A Year Since...

This is the 1st picture we took of Machen.  The pic below is the last.   He was born on 10/11/23 & came to us 1/21/23.  He lived a brief, weird life.  He wasn't an easy kitten, but he was part of ours.  On 6/25/25 he took his final trip.  This was my post about that.  

 

It's seems longer than a year.  His presence was overwhelming.   It took months to get back to a pre-Machen normal.  Maybe that's a good thing.

Little cat that never quite learned his name, you were an experience & are missed.  May your next life be a joy with people who can give your more than we could.  

Remembering you,

Cya...

PS - Please be kind to strays & ferals.  They didn't ask for that life.  People did that & only people can help reduce the numbers of in-need animals.  Whether a stray is 4 legged or 2, if you can't be kind at least don't do them any harm.

The Worst Part...

 

The worst thing I do in a day is generally the worst part of my day & that's waking up.  It's such a massively stupid thing to do.  There's no good in it.  At least not for me.  

I've been trying to do well, but I'm not succeeding.  It's another dismal day & it doesn't look like there will be much sunlight until it's blazing.  Yesterday was OK until a Windows update.  My PC was working OK until then & now the media streaming service keeps turning off.  I can fix it, but I'll have to do it every time until this corrects itself.  Maybe the next update will do it.

Sleep wasn't easy last night.  There was a lot of noise.  The air was thick & the forecast rain never came.  It was just muggy.  I woke weird this morning & I'm achy & groggy.

In all seriousness, screw mornings, waking & crappy overcast skies.   I could've just never woke up & never known any of this.  But I had to wake up.

Cya...

Chance of Meh...

 

Even though rainfall averages have been passed, the weather feels the need for more storms.  There's chances for them all day.  The skies will be dark & there may be thunder, but there's not supposed to be much rain, just a lot of meh.

A lot of articles for months now have been about a single topic, funding.  The US's $ stunt has jeopardized the entire world's fight against HIV.  I hope the rest of the world figures out a way to operate completely  independent of US cash.   Maybe then, this country could be treated like it should be & left in a corner like a bad child.  For the sake of egos, wealth & politics, this administration is willing to let the world burn.  To hell with every MAGA, orange asshat & conservative. 

Cya...

Wet Start...

 

It dumped more rain last night, over half an inch.   It will start getting hot soon & with all this moisture, it isn't going to be fun.  I'm really trying to be present & enjoy the sun, but there's been so little of it.  By the time it's here, everything will be sweltering.  

We have shopping & errands to handle.  That should be it unless something comes up.  Here's hoping this is a good Summer.   Take care.

Cya...

Summer Is Here...

 

The Summer Solstice is here.  It's going to start getting hot, if these clouds ever leave.  I'd much rather it be a bit hotter & drier, than cooler & humid.  It's the last third of June.  The weather forecast keep bouncing between sunny & hot or thunderstorms & sticky. 

Hotter weather will mean using more electricity for the AC.  It could also mean the grass starts getting mowed less & some of the bugs die back a bit.  I'm trying to have a decent Summer.  I've got a feeling this I'm not going handle this Fall well.   I really wish I could just stop at the beginning of September & not wake until March was nearly over.   I find the time in between not worth it all.

Welcome Summer, let it be a good season.

Cya...

Not Optimum & The Stupid Orange...

 

I was actually having a decent day yesterday & then it rained & we had to go shopping.  Walmart's parking lot was mostly fenced off so they could repave.  The open part was packed.  For some reason, with the parking lot, twice the shoppers seemed to be there.  

It was not fun.  But still, I was having an OK day.  I guess that was just too much for things.  About 5:30, the internet went down & stayed out until this morning.  Something just had to keep pulling at the threads & my decent day unraveled.  Maybe I'm just not supposed to have those.

I found an article that continues to show monstrous nature of the orange bastard & his ilk.  tRump has signed an executive order to end all AIDS funding to South Africa.  In this country where a rich, white minority created apartheid, a situation that's impact is still felt today, the orange feels white people are being treated badly.  There is no evidence of this.  White people are no longer being treated like nobility.  This is the country where some of the richest, white people come from like Elon Musk.

tRump also says it's because they opposed Israel's war, that they country shouldn't be helped.  The promise of US AIDS funds has been broken.  The administration may single-handedly bring back the HIV epidemic of the 80s.  Way to go MAGA.

Cya...

PS - It's the last day of Spring 2026 & it might find some sunlight sometime today, maybe not.  Spring was not a great season for me.

Another Wet June Morning...

 

June has been a lackluster month again.  It could've easily passed April with the rain, storms & gloom.  I guess sunny Junes are a thing of the past.  I wonder how wedding traditionalists feel about that.  A July wedding it is then.  

We've got shopping & that's about it today.  I'm glad.  It's hard to get motivated to do anything with this dreary weather.

That's all, take care.

Cya...