Just like the sun rising in the morning and setting in the evening, there'll be complaining of power bills in Texas when it gets hot. I found this among the "Dog Lost/Found" and female validation posts on NextDoor: Screenshot A real "No Shit" moment. One that I had when I first moved here almost 26 … Continue reading Dog Bites Man
Category: Living In Texas
Bugging Out
While walking the dogs lately, I've noticed there's more than a few vacant houses. There are a few near me that appeared to have been rentals. The most notable is the Somalis that lived next door. It's a small 3x2 house like mine, but there were always six cars or so there. I met the … Continue reading Bugging Out
And so it begins…
This little SOB posted this morning: Popping up from the Somalis yard, causing Aria to bark her fool head off for a few hours. It took off while we were on our walk this morning. Dammit.
No Rain
But we got a rainbow: We were supposed to get some rain from Eduardo as it fizzled. Nada. Got nothing. Not a drop.
Can’t Wait for the Fall Colors
Yeah. That mostly don't happen here. Word has it the heatwave will break this week, and we may get rain, of all things. Fall is my favorite season. I love the snap in the air, the leaves falling, the smell. Down here in North Texas, we really don't get the full experience. But just a … Continue reading Can’t Wait for the Fall Colors
Happy Independence day
Woodsterman had a great piece on the ladies that would welcome the troops heading to war when the train stopped in their town: For the next 51 months, every single day, women from 125 surrounding communities—some driving 75 miles on rationed gas—met every troop train that passed through. They didn't have a budget or government … Continue reading Happy Independence day
Hahahahahaha….
(Wipes tear...) It's hot in France. Deadly hot! https://youtu.be/S8l2ro3QMA8?si=pzyxOitMxBs3_ZOE It was 29.8C!. That's 85.6 here in the US. As I type this, it's 93 here in DFW. I think it was 85 when I went out running. It was partly cloudy, 85, no humidity. I did a full 5K and feel great for it. 85 … Continue reading Hahahahahaha….
First Fruits
My pepper plants got started early. The bell pepper plant is one that the Girl had kept alive all year. I learned something - bring the plants in and use them again next year. That banana pepper was awesome in a salad. Peppery. Yesterday, it was looking like rain. My app said it was going … Continue reading First Fruits
Here we go again.
Found on my NextDoor feed: It's a snake. So what. I don't know what kind of snake this is. So I asked Grok. This is a Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi), also known as a gopher snake. Bullsnakes are one of the largest native snakes in Texas (and North America), often reaching 4–6 feet long, with … Continue reading Here we go again.
A walk in the park
I've been out of town for three weekends in a row. This is the first weekend in nearly a month that I've been home. It's also the first in over two years that I haven't been with the Girl. I found myself with time on my hands. I got back from DC Thursday, and had … Continue reading A walk in the park
