It's been a weird year already but we've just got to keep working on it trying to improve things. Who would have thought that the year would start out with a bunch of idiots breaking into the Capital? On the health front heaven only knows what the Delta variation of Covid is going to become. I'm hoping not so much but that is based on hope not knowledge! And there is the Black Lives Matter movement; it looked for a time that there might be a bit more racial equality coming to our country; now all I'm hearing is how state legislatures are making it more difficult to vote. They aren't doing that with old white guys like myself in mind. All this racism, fear and negativity is depressing. I have always thought that this was a country that was "conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal". Bah, humbug!
I'll change gears here. My wife and I bought a few extra things at the grocery store last week so we could just stay home on the weekend of the 4th. Fireworks are legal in our county and we have three stores that sell nothing else. Of course this is their big day but apparently they do just fine all year long. They sell plenty of fireworks to out-of-town folks who want to make a big noise elsewhere. We don't hear or see much around town. A couple years ago I drove over to Las Vegas, where fireworks are limited to sparklers, etc., and saw 4 highway patrol motorcycle cops each with a car pulled over with illegal fireworks visible in the back seat. Like most towns we have a fireworks display every year to celebrate the 4th; we watch it from our front yard. That's plenty of excitement for us.
We've been working on taking a walk 1st thing every morning. These days it is 75F (25C) when we set out; waiting for it to get warmer just doesn't make sense! I liked this view of the mountains west of us when we set out. The sun was being blocked by some clouds and it almost looked like snow.
Since those mountains are only about 4,000 ft (1,200m) and it is getting to 110F (43C) down here at 2,500 feet (760m); I'm pretty sure it's not snow!
Well, thanks for stopping by. Keep washing those hands!
1 comment:
Not a very happy holiday for either your country or mine right now. Canada is going through a very sad time as hundreds of unmarked graves are being found on the grounds of the old Catholic Residential Schools where hundreds / thousands of Indigenous children went missing over the years. The church is not releasing and records and the Canadian Government is refusing financial aid to the search efforts. It will be a coverup and a whitewash of the whole thing if the Church and the Government have their way. A sad time for all concerned, I certainly don't feel like celebrating.
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