find the scenes between Otto and Marisol touching, sometimes bringing me to tears. Sorry, doesn't make sense if you haven't seen it.
*Not tired, weary.
Our 18 day streak of below freezing weather ended with a spike up to 50's, then straight down again. Though not so much. The result is a lot of snow melted on paved surfaces and the stuff on the ground compacted and then froze. Today, back into the mid 30's.
I hate to predict but, that could be it for true winter here. In the past few years, it has become shorter and often more intense.
My daughter had her trial/slash hearing delayed; giving her a chance to make amends on her own. She has paid several hundred dollars for a three-day intense driving and counseling course. She is attempting to get to insurance to approve a 30 day treatment; that may be a long shot. She is also planning on checking into the hospital in the next few days for a medically supervised detox. Also, she has lost her driving privileges through March. I think that was a deal the prosecutor made with her attorney to extend the period before she has to go before the judge. Or in this case, it's mayor's court.
EDIT: While Cheryl was out of the house and I was still asleep, she took an uber to the store to buy another bottle.
I hope for the best; but I don't believe she really understands the impact of addiction. I mean she suffers, but I don't believe you know it until you try and leave it.
Rewatched the movie Otto with Tom Hanks. I see it as the tragic bookend to Joe Vs. The Volcano. I find the scenes between Otto and Marisol touching, sometimes bringing me to tears. Sorry, doesn't make sense if you haven't seen it.
*Not tired, weary.
Because you have to change the subject once in ahwhile.
Last night's low was -10. I think I've written about my inaccurate thermometer before; it's one of those cheap round units that you screw on outside but you can see through the window. Its temperature is often around 5 degrees higher than what is "official" because of warm air radiating from the house. A few nights ago it dropped to -10 which makes me wonder if it was -15. Last night it recorded -10, the same as the Weather Service at the airport, about 5 miles away. The weather apps never are as low as the official temp. Right now Weatherunderground, on my phone says -1 while the thermometer says -7. This is a cool spot with not much concrete and a lot of trees.
The past few nights have been remarkable. The moon seems turned up a few notches and the skies have been stunningly clear. The shadows of the trees and their individual branches are distinct against the snow. The trees and fields behind us are incredibly clear. If you've seen some of the night pictures on instagram of the fields, the only thing missing is that the camera messes up the exposure and the skies are really a dark royal blue, these past few nights.
As a bonus, a couple owls were calling back and forth in the woods last night.
I looked it up and we have been well below freezing since January 22 and the 10 day forecast shows nothing ahead, though the occasional day in the upper 20's is out there.
Last night's low was -10. I think I've written about my inaccurate thermometer before; it's one of those cheap round units that you screw on outside but you can see through the window. Its temperature is often around 5 degrees higher than what is "official" because of warm air radiating from the house. A few nights ago it dropped to -10 which makes me wonder if it was -15. Last night it recorded -10, the same as the Weather Service at the airport, about 5 miles away. The weather apps never are as low as the official temp. Right now Weatherunderground, on my phone says -1 while the thermometer says -7. This is a cool spot with not much concrete and a lot of trees.
The past few nights have been remarkable. The moon seems turned up a few notches and the skies have been stunningly clear. The shadows of the trees and their individual branches are distinct against the snow. The trees and fields behind us are incredibly clear. If you've seen some of the night pictures on instagram of the fields, the only thing missing is that the camera messes up the exposure and the skies are really a dark royal blue, these past few nights.
As a bonus, a couple owls were calling back and forth in the woods last night.
I looked it up and we have been well below freezing since January 22 and the 10 day forecast shows nothing ahead, though the occasional day in the upper 20's is out there.
My daughter got a job at a thrift store last week and says she is happy about it. No thinking, fold clothes, low pay; fine, better than the alternative.
This evening, after I left for work, she went out, supposedly to the Dollar Store. When she came home, I picked it up on our camera, I saw her fall off the step and hit the ground. She then went inside, talked to Cheryl with slurred speech. She stumbled upstairs, was heard to thump a bottle onto the floor, then came downstairs and passed out on the couch.
What do i do now? Cheryl wants her out of the house, because the two of them can't stand each other.
Example: Sedona made dinner for us yesterday, Cheeseburgers. She cooked them different from the way we do. She used an ice cube and put the lid on and you know what? They were excellent. When she was almost done, Cheryl mumbled that it was "Excellent" I made her repeat it, so the compliment could be heard.
Anyway, she's right. We can't live like this. Do I say she can stay if I take her to AA meetings? And therapy?
I'm not really asking.
I too old for this.
This evening, after I left for work, she went out, supposedly to the Dollar Store. When she came home, I picked it up on our camera, I saw her fall off the step and hit the ground. She then went inside, talked to Cheryl with slurred speech. She stumbled upstairs, was heard to thump a bottle onto the floor, then came downstairs and passed out on the couch.
What do i do now? Cheryl wants her out of the house, because the two of them can't stand each other.
Example: Sedona made dinner for us yesterday, Cheeseburgers. She cooked them different from the way we do. She used an ice cube and put the lid on and you know what? They were excellent. When she was almost done, Cheryl mumbled that it was "Excellent" I made her repeat it, so the compliment could be heard.
Anyway, she's right. We can't live like this. Do I say she can stay if I take her to AA meetings? And therapy?
I'm not really asking.
I too old for this.
We are under two (three, if you count the gale warning on the lake) weather warnings at the moment. A wind warning with sustained winds of 30 mph with possible gusts of 50 to 60. And a winter storm warning, where after the temperatures drop nearly 40 degrees by morning, we could have driving snow and whatever else.
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