Cool and windy, part clouds, maybe some sun. Might be rain coming. It’s a mess. Nothing I can do about it, so I’ll enjoy it if it’s nice and deal with it if not. I did get the stuff out of the back of the truck, so it won’t get wet if it rains…<\/p>\n
Did a bunch of driving around. BIG loop around Houston. Traffic was snarled later in the day, due to more than usual accidents, and more than usual debris on the roads. I was able to do a bunch of pickups. I got some stuff for the BOL and a couple of things for the house. Didn’t do kid taxi stuff as D2 was home sleeping all day. She’s feeling better now and will go to school today. Negative on the combined test for flu a and b, and wuflu. She says “I’ve got stuff to do.” Okay then.<\/p>\n
Today I’ll be doing stuff at home. I’ve put some off too long, and I’m behind. We’ll see what actually gets done, but something is better than nothing, and I’ve been doing nothing for too long.<\/p>\n
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\nI’m watching the political situation and it feels like a crash diet or a New Year’s gym membership. It’s starting out strong but there is a LOT of inertia to overcome and the system has started fighting back. It’s very difficult to make more than one big change at a time in your life, and big orgs are similar. I think Trump et al. are throwing everything against the wall, with the hopes that something sticks. War is coming, and that will drive the big changes. We won’t even recognize them though until afterwards. <\/p>\n
What seems to be coming clear to me is the national version of “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” We might have left it too long, to the point where we can support a late game rally, but not a decisive and lasting change. I hope not. Individuals still can make a big difference. We are very much in the cult of personality stage… who will rise up? <\/p>\n
No matter what, change is disruptive. Get your garden started. And stack in case you can’t grow anything but weeds.<\/p>\n
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Cool and windy, part clouds, maybe some sun. Might be rain coming. It’s a mess. Nothing I can do about it, so I’ll enjoy it if it’s nice and deal with it if not. I did get the stuff out of the back of the truck, so it won’t get wet if it rains…<\/p>\n
Did a bunch of driving around. BIG loop around Houston. Traffic was snarled later in the day, due to more than usual accidents,<\/p>\n