Musings

I’m mystified how my iPad, my ancient iPad and night-time reading device (black background, very light siena letters), which spends all its time (except when I rarely download new reading material) in Airport mode, manages to find out when there are software updates available.

My hypothesis is that Airport mode is not a total lockdown, despite indications to the contrary.

Posted at 10:22 PM | Comments Off on Minor device mystery

I spend some intellectual energy now and then on “political economy.” With whatever sense of a lens I have from that, I think DT is running again because it’s the best business model he’s happened upon in the last decade, the model most likely to line his own pockets and pick up his personal expenses. Sure, there’s an ego component, but IMHO it’s about money. Money. And money.

Posted at 9:13 PM | Comments Off on The baseline

I have decided that I don’t want to know the politics behind funding this text put into the floor in…get this…the landing of a staircase. Not in the lobby floor, or even one of the broad hallways. In the floor of a landing. So, the money was spent…on a place that most people never see because they use the elevator.

This was in a cancer center of a major research and treatment facility. I was there for breast imaging that confirmed that I am fine, and the irregularity noticed previously is what happens with real tissue and real conservative diagnostics. Lucky me.

Posted at 9:37 PM | Comments Off on I am fine

For some reason, late Sunday afternoon we began binge-watching “Yellowstone” from the beginning. We got into the second season tonight. Too much blood; not enough snow, is what I’m thinking.

That’s neither snow nor ice, just shower steam.

Posted at 9:26 PM | Comments Off on Not quite au courant

Lotsa Nicole wind did bring down lotsa leaves, yet look how many green beauties remain above.

Posted at 9:42 PM | Comments Off on Leaves persist

Three years ago was before Covid-19 (at least here), and I found this beast. My day this year, in 2022, was dull, perhaps stifled by my Friday shot. It has certainly made my arm sore. Whine. But I am okay.

Posted at 9:16 PM | Comments Off on Time travel

Blew me away. Organic? Certainly an oxymoron. And a great distraction immediately after getting our New & Improved™ Covid shot/booster (not sure which; it’s the most recent release).

Also, nope, we didn’t buy and try New & Improved™ Reeeseees.

Posted at 9:01 PM | Comments Off on And dark chocolate, too

Hearing that we were to have a rain band arrive this afternoon, I figured I should move some leaves before the moisture weighed them down. In the process, I found these daffodils have already shot up, although they are rather flimsy and insubstantial. After all, it is NOT yet spring. I doubt if they’ll send up buds….

With the bands came wind, and the worst of it will pass by during the dark hours. I expect it’ll wake me up more than once. Yawn (already).

Posted at 8:10 PM | Comments Off on Looking ahead

Overcast and winds arrived today, the outer bands of the outer bands of storm Nicole that is down in Florida. The last map I saw showed the center of the storm will cross Florida, then head for us. Inland means less power, yet we’ll still have plenty more wind and probably over two inches of rain before the weekend. For now, our blooming basil remains.

Posted at 8:04 PM | Comments Off on Our friend(?) Nicole

Somehow, an anole got into our bathroom. I managed to herd (I use that word loosely; anoles not only run, but hop and jump) the anole into this bucket. Then, I took the bucket to the balcony and let it go.

I decided not to think about how it got into the bathroom. Total mystery.

I’m also trying not to think too much about the early returns on today’s vote. Also rather a mystery.

Posted at 7:50 PM | Comments Off on Dinosaur removed