Porthole

July 24 & 25

I read an old blog entry from 2007: "Zahara, Like water for chocolate" . It garnered 12 comments. I'm mourning a community-lost.

This isn't good for my depression.

At times I just want to thank WDC and wave goodbye.
It's becoming harder and harder to stay.

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose ~ Alphonse Karr.

I wrote to Robert:

"Definitely Danny Downer today. Hugz.

I'm more optimistic than this when I'm depressed.

'Good' and 'Bad' happen, but when the 'Good' gives up...

One person may be flexible like a willow wand. A bunch of willow wands is hard to bend. It's why autocrats can respond quicker than (small d) democrats. Rights erode when we refuse to bend together (thinking of race and religious divides). Covid-denial is an example of magical thinking trumping medical science. Nativism and Nationalism becoming a growing part of Americanism is frightening as the World gets smaller due to natural processes. And Mother Nature is ignored at our own peril.

Oh Sweet Summer Child! I wish I were."

63 degrees at midnight. 139 AQI
57 degrees at 8:48 and an AQI of 147.
80 at 12:48. Still smokey. Con un AQI de 132 me siento ahumado.
78 and 74 at 10:10. At least it will cool off tonight.

I did write a poem: ""79031" [196]" 
Won 24 Syllables with "Yee-haw! [193]" 

JULY 25

64 degrees at 12:34 a.m. Cool enough to sleep and I can turn the fan on to make it cooler. Suppose to get hot today though.
64 again at 10:30 ... which is pleasant but 118 AQI is not. My eyes have been suffering for days now. Some sunshine peaking through.
85 and 114 AQI at 1:45.

I sit inside because I dare not go out while the compressor goes on and off under my window.

I could go out in the hall to escape it, inhale the smoke by sitting in front of the 3rd floor landing's window.

Bri is back and brought me a shell from a beach in Connecticut. She gifted me a juicer and marshmallows. I'm drinking mocha with marshmallows now. For a moment all is good.

But now 140 AQI which is unhealthy (for sensitive groups), plus temp over 90.

I should try to accomplish something before coming back here.

Ate two hotdogs, read James (Bible) took note of 3:5-10 regarding the tongue, revised one blog rating to 13+.

I really need to clarify my approach to blogs and Blogville.

1. I want to be able to say most anything without cultural taboos.
2. I want a community that interacts.
3. I don't need a set of prompts to follow.
4. If I offended you it's because you took offense.
5. An adult needn't monitor the &#@ language of other adults.

It's 92 degrees at 5:30.

It's 72 degrees at 10:45 with an AQI of 95. There is hope.
Almost midnight. Back up to 101; can't win.

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