What Articles...

 

Finding pieces to post about can be an issue.  For some time, there haven't been many coming out.  1st, it seemed due to normal process, then tRump's budget issues, then everything else under the sun.  Now, finding a relevant piece isn't likely on a regular basis.  Then there are the bad pieces, the paywalls & the abstracts.  

I think it's kind to call some of those abstracts.  A piece like that is supposed to be a concise, yet thorough, summation of the article & it's information.  Many abstracts now are article bio, blips of info about the piece & then a few sentences of summation often ending in ellipses.   Those aren't abstracts, they're not even a blurb.  They are so brief they're functionally useless.

Oh well, there's my articles rant.  It's hot, getting hotter.  Will be so for the duration & BTW ragweed is back, joy.  Take care.

Cya...

For The Moment...

 

The nights have had soaring humidity levels.  This has caused my feet to swell.  It's been rough keeping my feet in good shape this season.   After all that, I wake up dehydrated.  Oh well, that's the time of year.  It'd be nice if the humidity & ragweed died down some.

For me, at least, today's mostly a nothing day.  My roomie has an appointment in town.  That may or may not develop into more on the the to-do list.  But for now, my day looks fairly easy.   Maybe that'll hold.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Of Course It Did...

 

We went out for to see a movie yesterday.  It was for my birthday.  Between my birthday bad luck & the car's BS lately, I was pretty anxious about the trip.  I nearly suggested just not going.  The car started fine, but it stalled out on us on the way home.  It started again, but it still died. 

Fall is here & I'm already having issues.  This car drama is ramping up.  It's getting hard for me to go do things.  I'm just too anxious about the damn car breaking down.  

My Autumn issues are here.  The ragweed is hellish.  The car issues are stupidly frustrating.  I'm not sleeping as well as I'd like.  We had to get up early to run the car back to mechanic for the umpteenth time.  I'm tired, nervous & just want to stop.  I'm getting close to the point where I just can't anymore.

That's my beginning of September, my beginning of 59 & like always it sucks horribly.  I'm pretty sure my birthday hates me.  At best it's just blah, most of the time, it screws me over.  Well September, I'm not overly fond of you either,.

Cya...

Swing Weather...

 

The weather has been swaying back & forth from warm to cold, high to low humidity, & varying light levels.  Mabon or Autumn equinox may nearly 3 weeks away, but Fall weather is here.  It's shifting from 60s at night to nearly 90 during the day.  The humidity is ranging from 30% - 90+%.  It's so cloudy, the light's shifting throughout the day. 

All of that plus ragweed is making things hard.  Pour on some car drama & I not doing so great.  It'd be nice if something could just cooperate.  That's not going to happen.

Had my telemed appointment.   Everything went as expected.  They want me to get the shingles vaccination.  I'll see about getting that started.  It's a 2 dose process.    I'll see them again in 6 months.

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Hot & Weedy...

 

Yesterday was rough.   It was windy when we headed out to do some shopping.  That held for a while & it was alright.  But once the wind died down, things were rough.  The muggy heat set in hard.  It didn't help that ragweed has come back into play.  This is the probably the worse allergen for me.   I was coughing, sneezing & had eye yick.  That weed's here until it rains.  That doesn't look to me happening any time soon.  It doesn't look to be a lot cooler today.  

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Rough Temp Swings...

 

It was windy yesterday & we've had some 30°+  swings in temperature.   There's still ragweed out & all that together wasn't great on me.  I woke to fair amount of sinus pressure with a slight headache & fever.   It'll pass, but for now, it's not comfortable.  

There isn't much going on here today.  We need to run a few errands & that should be it.   It'd be nice to end this month with as little drama as possible.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Ragweed Go Away...

 

Besides being assaulted by ragweed, not much is going on here.  That blasted allergen has refused to leave & it's taking its toll on me.   My allergies have led to sinus issues, which have left me with aches & mild fevers.  Allergies are exhausting & irritating. 

Started the holiday business & put up our scant  decorations.   It's not much, but it works for us.  Take care.

Cya...

3rd Sunday & Hotter...

 

I'm sounding like a broken record;  it's hotter, damn ragweed, no articles, nothing happening, in September.  But, that's about all there is right now.   The seasonal transition decided for a bake off  instead of a chill down.  The ragweed is at stupidly high levels.  There are no articles  & nothings happening on this 3rd Sunday in September.

That's about all for now, so take care.

Cya...

Mid September...

 

We're midway through the month.  Bills are paid & we have nothing much planned for a bit.  Other than shopping & starting the new season of Bake Off, I think we're completely off any schedule for a bit.  Yay!

I needed yesterday off & I needed it to do better than it did.  It wasn't the day's fault.  That goes to  damnable ragweed & people burning stuff in their yards.  My eyes were shot yesterday.  I kept using eye drops to deal with the redness & irritants.  It helped some.  Allergy pills did little to help my breathing or sinuses.  Choose people; you can have ragweed, yard mowing or burning, but not all 3.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Dry September Ending...

 

It's the last day of the month.  September is leaving us stuck with ashy smoke,  ragweed & dry air.  Unless we get rain today, the month will be 3.5"+ short of our monthly rainfall average.  It's been hot, dry & pollen ridden.  The town has been cutting trees & digging ditches near the river.  Maybe it's prep for future flooding.  What it's doing now is filling the air with debris.  They're burning the remainder.  Between that & the ragweed, my breathing is rough.

Goodbye September.  You could've been worse, but you could've been a lot better.    Goodbye until  next year.  Try to do better when you come back.  

Cya...

Last Warm Up Maybe...

 

The next few days are supposed to be warmer.  By midweek, it's supposed to rain. With any luck, the ragweed will get washed away.  Ragweed needs to go  back the hell it came from.  It's killing my eyes, throat & sinuses.  I'm tired of those little pollen barbs giving nosebleeds, upset digestion & slight fevers.  It's  annoying & exhausting.  

That's all for now, take care.  Maybe articles will  resurface soon.

Cya...

1st & Last...

 

This is the 1st Friday of Fall.   It's  also the last Friday in September.   The month season's just starting, but the month's closing out.  I really hope it takes the ragweed with it.  The stuff is brutal this year.  Septembers have become such hot, dry months that the pollen just lingers.  

We'll head out to go shopping in a bit.   Before then,  I need to  shower.  this is all for now.   Take care.

Cya...

Bloody Allergies...

 

Running a little late this morning.  I have an issue with nosebleeds.   It's gotten worse since becoming HIV+,  being on the meds & getting older.  They're  mostly caused by dryness & irritation.   Allergies & fans cause both. I used to be able to handle allergy pills like Claritin.  Not so much anymore.  They used to help me out a lot.  Now, they do a little, but almost always give me nosebleeds.  Yesterday, was the 1st day in possibly a year that I took an allergy pill.  My eyes & sinuses dying from the ragweed.  It helped a little.  This morning, I woke to a nosebleed with both nostrils  bleeding.  It took a while to get that handled.  Allergies pills are back on the NO list.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

The Return of Devilweed...

 

Devilweed, AKA ragweed, has been back for a bit.   It's just in the last few days it became an issue again.  It was making my eyes & throat itch.  But now, my sinuses are an issue.  The weed is blurring my vision, irritating my throat & nose, making my breathing ragged & giving me nosebleeds.  I hate ragweed.  On top of that, the drainage it causes destroys my sense of taste & wrecks my digestion.  Ragweed is from some hell dimension.  It needs to  go back & take the grass & bugs.

Take care.

Cya...

Mid August Sunday...

 

A few things, it's mid august & the weather is  weird.  August should be hot & blazing.  Not this year.  It's overly warm, swampish & dreary.  This Summer's weather has sucked.  I'd take a dry 95  over a humid 87 any day.  Humidity is part of the Summer hell brigade.  It's partner ragweed, AKA devil weed, has arrived as well.

I have an appointment with my PCP tomorrow, standard stuff.   After, if time permits, I may try to get my labs handled.   Then I'll have  to  go shopping.   Tomorrow morning isn't going to be fun.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Neverending Hellweed...

 

It's foggy & that's not helping my disposition. The burr-shaped, demonic presence known as ragweed won't go away.  It been here forever this year.  Normally, once the rains start & the chill sets in, this crap goes back to hell where it & the bugs belong.  Not, this year.  No, almost everywhere else on the map is clearing up, but our area is still in the highish to OMG high zone.  There's no sign of it ending.

This crap is making me feel fairly awful at times.  It's giving me sinus headaches & slight fevers.  I can deal with it for now, but it needs to go.

I need to get around.  We have shopping & errands.  Take care.

Cya...

Cooling Down...

 

Last night was the 2nd night without a fan & the 1st with the windows closed.   I was warm enough, but I woke congested.   The windows will have to be closed tonight, it's supposed to rain.  The next couple of days will have highs only into the 60's.  That's 30 degrees lower than the beginning of the month.  I hope this weather gets back into a more seasonal pattern.  We don't need to be getting cold too early.  

That's about it for now.  Just trying to get through a hot tea & maybe I'll be able to breath better.  This would be a lot easier if the ragweed would just go back to hell.

Take care.

Cya...

Another Monday In August...

 

Other than horrid allergies thanks to ragweed, this is nice morning.  Nothing is going on.  We'll go shopping in a bit.  Besides that, there's not much on the to-do list.  It got warmer yesterday & the ragweed revved up.   Allergies are giving me a lot of small nose bleeds.  I hate that, it's annoying & itchy.   There's some rain chances midweek, maybe that will knock the ragweed back a bit.  It'd be nice.

Take care.

Cya...

The Enemy is Back...

 

Ragweed is back.  The devil-weed has been poking around for a bit, it's in full swing now.  The whole ENT thing is a mess.  My sinuses are jacked.  My eyes are itchy & fuzzy.  Even my ears feel impacted by this hell-pollen.  Other allergens may get to me, the burning in my area drives me nuts, but ragweed, to paraphrase Cartman,  "It's a super King Kamehameha biyotch."  I'm almost to taking allergy pills.  But, I'm already so dried out, I'm having minor nose bleeds.  I'll hold off on the Claritin as long as I can.

Other than allergies, the muggy days have been the hardest thing about August.  Yesterday, was cooler, but more humid.  It wasn't fun.    

I have an appointment in the morning.  It should be fairly standard.  Then I can get home & handle trash.  Yeah!

That's all, take care.

Cya...

PS - The CC bill I had been worried about showing up, had arrived, they just hadn't posted it.  Chase was just being a lazy ass & making me worry.  They had for it  almost 4 days before they posted. 

Middle Yick...

 

Yesterday wasn't horribly hot, but it wasn't cool either.  It was right in the middle of yick.  Not hot enough for the AC to help much, but too warm to get comfortable.   The main culprit was humidity.  

Adding to it, was the air quality.   People across the street were tore out decades old carpets.  The town keeps burning things & the smoke blows towards our area.  People were mowing.  The worst of issue was that ragweed is back.  

We weren't comfortable yesterday.  It was difficult on the eyes & breathing.  It wrecked my stomach & digestion.  Cooler, evening temps were very welcomed & needed.

Summer needs to be Summer.  It should be hot & bright.  It should kill off bugs & grass.  There shouldn't be these ballistic levels of humidity & overcast skies.  It's August, not October, act like it.

Cya...