Useful Ramblings

And so as the 2008 Olympics close on the other side of the world, so does this day end in the Florida Wetlands as shown in this sequence of stills from a Wetlands sunset.

 

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Well Fay has parked itself just north of Melbourne so the winds will continue for most of the day until she decides on a course of action. This is just like 2004 in that most of the damage sustained by the winds was due to the storm being such a slow mover. However in Fay’s case she is stationary. Nothing to do but to wait it out.

Yesterday we had about 17 inches of rain. 5 inches were in the street in front of my house and about 3 inches were in my backyard. Fortunately I managed to keep the water from entering the back of the house by putting out a sump pump. It really amounted to moving water from one location to another location containing less water, but it seemed to work. Today there is no standing water.

 

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since today is sort of an anniversary day. Here is what it said:

You tend to be traditional when it comes to money and work, Ron. You like to stick with one job or one approach for as long as possible, even if it is no longer something that fits you. Today you will want to look long and hard at your business life and decide if something needs to be changed. You might be nervous about switching jobs or approaching your finances differently, but spiritual energies are compelling you to shift directions.

And so I pose the following question: What!!!, exactly does this mean???? I usually don’t read my horoscope. The last two Wednesdays have been the exception. At least “M” I don’t have to follow a bright light” .

Its a bit early but the wind woke me up. Fay is still south of my location but the outer rain bands are beginning to show up. Before the end of this day we should get quite a bit of rain. Hopefully the winds will not be above 60mph, except for those occasional guts. We are currently under a tornado alert.

“A new interest brought to your attention at a group meeting or social event could have your mind running in a totally new direction, dear Capricorn.” — Whoa!!!!!!! How very true this is!!!!!

I was blown away by the pagentry of the Olympic opening ceremonies. A truly magnificent spectacle.

That the word “awesome” should be retired?  I remember “our” word when we were juniors/seniors in high school.  It was “well” and was used in response to a statement.  For example:  Did you hear what happened to John?  He fell off an amusement ride.  Wellllll (fading).

Let bring “well” back!!:  Wellllllll (fading again)  Ok, maybe not.

The one who enslaves or the one who frees?

Lately I have been checking my horoscope. And to my surprise have been adding new words to my vocabulary. For example: sextile and today quincunx. I frantically searched some of the major wholesale tile distributors but was unable to locate any sextile. Probably a good thing. And quincunx can only be some horoscope “put down” - “You, you, quincunx!!!” Although the horoscope did say that “Venus quincunx’d Jupiter”. I wonder? Is that even possible? Well perhaps it is if you lost your footing on the sextile.

Well its now McCain and Obama. What!?, you want me to say more. The national average for regular gas is now $4.00+/gallon. The Europeans seem so be having a European truckers road blockade. Why is it we believe demonstrations about rising energy costs are going to reduce energy costs. We here in the US seem to not worry about rising energy costs because after a few weeks of uncertainty we have been able to reach into “the hat” and pull out a white rabbit. Problem solved!!!! Well the bad news is the rabbit is no longer in the hat and energy prices are not coming down. Now we will have to deal with it. I hope we are up to it. Now about the South Koreans position on US beef. If you don’t want it don’t import it. It is as simple as that. There is no need for street riots - unless of course you want street riots. I can say that I have been eating US beef and have had no problems except for the occasional loss of equilibrium. But not to fear I get right back up and don’t miss a tic. Oh!!!, maybe I should not mention THE tic.