We’re in a good stretch of weather in the past 2 weeks. No storm systems, no low or high pressure systems and we’ve had shift to winter with the jet stream shifting. Temperatures are down 10 degrees. Had a 69 the other night and even had days stay in the low 80s. A great break

A widely held belief about driving, if you drive really close to the car in front of you, they will drive faster.

The complex where we live in Kona had to turn off the water to entire site. We got notice at 2:22 for a 2:20 3-4 hour shutoff. Not even time to fill a water bottle

Children of Men takes place in 3 years. In the current climate (political and environmental) it’s not impossible

My wife is always coming across Reels of things in our house or food that we have that will kill us. There’s also always something that must be soaked in vinegar

I just go with it most times, but my continuing mantra: I haven’t died yet.

Really liking the PBS Nova shorts on Coastline management. Mostly features Native Tribes

Ok. Apple Maps is pissing me off. I’m looking for the distance between 2 places in California. Tried for 15 min and it kept trying to use my home address in Hawaii. In Google Maps it took me 30 seconds.

Kalapana before the 1984 lava flow

Changed my Guardian app to the UK edition.

The AMEX algorithm isn’t paying attention. I’ve never been to Las Vegas and never been to New York. They keep sending me dining and entertainment suggestions in those cities.

I have subscribed to a number of current events newsletters for a few year now from sources that I trust. I’m pausing them all. I don’t want to mainline the news for at least the next 4 years. I’ll get news when I’m in the mood or from tertiary sources. During Trump I it was morbid curiosity.

Younger people, if you don’t get to the Doctor often or have good relationships with you Doctor, here’s something I started in my 30s and still do. Every year on my birthday I call my Dr and have him order bloodwork and for an annual check up. It will catch things earlier.

Ok Marvel. I get it. The multiverse means no one really dies. Let’s get on with it

Watched HighwayMen on Netflix. I enjoyed it. Nice flow. Good to see Costner and Harrelson work together.

Double standard. When we went on our recent trip to N Cal., my wife’s boss insisted she be available and had to take her work phone. Her boss is now on a family trip to Disneyland and the 49ers game and has been incommunicado for the duration. Boomer (my wife) vs GenX

Some of these updates feel like a graphics rich webpage loading on dialup.

Micro.blog might end up being our safe haven in Trump’s FCC

My wife said to just watch. When Musk starts getting more attention than Trump. Trump will snap, he has to be top fiddle

Dublin

And so it begins anew.