Short Days...

 

The dark outlasted the light yesterday.  The days are getting shorter & I'm trying not to focus on it.  The sun's nearly gone by just after 7 PM.  The Harvest Moon took Summer & the light.  Maybe it took some of the harshness with it as well.  

Having less fans on is a mixed bag.  There's lower electric use & less fan drone, but there's a lot more background & outside noise now.  The fans muffle a lot of other sound.  Now, it's back to relearning what the normal sounds are, so I can tune them out. 

Of all the birds to come back, it's either a mockingbird or catbird.  Their loud calls are similar.  It's sort of amazing such a small bird can make that much noise.

Like it or not, Fall is here.  I hope I do better this year.  I'm not asking for well, that's a biggie, just better.  A couple more days & Sucktember will be over.

Take care.

Cya...

Hot & Loud...

 

It's hard to do anything, but feel lousy right now.  It's been hot, humid & hazy.  By the time the haze is gone, the heat has ramped up.  As it cools down, the humidity climbs.  Last night was hot & this morning was muggy & loud.  The electric company is trimming trees.  Tree work on the hottest days is a bit barbaric.  I feel sorry for those people doing all that in this heat.

I only saw articles I had covered before.  None were from a new perspective.   This is it for now.  Take care.

Cya... 

The 4th - Sights, Sounds & Smells...

 

The 4th is here.   That means a lot of noise, lights & odorous smoke.  Some fireworks are pretty & fun to watch.  But weeks of preamble sort of cheapen the main event.  It's like a concert with a barely OK main band preceded by dozens of unknown openers.

We don't have anything planned.  I can look out & see some of the show if I want.  Eventually the smoke will be an issue.  I hope those celebrating have a good holiday.

That's all for now, take care.  Happy 4th.

Cya...

A Bit Rough...

 

The night before last night, right before I was getting ready for bed, there were skunks outside.   There was that smell & it was intense.   This time though, it made me nauseous & give me a headache.  

I spent a lot of yesterday with migraine like symptoms, minus the migraine.  Sounds, smells, lights were all much intense than they should've been.  Things were fading until about 5 or so.  Then the lawn guy showed & mowed.  The noise & smell pushed me right back into it.   Then the nausea & headache were back & watery eyes were an add-on.  

Hopefully today is skunk-free & my head can clear out.  That's all for now, take care,

Cya...

Hazy Meh...

 

Another June is being wasted by damned clouds & storms.  This morning has been aggressively hazy.  The neighbors were loud this morning & the humidity is still high.  It's supposed to storm more tonight.  Like we needed that.    

June 2026, you are sucking.  When did this month become nearly the darkest of year?  There's more light later in the day, but most of it is still dreary.  

Besides waking achy & dehydrated, that's my gripe for this morning.  Take care.

Cya..

Bad Morning...

 

This is not a good morning.  It's dark & I'm up early.  I didn't sleep well.  The weather was muggy & not quite warm enough for a fan.  Everything made noise & kept waking me.  

I have an appointment soon & need to get out of here.  I got a notice, my credit score had dropped a bit.  A store credit card I had got cancelled.  They usually send out a notification for inactivity, but not this time.   If I need again, I can apply.  It wasn't something I needed often, so maybe later.

That's all for now, so far this morning sucks.

Cya...

Not So Great Again...

 

I didn't sleep that well again.  It was better than the night before, but not great.   Right before shutting down last night, Windows decided it didn't like a program I've used for years.  It won't even let it open anymore.  So far, I haven't found a workaround.  I looked for replacements & I may have found somethings, we'll see if any work.

Then it decided to storm more last night.  Between yesterday & last night, we got about 2".   There's more rain in the forecast for the end of the month.   We're still short some for our monthly average.  

This morning there was lots of outside noise.  It was too cool for a fan, so there was no buffer sound.  The outdoor cats had a standoff as well.  Let there not be a moment of peace & quiet.

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Noisy Trash...

 

Short post this morning.  The trash trucks were noisier than usual & woke me up.   Then I fell back to sleep & overslept.  I'm running late & I still have to shower.  I didn't see any interesting articles, so this is it.

At least it's bright today & supposed to be warmer. Take care.

Cya...

Mowers are Like Worried Dogs...

 

If our yard is looking shaggy, the neighbors are less apt to mow.  But let our grass get cut & look out.  It's like they're worried our lawn is outdoing thiers.  Then the mowing starts.    

Once another mower starts mowing, it's on.  Soon, there'll be more mowers, trimmers, clippers, etc...  It's like when a single dog barks & soon every neighborhood mongrel is baying, barking & yipping.  

Yesterday was the day of dueling mowers.  Everyone had to mow.  They had to trim & clip.  They made an awful, debris ridden racket.  Dust, cut grass & pollen flew.   Between all of that & the noise, my head wasn't & still isn't happy.  

I hate mowing.  I'd replace the lawn with low grow options & wild flowers, then just let it be.  Too bad we have fire ants & the ground cover would hide them.  

For now it's over.   Maybe soon my allergies will settle a bit.  That's it, take care.

Cya...

Another Loud Saturday Morning...

 

This makes the 3rd Saturday morning in a row I was woke up by some horrible noise.   Heavy trains moving so fast they sound like small aircraft are a given these days.  Add wet or cold tracks & the noise is even more intense.

But these last Saturdays the source has been over zealous yard work.  Each time, it's been just after rain, but still they mow, trim, weed-eat & make their cacophony of seussian noise with their yard machinery.  This morning was a tree being taken down by obnoxious chainsaws.  Then there were loud trucks taking things away.   Racket & asshats always seem to go together.  Both are loud & annoying.  

Cya...

Not Good Morning...

 

I'm running late.  I didn't sleep well & jolted awake.   I got agitated when the net dropped out on us right before going to bed.  Then the outside noise kept waking me.  I fell back asleep & then overslept.  Noise startled me awake & now I'm running late.

Optimum sucks & is somehow worse than Suddenlink.  I blame the fiber.   Ever since they shifted to fiber, the net's been down a lot more & takes the cable with it.  The worst part of it is that's rarely an issue near us, they don't give not repair time estimates & they never say what happened.

I'd call Optimum rude, but you're mostly dealing with AI crap.  When you do get a person, they rarely have enough experience to help you.  That's if you can understand them.

That's all.  I need to head out.

Cya...

Such A Monday...

 

I didn't sleep well last night.  Everything kept making noise.  The stupid cat kept charging the window to shoo an outdoor cat.  I had to push her out of my room & close the door.  She tried to get  in & rattled the door for a while.  It made my room stuffy.

I tried to call for a refill with my pharmacy, but my medical provider hadn't provided new refills.  Now I'm waiting for that.  It'd be nice if people could just do their jobs.  

There's a lot going on & there will stuff up in the air for a while.  I'll be lucky if crap settles down before Summer starts.  A lot of people just need to die for making everyone else's life so much more difficult.

That's all for this morning.  I still have shower, go shopping & yes I'm running late.

Cya...

More More More...

 

We had a bit of good news Friday & I should've known that wasn't actually a good thing.   A single thing off our load & we got more dumped on us almost immediately.  Besides the ongoing issues with this damn house.  There's another health issue & the asshat bees have returned.  I can't do anything about either issue.  

We're still finding out things & who knows how long this take.   Of course the weather is supposed to crap out.  Add to all of this, a male cat has decided he's a singer & won't shut up.   He's been going all morning.

Yesterday was hard.  I'm not sleeping well.  I spent most of the day with a low, anxious buzz.  I'm so over it even my cheeks feel tired.  I'm want everything to shut up & work.  If this is all that's left in my life, just let me off the ride.

Cya...

Neighborhood Noise...

 

For a long time this neighborhood was pretty empty & little too quiet.  It bordered on creepy.  Then people moved in & there was more presence.  That in itself was not a bad thing.  Sure some of our neighbors are mow junkies, but that's not usually a problem.

For a while now, the traffic in our area has increased.  These aren't locals, they're passing through.  They're very noisy.  The trains running in our area have increased, gotten faster, longer & far louder.   I used to just sleep through trains, but now a lot of them wake me.  I'm not sure why, but we have an abundance of sirens at night.  They don't come nearby, they're just cutting through.  

This morning some asshat decided to mow at dawn with a giant mower.  It was loud & stupid.  I understand mowing early when it's hot, but we're may hit 80° today.  It also dumped nearly 0.5" yesterday afternoon.  The grass is still soaked.

I'm glad we have neighbors & the area isn't a ghost town any more, but the noise is ridiculous.  Still most of it isn't the people living nearby, it's jerks passing through, trains, sirens & landlords with huge lawn mowers.

There's my rant for this morning.  Take care.

Cya...

Early Ruckus...

 

Yesterday morning started with a split tree crashing into a fence.  It was loud & blew debris everywhere.  My sinuses paid for it.  I spent the day congested & sneezing.  Today looks to be worse.  The neighbors had people out to deal with the tree mess.   They cut the thing way back.  It should come back next year.  For now it looks like a bad buzz haircut on some unfortunate boy.

It's another warm day, but not as windy.  It's bright out, so I'm trying to focus on that.  By the end of the week the warm reprieve will be gone.   For now, the sky's clear & shiny.

Take care.

Cya...

It's Here...

 

Once again, there will be no real transition between seasons.  I'd put off most of the yardwork, because it had stayed in the upper 80s.  Now, it looks like 70s might be a rare thing after this week.  Instead of gradually cooling, we're dropping off a ledge.

This morning was bright, but fairly chilly.  I'll have to close up the house completely soon.  I hate that.   The fans we be stowed & the outside noise will creep in.  Not to mention relearning the various sounds the house  makes that the fans buffered. 

It's getting dark early.  There's just a little over 11 hours of sunlight.  Soon, the damn time change will happen.  Then it'll be dark stupidly early.   I hate the dark of the year.  

I say "to hell" with the 'Ber & 'Ary months.  I bet they'd say the same to me.  

Cya...

Busy Week & Mid Month...

 

It's going to be a busy week.  Besides our normal errands & shopping,  we'll have an outing tomorrow & an appointment on Thursday.   The following Monday will be another out of town appointment.  This is going to packed, add to that the car's acting up.  

It was a brighter, but cooler morning.  It could've been nice if every bit of racket hadn't happened.  The street department was doing something loud for a while.  Outdoor cats were fighting & buses ran.   I needed a good morning, as if that was going to happen.

It's Fall, the light & weather are weird, ragweed is awful, we just got our 1st dose of the Shingles vaccine & there's a lot to do while the car is being a pain.  I'm anxious & spent.  It's trying everything I've got.  The only way I ever get crap-free day is by doing nothing & not leaving the house.  Even that screws up half the time.

Here's hoping for an easy week.  If not, at least a salvageable & solvable week.   If the car screws up, let them be able to find & fix it without breaking the bank.  It'd be nice for things to work.

Cya...

The 5th...

 

There'll still be lingering fireworks for a bit, but the holiday has passed.  It wasn't all that great either.  Each year the fireworks get smellier, smokier & do less.  When we 1st moved to this house, we could sit on the porch & watch the show.  It'd easily clear the treetops by 2 - 3 times.   There'd a loud rumble boom & then the lights.  Then unfortunately, the smoke.  Each year, the lights in the sky got lower & the treetops obscured more of the show.  Last night, unless I looked at a very specific angle, the fireworks were completely concealed by the trees.  The booms were louders & the air was filled with more smoke & odors, but the lights were hidden.

Just like with everything else, the show has gotten more expensive.  While the event happened, the pyrotechnics were much lower quality.  They paid as much or more for the show & got less each passing year.  In a few years, it'll just be sparklers on a podium.

All the 4th brought us was noise, litter & smoke.  My head is dealing with the aftermath this morning.  My eyes, nose & throat are hating it.  Glad this only happens once a year.

On to other news, this article, actually an abstract from the National Library of Medicine of the NIH.  Deals with the idea that even if a cure for HIV were found, it wouldn't solve everything for those living with the virus.   This is something I've personally thought & worried about.  They made 4 points.  1) a cure for HIV would not deal with health damage already incurred from or exacerbated by the virus.  2) you'd still have to deal with the stigma of being the person who had HIV.  This could make reentering "normal"  life difficult or impossible; try finding a job after a decade with no work experience due to being HIV+.  3) People who were cured could lose all public assistance leaving them more economically vulnerable.  4) There's no guarantee a cure would be available to everyone.  Without the means to aid people who've been living with HIV for years of decades, a cure could be more problematic than the virus.

That's it for now.  Hope you had a good holiday.  Give the article a read.  Take care.

Cya...

Hurried Morning...

 

It's stopped raining for a bit, but it's hazy.   The cats decided to be assholes last night & make sleep almost impossible.   It's very muggy & there's been lots of outside noise.

I have little time before I have to shower & get out of here.  We'll be gone for a bit, due to an appointment.  Here's hoping things go smoothly.  

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Not Well...

 

I don't feel well this morning.  This month has been rough.  It was dark all day yesterday & stormed.  The storms lasted throughout the night.  Between all that, we had around 3".  That about doubles our monthly rainfall average for the month.   The rest of the month looks to be dark & there may be more rain.  

Somehow, allergens are still high.  There's been a lot of noise from animals, neighbors & trains.  Sleep hasn't been the easiest & waking's been even harder.  

May didn't get the memo about being a bright month.  It's still lingering the dark of the year.  There's not much left of the month to do better.  May, you've sucked.

That's all for now.  

Cya...