I’m expecting low 70sF and overcast. The national map shows weather in our part of Texas, rain and thunderstorms. We’re still a bit on the south side of the system, so we might not get it if stuff blows up from the Gulf. I’ve got stuff to do no matter what happens with the weather.
Yesterday was a nice day. Weather was good, sunny and hot. Some overcast. Maybe some rain some where in Houston, but not for me. Overcast in the evening.
I ended up rescheduling my client visit to next week. He went out of town, so wouldn’t be sending back the gear today anyway. That opened my schedule to watch the kid get “recognized” at school, and later to make some noise and smoke. That lightened my mood. Picked up the kid from school, did the kid taxi routine, and made dinner.
Fit in some other domestic bliss too.
Today I’ll be unloading the scrap I put in the back of the truck, then hitting a couple of estate sales, while doing my pickups. I’ll be making a big loop on the north side of Greater Houston. The main item is the solar panels, but the other things will go on stacks too, or in my “to be sold” pile. I’m buying less, but there are still things popping up that I can use or need.
Keep your eyes open. With the China trade war going on, the supply chains will be disrupted again. It may be the secondary economy is the only place to buy what you need.
Or shop your stacks…
nick
Turned some money into noise and I feel better. … Call it a mental health break…
Recoil therapy, or aromatherapy? 🙂 Cheaper and more fun than a p-shrink or a p-sycho.
The power of The Legend of Jeff, Family Man, Drives a Honda, Wears the Same Type of Shirt To Work Every Day.
And MacKenzie Drove The Bronco …
UPS believed. So did Toys-R-Us and Borders.
Weather here, too.
Thom Tillis…
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/05/01/thom-tillis-a-no-on-trump-nominee-for-dc-us-attorney-ed-martin-n3802345
Litmus test: Voting to confirm Garland but not voting for any Trump judge nominee—not a Republican.
Be too bad if his taxes get flagged for a deep-rectal.
AWS tech isn’t as kewl as it used to be, and even Amazon servers come with vendor lock-in.
70F and looks like the sun might poke thru. Got over 1.5 inches of rain at the BOL, where storms blew thru last night. Nothing here though.
Feeling a little off today, probably the stuff I took for the muscle spasms in my back, it should flush out soon enough. Should have taken it just after dinner to give it more time to clear.
@denis, the aromatherapy comes later with a bottle of Hoppe’s No 9…
Lunch and coffee are made, time for a nap.
n
College football teams have a payroll now. God help us all.
The cable TV industry in the US will ride sports programming all the way down.
And don’t think for a second that you are free of the obligation to pay for the nonsense if you have Sling.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/college/longhorns/article/texas-football-salary-cost-20299985.php
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/05/trumps-latest-order-axes-federal-funding-from-npr-pbs/
Promise kept.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Probably Not The Best Idea For The Nationals To Have Their Fireworks Night On The Same Day As “Pups In The Park”
Heh.
In other news I tried to use the little Eaton scanner to listen to a ball game on an AM band: sadly the noise floor for static is so great that you can’t actually make out the announcers, even with everything turned ‘off’ in the house. If I take it to the middle of a nearby field you can hear a little, but it would be impossible to listen to for long.
Growing up in the 60s and 70s the AM bands were for listening to music.
Mmm. Banana esters. I reckon if Hoppe’s made an aftershave, it would sell like hotcakes. I might even be tempted to deviate from my Old Spice…
Here is the genius Dan Gelbart explaining, en passant while talking about sensors, what the advantage of FM over AM radio is. (It is about blocking out noise).
Let’s try that again, with the link…
Here is the genius Dan Gelbart explaining, en passant while talking about sensors, what the advantage of FM over AM radio is. (It is about blocking out noise).
Buck Owens taught country how to use Fender electric guitars on bandwidth limited AM.
To recap, Ketanji Brown Jackson grew up upper middle class and married into money so old and white that one of her husband’s ancestors literally signed the Declaration of Independence.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/01/ketanji-brown-jackson-sharply-condemns-trumps-attacks-on-judges-00323010
Arguably, this doesn’t just affect basketball, but the NFL’s expansion plans as well.
The NFL wanted to put a team in San Marcos with Coach Pop as a minority owner at a minimum, but the Spurs haven’t been winning in a significant way for a while.
Coach Pop would bring the wine to the football games and the celebrations on Sixth Street afterwards.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44967466/sources-popovich-done-coaching-spurs-staying-front-office
R.I.P. Ruth Buzzi
Dunce sez wut?
What is a woman?
No one is above the law.
The 100 year plan continues on schedule and by design.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8074n5z597o
Rain and thunder and lightning oh my.
Poured down buckets while I was inside with D2 getting some awards at her Tues/Thur hobby meeting. Big puddles on the way home. Now it’s coming down again…
It’s a lot worse north of here though.
n
Early to bed, early to rise, one is good the other– fornicates goats.
n
“Big Lots Is Reopening 132 Stores in May. Here’s the Full List”
https://www.aol.com/big-lots-reopening-132-stores-185300861.html
Good news !