Who knows what today’s weather will be like. We weren’t supposed to get much from Bertha, but some parts of the Houston area got more than an inch of rain. We got a bad thunderstorm but it didn’t last. It did knock down the temperature. It was only 78F when I went to bed. So today could be more of the same, or it could be just a summer day here in the swamp. We’ll see.<\/p>\n
I did a lot yesterday. Got my tenant taken care of. Did a pickup in Alvin and another on my way home, while driving through storms that were pretty strong. It was dark as night in places. And a lot of water fell from the sky. Like every t storm, we had localized flooding and high water, but it didn’t last. Finally got home in time for a brief power outage. Changed the batteries in the lanterns, but that was about it. I’m critically short of AA batteries though. I’ve been trying to get to Costco and return a whole package that went bad in storage, and to get more for the stockpile, but didn’t make it yet. So I used the D cell lanterns. I’ve gotten several boxes of D cells in the auctions lately. Big and heavy, but they do last a long time.<\/p>\n
Today I might make it to Costco. And to Lowes to get the trim I need for the BOL window project. If it’s not raining, W and I are going up this weekend. Both kids have other plans with other people, so we’re free to do what we want. And I want to wrap up that project.<\/p>\n
Or we’ll stay home and work the list here. I’m still on strike so there are parts of the list I’m ignoring, since I don’t do anything around here… Kid mentioned how high the grass in the back yard was last night. Yup. ‘Cuz I don’t do anything around here. I don’t know if I can hold out. It’s in my nature to just fix stuff when it’s wrong. I have to resist dozens of times a day even on little stuff like cleaning the sink or picking up something on the floor. Petty. Yup.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, stacking continues, albeit at a slower pace. But the journey is the goal…<\/p>\n
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Who knows what today’s weather will be like. We weren’t supposed to get much from Bertha, but some parts of the Houston area got more than an inch of rain. We got a bad thunderstorm but it didn’t last. It did knock down the temperature. It was only 78F when I went to bed. So today could be more of the same, or it could be just a summer day here in the swamp. We’ll see.<\/p>\n