Musings

We still have a few bills we have to pay in an addressed envelope with a stamp and the appropriate bells and whistles. Seems “so last century.”

“So last century” is a Guru phrase. Patented?

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Too many huge, scary issues (Afghanistan, Ida, western fires, etc.) in this big world, so I’ll go micro here.

Accidentally dropped my phone on my (bare) foot yesterday afternoon. Don’t do that. Bruised my foot-knucklebone, and it became quite tender. Went to bed with an icepack and managed to sleep okay.

Re-activated stick-assisted walking when I went out this morning…slow pace, something like 23 minute miles vs my usual 17/18 minute miles. But I completed a somewhat shortened version of my (currently) usual loop—yay! And now, over 24 hours after The Phone Drop, and an evening application of ice, my bruise is much, much improved. So: yay and yay!

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Went to bookclub tonight. At someone’s house. A pleasant living room seating area with eight of us.

I was slightly antsy the whole time—because: Covid-Delta. Duh. I know all have been vaccinated. Still.

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Cloud cover already accumulating this morning. Ida-weather.

Scientist-Me asks: what happens to ants during a hurricane? Do they create an air-bubble if flooded? Lots of relocation among survivors, I’m guessing.

Cleome beauty for today’s flower power. Wet from Ida-rain.

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I awakened to no electricity. Which is a tad spooky. So, I found my hat and dark specs, and headed out. On the nearby “main” street I saw a firetruck and a power-company truck. Did the former attend to the problem that caused the need for the latter?

Never did find out.

Text from the Guru two miles into my walk indicated the power was back. Yay!

And no need to park here. Was the blockage for a movie? Rumors are flying. And we got a hand-delivered hand-out about a different lane-closure…probably for a different production.

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Heavy dew this morning. Augmented by unnecessary watering in some yards.

Sun at 8am. In an alley between apartment buildings.

That low sun angle reminds me: wear your hat and sunglasses even in the early morning. That low sun angle means the rays come straight in your eyeballs and cause more damage than being overhead at mid-day. End of instruction.

Posted at 7:13 PM | Comments Off on Water and light

To avoid Delta exposure, we went to the drive-through at the pharmacy. Turned out to be a poor choice. It took on average ten (!!) minutes per vehicle ahead of us. Same to take care of us. May try a different pharmacy next time. We were in line long enough that a rain storm came up.

Unusual sprouting trunk. Effectively a natural form of coppicing.

Posted at 9:15 PM | Comments Off on Drive-up adventure

We got a bit of a temp/humidity reprieve during post-Fred, although I found it darned oppressive outside this morning. Cooler, yet the air seemed like it sat heavy on my skin.

All in a day’s…outdoor exercise.

Posted at 9:32 PM | Comments Off on Charging along

Yesterday we lived through thin outer bands of the Fred Storm. Today, we had a bit more substantive bands. I understand that by 6am, we’ll be getting serious rain from the center of the storm, to total perhaps as much as 4 inches before tomorrow is up.

We are preparing for power outage and more. I understand the power has been out in at least parts of Ann Arbor since last Thurs/Fri?…in any case, even in a US city, the power can be out for days. So, I’ve been preparing my basket of necessaries (ID, keys, cash, meds, nutrition bars, you know: the usual) to stash bedside. In case.

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I came around a corner, marching along, and look at this aerodynamic wonder. Little windows. Rivet job looked homemade. No manufacturer label/sign.

And this is the front. Interesting shape; wonder what the interior’s like.

Posted at 6:53 PM | Comments Off on Remains a mystery