As you may have noted, my daily photo is now solidly past photos of summer 2020 and into the fall with autumn foliage colors and leaves all withered and sear.
Juxtaposed against the very verdant summer outside my window I find it stimulating to enjoy the contrast. And it reminds me not to waste the chance of getting out in the world and soaking up the summer air and sun. It’s turned cool and rainy today and we’ll have a bit of cool weather for a few days but with any luck global warming will come to my rescue.
After the elation I described in conquering the lawn mower repair I bragged that I was looking for new worlds to conquer with my newly minted mechanical aptitude. Well, pride goeth before the fall and Camera Girl reminded me that I had promised to fix a leaky drain line on the kitchen sink. I was going to call a plumber. The line is one of those new-fangled plastic lines that have invaded our piping systems of late. And I’ll bet dollars to donuts it will require all kinds of fittings and adhesives that I do not possess. Well, what can you do. My pride won’t let me call the professional now. Well, not until the water gets too deep.
Tyler Cook of the Portly Politico and I have decided to cross link on our reviews for the 2019 movie based on H.P. Lovecraft’s story “The Colour Out of Space.” We both thought this movie was awful but we thought that readers should enjoy the nuanced differences between the reviews. Actually what you’ll see is our two styles. Tyler is a witty and intelligent writer and I like to rant. This exciting literary event will occur at 6:30 AM Monday, June 14th 2021.
On the politics side we are firmly into the Silly Season lull but there are stories emerging that indicate that the “Great Reset” is a partnership between Woke Capital and the Joe Burden administration. Apparently Black Rock Capital will buy up all the suburban real estate so our kids and grandkids will have to rent from them in perpetuity. On a positive note DeSantis in Florida, Abbott in Texas and some of the other governors are starting to make noise about taking a stand against the feds and the woke corporations and fight for our rights as unwilling serfs. Abbott doesn’t seem like a real conservative but maybe he’s smart enough to know which way the wind is blowing. DeSantis may be the real deal. Time will tell. Maybe we actually aren’t licked yet.
Anyway, plenty of fun stuff to write about. Stay tuned.