December 12, 2014

Thank you, City Light!

More Rain, Wind, Flooding, Landslides:

KING 5 - Jeff Renner - 12/11/14

Very strong, gusty winds tonight, easing after midnight.

A High Wind Warning is posted for most of western Washington. Gusts to 75 mph will be possible along the coast, 65mph for the NW interior, and to 60 mph over the Puget Sound region.

TONIGHT:

Mostly cloudy to cloudy with showers and possible thundershowers, in addition to locally damaging winds. Sustained winds of 20 to 40 mph are likely over Puget Sound, and 25 to 45 mph from Whidbey Island north. Peak gusts could reach 50 to 60 mph over the Sound, and 60-70 mph from Whidbey north. Winds are likely to begin diminishing after midnight to 2 am...

Wind 23mph S
Humidity 49%
Pressure 29.36"
Visibility 10mi
Currently 59°
Feels like 59°
Overcast

This has been building all week, with the wind gusting, lights blinking on and off until finally the darkness enveloped us, leaving us with only the sound of the wind and rain hitting the windows.

The power was off about an hour and the City Light crews just got it back on as is their job when the rest of us are dry and cozy, they are wet and cold, and handling potentially lethal power lines that cannot be tamed by anyone else through the night. Hearing the fire trucks barreling up and down the avenues... but for now we're out of the darkness:



Darkness, Darkness ~ The Youngbloods

Darkness, darkness, be my pillow
Take my head and let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow
In the silence of your deep

Darkness, darkness, hide my yearning
For the things I cannot be
Keep my mind from constant turning
Toward the things I cannot see now
Things I cannot see now
Things I cannot see

Darkness, darkness, long and lonesome
Ease the day that brings me pain
I have felt the edge of sadness
I have known the depth of fear

Darkness, darkness, be my blanket
Cover me with the endless night
Take away, take away the pain of knowing
Fill the emptiness of right now
Emptiness of right now, now, now
Emptiness of right now

Darkness, darkness, be my pillow
Take my hand and let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow
In the silence, the silence of your deep

Darkness, darkness, be my blanket
Cover me with the endless night
Take away, take away the pain of knowing
Fill the emptiness of right now
Emptiness of right now, now, now
Emptiness of right

Darkness, darkness!
Emptiness, emptiness!
Oh yeah

As always, feeling fortunate to be out of the elements. Happy Holidays.

December 9, 2014

I was going to focus on this part of the article:

Meanwhile in Austin, Police Chief Art Acevedo discussed the downtown shooting involving Steve McQuilliams, using it as an example of why he thinks Texas needs stricter gun laws. But Governor-elect Greg Abbott is pushing for an open carry law and more is coming down the pipeline at the Texas Legislature. All of which are not in Acevedo’s favor, KXAN reports.

I can totes relate to Abbott. How can Santa Claus Open Carry if it’s not legal? Who wants their child to have their first CHRISTmas in a world where Santa isn’t packing a gun just like Jesus did?

The Houston Police have had it with Open Carriers:

Naturally, Abbott is doing everything he can to make the problem Open Carry is causing for police and private citizens, more of a problem because freedom from tyranny and stuff.

December 8, 2014

May every blessing surround our beloved President.