Category 4 Hurricane Harvey just hit the Texas coastline near Corpus Christi. Predictions are for over 36 inches of rain and a storm surge of 12 feet. It's the most catastrophic storm to hit the US in over a generation. The governor of Texas has already declared a state of emergency in 30 counties.
So while the country is riveted by the news of this impending disaster, what is 45 doing?
Pardoning Sheriff Arpaio, the racist sheriff from Arizona who used racial profiling, put prisoners out in the desert and was convicted of contempt of court. Disgusting, but expected from the racist monster we have in the White House. He is the most divisive, harmful president ever in history.
This comes after a Nazi rally in Charlottesville, VA last week where one woman was killed and nineteen were injured when a white supremacist drove his car through a crowd of counter protesters. Trump equivocated and said there were good people among the crazed white crowd supremacist crowd and placed equal blame for the violence on the counter protesters. Can't believe the KKK, Nazis and militia were marching through the streets chanting, "Jews will not replace us" and "Blood and Soil."
Sick, sick, sick times. Unprecedented, dangerous and terrifying.
Too much has happened in the past three weeks to write about. Now that I've let the daily entries go, I have lost the discipline to keep going with this blog. It will end sometime in October when the book is published.
Yes, it will be released in October, after just nearly nine years of work. On Monday, I submitted the edits for mock up number 8! This weekend, I'll do more work on the cover and back cover text.
On Monday, August 21, we celebrated our 46th anniversary. I probably already wrote about how momentous August 21 is. On that day in 1970, I finished college and got my first teaching position. In 1971, we got married. In 2000, my mom died. This year, there was a solar full eclipse and we got tickets for Hamilton! Yep! On June 1, 2018, we'll be seeing the most acclaimed musical ever!
As for swimming, I am at 72 miles, far behind last year's tally. That's life. I can't do any more this year with all the other things I'm juggling.
So, more to come in the next few weeks and then, the blog will end.
Friday, August 25, 2017
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Day 1863: New boiler
A friend took this photo of Steve when he was working a fire in Dunkirk.
It's the only one we've ever had that wasn't of his back.
Moving the new boiler into the basement.
It was about 300 pounds!
And the new water tank was a bit lighter.
Both now installed and operating efficiently and quietly.
The Fat Lady Sings
This was the first blossom and I'm so glad I photographed it because the deer ate the rest of the blossoms.
Book progress: Finished writing the Amazon blurb and back cover.
Swimming: 57.75 miles.
Pool dropped from 88 degrees on Friday morning to 78 degrees today due to a cold front that moved through our area and dropped cold rain.
Our nieces arrived today from Wisconsin and we will be busy with them over the next three days. Then, my family reunion will be held later this week. Brad arrives first tomorrow, then my sisters and Sarah arrive on Wednesday. Caitlin and Jason are driving up on Thursday. Evan is flying in on Friday and my cousin Kathy will come on Saturday. Wild and crazy week ahead!
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