OMG - 2026!

 We had a guy come and clean up some weeds in our yard and we wrote him a check.  The amount was scary enough but writing 1/6/26 for the date was even worse!  Wow!  That thing about time flying is real!

Of course the news is pretty scary these days too.  Invading another country?  Talking about taking an area from another NATO country?  Having American citizen shot and killed by ICE?   What the hell is the world coming to?  And, of course, there is the President's health that is clearly not great.  Every day brings some new weirdness in the news.  

On the good side, this was our sunset last night.

 We did get some rain last night but today it is 50ish and clear.  Of course the wind is between 15 and 25 mph so that keeps us filling the bird feeders.  We have a RING video camera in our front yard and the alert just went off.  It was a big dead bush being blowing across the yard!  Talk about fun times!  Sometimes a hawk or other pretty large bird will fly by and set it off.  The snow level on the mountains has come way down so that will get our water level up a bit.  Out here in Nevada that's a wonderful thing!  It's important too because there are lots of new houses being built.  My wife and I are blaming the cost of living in California for all the people moving here but who knows.  They might just be gamblers who like the casinos and we've got 7 or 8 of those; plus every grocery, gas station or whatever has 8 or 10 machines you can dump your money into.  I don't think any comes back out to you.  It just amazes me to see people at them; I'm just not that kind of gambler.  Now buying Nvidia or AT&T or Pepsi - yeah, I do gamble on them.  I've had some stinkers but some pretty good results too.  It's just a fun part of life.

My wife is doing ok.  She broke her ankle over 2 years ago and has had two surgeries to get it repaired.    She's got a cane, a walker and a wheelchair.  Which one she uses depends on how her foot is doing.  She is hitting the gym twice a week for a workout with one of the PT guys.  He's trying to help her build up her strength but she's got a way to go.  Having the surgeon tell you to stay off your foot for 2 months means those muscles don't get any exercise and they just fade away.  It's also known as life in the 75 lane!

Gotta go.  I hope everyone is having a great start to the new year and that 2026 will actually turn out to be great.  Take care and keep washing those hands!