As I do research for my storm chasing trip coming up next month, I’m getting enthralled with videos like this one about The Great Plains. It’s such a fascinating area to me.
J.P.
Caturday.
Truman is looking quite dapper today. He’s had a bit an adventure; he’s been outside (when he’s not suppose to be outside), he’s been playing with the dogs, and now he’s settled into this cat bed where he’s kneading and purring loudly as I type this.
Life is good in the life of this cat.
Progress.
I’m always fascinated by these promotional films from the 1950s. I love the style of the cinematography, the positive attitude presents, and the fashion and style the folks are wearing in general.
Here, the fictional(?) town of Hilldale finds out a new freeway is coming through their town.
Sequence.
We put a portable screen on one of the back doors of the great room. The intention was to create a chance of a cross breeze to keep the house cool during these spring months. It’s been lovely. However, Truman’s intention has been to use this new screen as an escape hatch.
Lucky and Jinx have been keeping an eye on Truman’s activities. While he did find one way out, we put up an additional barrier and now he’s checking that out.
Mired.
Yesterday’s shooting in Nashville was awful. Some sources say there’s been over 100 mass shootings in the United States in 2023 and we haven’t even hit day 100 yet. Unfortunately it feels like the country is numb to this sort of thing. Children should never be afraid to go to school. Teachers should never have to worry about evacuating their classrooms during a mass shooting. School was always suppose to be safe space.
There are no safe spaces in the United States in 2023.
According to some reports, the shooter, who was also killed, was a trans individual. Some of the news outlets are not reporting this, others are trumpeting it quite loudly. Apparently the shooter had been a student at this private school back during their school days.
There are some opinions I have that I won’t share here on this blog. My opinion of the recent trend of conflating gay rights with trans rights is quite complicated. My opinion is probably best left unwritten in this space. But the fact that the shooter was trans will definitely affect the increasing political spotlight on the subject.
And we don’t need that right now.
Love.
I have no idea why this clip crossed my mind today, but here we go. Let’s watch Charo perform “The Love Boat”. I don’t know why they’re in the lobby of a Holiday Inn.
Street Fair.
Marshall tagged along as we went to the Street Fair again this year. I don’t know the official name of the street fair but it takes place on Fourth Street Avenue. It’s a good time of year for this sort of thing; it’s not too hot and the vibe is friendly. I find the vibe to be friendly most of the time here in Tucson. I liked the laid back nature of this town.
We saw a few things of interest and had some good food. I had a beer while chatting with the folks in the neighborhood committee sponsoring the beer tent. The beer wore off quickly.
I stopped by a wet shaving supplies tent, but the man with the huge beard didn’t have much to say. I thought it was odd that he was selling shaving supplies but I’ll check out his website someday.
Overall we had a pleasant afternoon.
Caturday.
It’s a quiet Saturday here at the Desert Compound. The weather is gorgeous. The sun is bright, there’s a bit of a breeze, and it’s not overly hot.
Truman is enjoying the quiet of our home and taking a nap in the middle of the floor. True to form, he prefers to be close-by instead of being on top of us. He’s definitely not a snuggler. I enjoy his ambivalence that is so cat-like.
Yep.
When I was younger I noticed when folks said “life gets better as you get older”. They were absolutely correct. I’m comfortable with who I am and the way I look and the way I feel. Sure, the body doesn’t do everything it used to do (a bike ride would probably kill my knees right now) but I’m in a great place and right where I should be.
