It was supposed to rain yesterday, it didn't. It did cool down some though. We still hit the century mark, but it didn't last long. We had the AC off early & didn't need as many fans. This might last a few days before the heat returns.
The news says there will be a lunar eclipse tonight. I'll try to remember to see it. We don't have anything planned today. I think we both need that. It's been too hot & too many people dying, goodbye Dolly & Tim.
That's it for now, take care.
Cya...
The 1st part of Summer was dark & rainy. The beginning of July was pleasant & acting like June. Then it hit. The end of July brought the heat & humidity. This sweltering crap hasn't left. It's been the hottest end of Summer we've had in years.
There have been a couple of years in the past 5 that we never hit the century mark. We hit 100° a couple of times the other years, but not for long. The night's weren't staying near 80°. But, that's been the case for over a month here. There's only been 1 day we didn't need the AC & a few we started it a little later. Other than that, the AC was on, followed at night by a barrage of fans.
This will be the most electricity we've used in over a decade during a single billing cycle. It's not just the AC. The frig & freezer are working harder. I have a big fan, that I hadn't used overnight in years. It sucks power & it's been on every night for over a month, just trying to keep me dry. Normally I just use a normal box & small oscillating fan by my bed. All that together isn't making the room cooler, it's barely keeping me dry.
None of this has been good for sleep or staying healthy. Both of us have been sick & struggling with this crap. The cat looks melted half the time. Every plant outside is dying & the animals have mostly moved off. We need rain & cooler temps.
This has been a miserable Summer & there's a lot of hot weather still in the forecast. That's it for now, take care.
Cya...
The weather was odd yesterday. It piddle rained, maybe 0.25". It never left the 80s, but stayed wet. It wasn't hot, but not comfortable either. At least it wasn't 100°+ & muggy.
This is the last week of August. The end of the last full month of Summer. The last week of me being 59 & the closing out of my 50s. I've been here over half a century, a over 2 decades living with HIV & I fully believe there should be some way to either request an exchange or fully refuse this existence forced onto us.
You could probably fit every decent thing that happened in my life into a single year & every really good thing into a month. If you took every time I felt safe, secure, happy or was truly looking forward to something, I doubt it'd fill a week. I'm tired of paying for generations of BS, stupidity & bad choices I had no choice in that made my life. To all of those who came before me, that had a hand in this, to hell with all of you.
That's near the end of things rant for now. Take care.
Cya...
There hasn't been any significant rain here since July. Most of the grass is brown & crunchy. The trees are so dry their leaves are already turning brown & falling. There might not be any left come October. The tiger lillies have survived into September before with blooms. This year the flowers left in late June & now even the greenery is browned. The flowers in the myrtles & rose of sharons are wilting.
This morning I saw a flit across the backyard. It circled a flowering bush & then landed on the power line for a few seconds before it sped out of the area. I think it was small, probably hungry hummer. But it was gone so quick I'm not sure.
This year has been a bust. I've seen a couple of dragons. I've spotted maybe 2 hummers for a few seconds. There haven't been many of the other birds either, even the normal yard birds have lessened. Normally I see a lot of moths, butterflies & field bees; this year almost none. It's so dry, I saw a horsefly come to the water bowl.
To hell with denialist, Summers are much worse than they were when I was a kid.
Cya...
Yesterday didn't go as well as I'd hoped. It didn't get as hot, but I was still winded from the previous days. Ragweed's kicking in. It & the fans are killing my eyes & nose.
The worst of yesterday was that my digestion was trashed. I was bloated, gassy & felt like I could get sick for hours. It didn't happen & the pressure eventually settled, but it was rough. I wondered if I'd drank too much carbonation, so I drank more water.
I thought, this feels a lot like when I had to stop using sugar-free cough drops. They'd started adding xylitol & it wrecked me. I wasn't using cough drops, but I did get myself a treat from the store we hit less often. They're old fashion, orange slices. They'd redone the packaging. When I checked, they'd changed more than the plastic, they're altered the ingredients. It wasn't xylitol, but another sugar alcohol, sorbitol. It didn't hit me as fast, but it was very notable. I'm not 100% sure this was the culprit, but for now, it's getting cut out. Hopefully, that will help. If not, back to step 1.
That's all for today, take care.
Cya...
This Summer's wiped me out & it's still here. I'm downing fluids. I'm sweating so much salt, my hat & t-shirts have white streaks. I've had a couple of good nights sleep, but it's going to take more to get me rested. There are still some hot nights coming. My sleep is iffy under the best conditions, let alone swelter. I wish I could live some place where the coldest it got was 60 & the hottest maxed out at 95. It'd also need to have good mowing services & bug control. I won't ever live anywhere like that, but it'd be great.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
During the 80s - early 00s, the conversation on HIV was loud & very present. In the medical arena, in the social scene, on media, etc... In the last decade or so, they've redefined HIV as manageable & the discussions dwindled. Articles like this piece, point out how knowledge of HIV has dropped. It peaked in GenX & dropped drastically by GenZ. That brought a lack of comfort with being near someone HIV+. It also strengthened the stigma machine.
Is HIV manageable? Yes, but only with awareness, education, knowledge, testing, treatment & outreach. Without those & a lot of funds, the virus will surge again & possibly become more dangerous than before.
It's the media & health officials' responsibility to keep this information active. But, it's also on you to educate & protect yourself. There are meds for HIV, but it is still here & can lead to death if not treated.
Educate yourself, take care.
Cya...
