Hurricane Ida.

 Hurricane Ida.

 

My friend AnnaBeth Graf sent me a couple of text messages today as Hurricane Ida hit Mississippi. She wanted to let me know that she was as prepared as she could be under the circumstances. She lives on a hill near the ocean. According to Bing, 62 hurricanes have been recorded in the Diamondhead, MS since 1930. The largest hurricane was Georges in 1998. The most recent Diamondhead, MS hurricane was Isaac in 2012. All we can do for folks living in the path of this latest hurricane is pray for them. It makes me feel helpless, but living in Tornado Alley here in Texas is not all that much different. We just never know when something will blow through here.

 

This weekend was the celebration of the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred bike race. To each his own. At least this particular sport does not have people running into each other on purpose, and for Wichita Falls, the influx of money can’t really hurt our businesses. It is a VERY good weekend to stay at home, however. Even if one is not daunted by the extra traffic and all the extra bodies everywhere, just being around that many people is a great way to expose one’s self to any number of unvaccinated and contagious people. Guess who is staying at home.

 

The headlines in one of the publications read around here told about President Biden falling asleep while in a meeting—one on one—with the Israeli prime minister. Perhaps the situation could be worse. Maybe he could be carrying around the little football with the codes for nuclear war. Right now, my head is whirling around in amazement at some of the stupid things happening in this world. That is just one that makes me sad. What a major disparity between even the most ineffective president in our history and this one.

 

On a funnier note, it took two men to accomplish what Donny Anderson used to do in a day taking care of all the mowing and weed eating down on his property. The amount of dust and flying grass was also pretty wild. The man on the mower had the deck set low enough to almost scalp the ground. Oh well. It won’t need to have them cut it again for a while unless we get some major rainfall. Well, the same could be said of this place, to tell the truth. Mine may not be quite that short, but it is definitely short. The hens don’t seem to mind, however. May have to try to get some greens for the hens to nibble on soon. They ate a watermelon this week that made them go around making messes. They loved it!

 

Cleaned the truck out and washed the floor mats. It was an involved affair that required getting out an extension cord, taking the shop vac out front, using cleaner to get some stains out of the carpet, and wiping down the seats, the pockets on all four doors and the back of the seats. Threw away two completely ragged rolls of toilet tissue that a mouse had gone through. What a mess! Cleaned out the console with its four cup holders. Did not expect to find mouse pills in there for some reason. Should have known better. Anyway, a trip to Wally World is going to be required unless Amazon will send me a new filter for the shop vac. Not being able to see the actual size of the filter might cause some problems, so may just make the trip over to WW. Or not. Really don’t want to go anywhere right now.

 

Anne has to be at the surgical center at 7 a.m. on Wednesday. She is driving over here from Henrietta, so that means she will be getting up very early. It is not a problem for me to get up that early, but she is not exactly a morning person. So thankful she can drive over here in the dark. Yours truly does not see well to drive in the dark. It scares me to face bright lights while driving. Have done it, but it is definitely not one of my favorite activities. She can remain here until it is time for the doctor to check her eye again, then she will either let me drive her home or drive herself back to Henrietta. She should not have to wear the shield to drive home.

 

Cooked the last package of ground beef today with a large purple onion and four small potatoes. Not bad eating. It needed some kind of spice other than Mrs. Dash, but will add some more spice to it tomorrow. Just did not want to put anything in that might cause indigestion this afternoon. Don’t even usually eat potatoes, but these needed to be used up. Potatoes are one of my “comfort foods.” Mashed potatoes and gravy just can’t be beat! Don’t want any fried potatoes, but have eaten some fried ones from Chic-Fil-et that were excellent. My grandsons have great ideas for nibbles! And now my granddaughter works there. Lance says that she is only in it for the money, however. Not sure she really likes the food all that much. She is so slender that any calories would be burned up from whatever they could feed her! Busy girl!

 

Sylvia decided to ask for treats today. The only ones left were dog biscuits from the feed store. She didn’t care. Thompson didn’t even bother to come ask for one. Not his bag! They are not spoiled dogs. But they are well loved.

 

Plan to do some reading tomorrow. Almost finished with all of the Murdoch Mysteries! Some of the episodes are really pretty stupid, but some are excellent. One today was about a rabies vaccine that could be developed as a one-shot preventative. It reminded me of what our dogs take every three years now. Some of the ideas show how microwaves were originally developed and how some governments wanted to use the microwaves as a weapon. It seems to me that sound waves or vibrations were developed at one point as a battlefield weapon. It reminds me of how some of our diplomats have been injured by sound waves or something in some places in South America and other countries. Scary. Again, whatever man can imagine, he can develop. Not always a good thing.

 

No one can imagine what the future may bring in our lives and in international problems. We know the ultimate answers lie in the hands of God, but meanwhile mankind must suffer from our stupidities. Let us pray that God will bring His government soon. May we be found as faithful servants who show love to and for others.

 

Rest well and find joy in each day, my friends. You are loved.