Goodbye June 2026...

 

This month has been alright.  I needed some things to happen that rarely, if ever did.  Again, we're going to go from dark, humid & cooler to blazing Summer heat.  Yet  somehow, it's still overcast & muggy.  

July is almost here & I don't have much hope for the rest of this summer being better.  If it manages to be good, awesome, but I'm not banking on it.  I'm tired  of looking forward & only seeing warning signs & hazards.  

June, was OK, but not much more.  Maybe it was better for other people.  Take care.

Cya...

Lasts of June Things To Do...

 

June's nearly done.  We have some errands & shopping this morning.  It's the last grocery run of the month.  It's getting hot, the AC will be on soon.  

There wasn't much for articles this morning.  I did manage to get a hold of my specialist.  They hadn't set my telemed appointment.  The appointment used to be made before I left the current meeting.  They haven't had a consistent staff in some time.  Any way, appointment & lab dates are set.

That's all for this morning.  Take care.

Cya...

1st Half...

 

The 1st half of 2026 is wrapping up.  This wasn't a great time for me.  I've had worse, but things definitely could've been better.  I guess next week is supposed to be the year's halftime show, with all the 4th stuff.  

I remember the bicentennial.  There was so much red, white & blue; on banners, streamers, even fire hydrants.  It seemed to be a lighter, more joyful time.  76 had a lot of issues, but compared to now, it probably felt like a dream to a lot of people.  50 years later & the crapfest is raging on.  

To every group that robbed the present of what it  could've been, I really hope you end in the most gruesome manner.  There could've been unity, joy & progress.  Instead there's turmoil, hate & greed.  May those who caused that turn have nothing but a horror show for the remainder of their lives.

This could've been a really cool 4th of July.  Instead we got this dumpster fire.  

Cya...

National HIV Testing Day 2026...

 

National HIV Testing Day has rolled back around.  Here's a piece from POZ on the matter.  Normally the 1st articles I'd see would be from the CDC & HIV.Gov.  I didn't see anything from the CDC & had to go looking for this article from HIV.Gov.   

With the current administration's attitudes & actions; getting tested & being as safe as possible is more important than it has been in decades.  This government is not on your side when it comes to HIV.  Get informed, play safer & get tested.  You may be the only person trying to insure you're own health & well being.

Take care.

Cya...

Cloudy Last Friday...

 

It's a cloudy morning & the lasts of June have been here since Wednesday.  No more trash trips for June.  The weather is supposed to get hot.  Maybe it'll kill some of whatever's in the air making it hard to breathe.

I didn't find much for articles this morning.  Other than shopping, we don't have a lot.  That's good, neither of us are feeling that well.  Nighttime skunk walk-bys are making their presence known.  Some nights, the stink really gets to us.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

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...