It's Still Here...

 

It's still hot & humid.  It looks to be that way for at least a week.  The forecast will probably change again, making longer.  For any climate change deniers out there, find a high cliff & jump.  Take a walk into the ocean & keep going.  I guess you could just opt for petting a buffalo, tiger or bear.  Either way, just be done with yourself.

September is sucking in a different flavor this year.  Swelter isn't usually on the menu.  I've got a feeling, it might be going forward.  Thanks people.

That's it for now.  After last night, I need a shower.  I'm tired of being salty & gritty.  It's been over a month since any significant rain.  The fire ban is on it's 4th week, maybe 5th.  This sucks.  Take care.

Cya...

Half Down, Half To Go...

 

It's the halfway point of the hell called August.  June was dark & wet.   July finally got brighter, the last half got hot.  August has been sweltering with mostly hazy skies.  The clouds linger til midday.  By evening they're back, holding in the humidity.  I'm really hating clouds this Summer.  They're just making things worse & bringing no rain.  There's been none of the 2.5" that's this area's average for the month of August.

I'm done for now, but I'm sure the heat gripes will continue for a while.  Take care.

Cya...

Recovery Day...

 

OK, even though everything with my roomie's appointment has seemingly gone well, it was still a rough day.  It started way too early, after barely any sleep, the hot day started.  From there, it just hotter,  longer & more tiring.  

We got back earlier than expected, but it was overwhelming.  The temps hit 100+ early & didn't drop til sundown, then the humidity climbed.  August, looks to seriously hot & dry.  We've still had no rain & there isn't any in the forecast.

That's it for now.  I'm still worn out.   Take care.

Cya...

Hot Night, Bad Sleep...

 

It was still 80° when I went to bed last night.  It was already 88° when I got up.  The fans only managed to lessen the wet air, not dry it.  It was a muggy, uncomfortable sleep.

That looks to be what's up for the rest of the month.  So far there's been no rain & there isn't any in the forecast.  This isn't going to be fun.

The next few days are packed with appointments.  By Thursday, I'm going to be doing well just to out of bed.  Everything collided & now it's just getting through it.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Not What They Used To Be...

 

This is the 3rd Summer in a row that's been a let down.   The dark of the year & my SAD dragged on into early June.  Only then did things brighten up & then it was blazing.   On the days it's not been hot & it's still been muggy to the point of being sweltering.  It's another hazy morning.  It shouldn't be AC hot today, but it's dreary & humid. 

My need for sun & seasonal lightness won't be met for another year.  I'll go into the dark of the year even more depleted than before.   There really is no point in any of this.

That's all my wallowing for now.

Cya...

Brighter, Warmer & Steamier...

 

It finally got brighter yesterday, but after all that rain, it's a steam pit.  It'll take a bit for all that moisture to burn off.  It won't help if we get a lot more rain.  

It's bright again this morning.  That made it easier to wake up.   It's still very muggy.

I tried a different kind of store bought chili.  I usually make ours at home.  This stuff was awful.  I tossed the leftovers out in the yard.  It's still there this morning.   Usually with an hour or so, whatever I toss out is gone.  It's almost gone by the next day.  That means, no animal traipsing through my yard wanted anything to do with that stuff.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

PS - Keep forgetting to say that the rose of sharon bushes & tiger lilies have been blooming for about a week.

Ugh Grey Morning...

 

The weather & light are changing.  Last night's alleged rain never showed.  The air's heavy & wet.  From everything already going on this week, this morning & ragweed; I feel like I've been dehydrated & pounded out.   It's dark this morning & won't get sunny today.  I doubt I feel much better later, maybe tomorrow. 

Darker, wetter, chillier, allergy ridden are all good descriptors of recent days.  I didn't ask for any of that.  Again, I hate Fall, it only leads to Winter.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Another Slow Sunday...

 

We don't have anything planned for today.  It'd be nice if nothing comes up.   It was hot yesterday & looks to be like way for the duration.  It is Summer.  If the haze, clouds & humidity would just move on for a while.  You can always tell someone who's not from an area with high humidity.  They'll be like, that's not that hot.  Then they face the heat & humidity & double over.  Wet heat, is so much worse than hot, drier air.  

Hope everyone's Summer is going well.  Take care.

Cya...

Tiring Tuesday...

 

Yesterday sucked.  I had to get up early & try to call DHS about Summer energy assistance.   I didn't have to call in the past, it just happened for me because of disability.  I called at 7 AM when the lines opened.  For 2 hours they played horrid, on-hold music.  Periodically, it'd say the estimated wait time.  It started at & stayed at 0 minutes.  At 9 AM it cut me off.  When I called back, the message said it was congested & couldn't take my call.  I tried this morning & it was the same.  I did the application online, but that can weird.  I prefer over the phone.   I guess we'll see how this goes.

We took Millie, our cat, to the vet.  She's been a bit off.  They charged a lot to tell us she seems fine.  I hope she is.

We get home & it's hot & humid.  Just walking inside covered my face in sweat.  Then I saw bees have returned.  It's time to get them to move on again.  It takes a bit to get them to leave.

Yesterday was  exhausting.  That's it for now.   Take care.

Cya...

Dark Rainy July...

 

Yesterday was cooler, but not all that easier.  The morning rain never showed.  The air was soaked.   It wasn't hot, but it was so humid just walking left you soaked.   The rain finally showed about dinner time & hasn't left since.  It could be here all the way to Tuesday morning.  I think we'll make our average rainfall average.

Dealing with rain & dark morning is about it for me.  Take care.

Cya...

Steamy...

 

Yesterday wasn't the easiest day.  As usual, the weather around here refused to slide into something new.  No, it went dark, soaked & border line chilly to bright, hot & steamy.  As much rain as we've had, it'll take any sunny, bright days quite a while to burn off this humidity.  Yesterday was far warmer & muggy than I was used to handling.  It was rough.

I can get used to it.  Considering this is late June, it wasn't that hot.   Summer is here & it brought all the humidity.  That's not fun.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

There's Light...

 

It's sunny this morning & it could get warm today.  Maybe it'll burn off some of this humidity.  We could get more rain late tonight.  There are still a lot of chances for storms before mid-month.  We're nearly to our monthly rainfall average. 

Articles were lacking & mainly talking about cuts by the orange stain.  This is it for this morning.   Take care.

Cya...

Almost, But Not....

 

I thought I might have found some interesting articles this morning.  I did not.  I found links to research abstracts.  Abstracts can be great if you're doing serious research & want to see if the piece is right for you.  But for my blog, they're generally useless.  Abstracts are very brief usually no more 3 paragraphs, often less.  They're the thesis of a work that is generally in a journal that's either not on the web or behind a paywall.  Either way, not helpful for the average user.  I don't mind abstracts in search results, I mind them not being labelled.

The weather shifted again.  The next few days will be warmer.  This morning is very humid.  Maybe that'll burn off as the day warms up.  

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Nuisance Morning...

 

It's cloudy & dark this morning.  It's very humid & there could be some rain.  The biggest problem is the noise this morning.  Some neighbor decided to idle their car forever.  Local utility people are doing tree trimming.   That's a lot of sawing, motor sounds, & beeping trucks.  The moist air with all the tree debris won't be easy on breathing.  

I know these things need to be done.  Still last week it was roofers & now it's tree people.   It'd be nice it everyone would leave my mornings alone & stop making so much noise.  Mornings are rough enough on me.  

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

1 Down...

 

The 1st of the month wasn't horrible, but could've been better.  I'm not just talking about the birthday thing.  The weather's in this place of cooling down slightly but cranking up the humidity.  And ragwood is raging.  This isn't exactly a pleasant experience.  

The 1st of the month stuff will start tomorrow.  We'll handle what we can & then go grab something out for my birthday meal.  I'll appreciate the different food, but I'm just so disassociated with my birthday.  Actually, it's not as bad as it used to be, but it's still a fairly uneasy truce.  It used to be utterly adversarial.   My take on most holidays has lessened some, but not the birthday thing.  

The sun's shining, maybe it'll burn off some of the humidity.  That's be nice.  Take care.

Cya...

Need Some Down Time...

 

The last few days were hard.  It's been very hot & it will be again today.  Because of more scheduling blunders, it took an extra day to get the van back.  I think it's fixed.  

We spent a lot of time out in the heat yesterday & it was rough on us.  I doubt either of us got much good sleep last night.  An alleged storm rolled through & a main window had to be kept closed overnight.  That always makes the house extra humid.  Turned out to be a lot of lightning & no rain.

We have shopping & mail today.  Hopefully that's all & it goes well.  We need a cooler, less stressful day.  A least after tonight, things are supposed to cool down some.  If the overnights drop, I think we can handle the rest.

Take care.

Cya...

Not Much Friday...

 

Other than shopping, we don't have a lot going today.  It won't be as hot, but it's pretty humid.  Yesterday wasn't fun, neither of us felt that well.  We're wondering if we got food poisoning from something when we ate out.   Maybe, it's run it's course.

I need to do some yard stuff, but the grass is wet with dew.   Things will be hot by the time it dries.  I really don't like having a yard.  At least not something this size.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Weather Gripe & Bye June...

 

It got hot, well it is Summer.    It's not so much that it got hot, it's that it got this hot, this quick.  I can adjust to a lot of things.  But, I need time to do so.  There wasn't any, it went from dark & cool to a few nice days  to hot, humid crap.   The heat is bad, but as always humidity is the beast.  Temps in the 90s with low humidity are fine.  Days in the upper 80s with high humidity are nasty.  Those same days in the upper 90s are a bit hellish.  This wouldn't be so bad, but this sweltering leaves me wiped out & nauseous. 

This is the last day of June.  It turn out to be a great month.  Goodbye June.

There's my weather gripe.  Hope everyone is coping with the season.  Take care.

Cya...

100 Maybe...

 

About half the weather sites say we reached 100°  F yesterday.  Some of the others topped out at 98.  Some recent Summers we haven't even seen the century mark.  It isn't going to be like this time around.  It looks like passing 100 will be fairly common this season.  Great, we didn't need that.  

That's about it for me this morning.  It's bright, hot & humid.  The last item needs to be dropped.  The humidity's what kills you.  Heat's no fun, but muggy air is worse.

Take care, stay cool.

Cya...

Last Week...

It's the last week of August 2023 & my birth year.  I've tried to look back at the highlights of this time.  There's a problem.  I can remember some moments & even a few days, but no weeks & definitely not a month.  I don't expect an entire year to be great or even good, but this year was awful most of the time.  The weather, light levels, stressouts, annoyances, etc... were all over the top & uncalled for.  There's been a popular meme this year, calling the weather disrespectful.  Maybe the weather was, but nothing compared to the sheer asshattery of the year. 

I have some birthday plans, we'll see how they hold up.  If they don't, we'll pivot.  I'd been happy if August hadn't decided to stay in swamp mode all month.   This is supposed to be our driest month.  Send this crap back to Louisiana. 

My time with August, this year & Netflix has or is about to come to an end.  I'll miss my Netflix DVD's but the rest of it can get in my rearview mirror & disappear. 

Cya...