Don't say a prayer for me now...

Hello friends, greetings from my bat cave of sand, salt and usually happy family life. We have news, however. Since yesterday at 7 a.m., our home air conditioner decided that during a mild tropical storm, with 90 degree weather, wind and rain, it was a great time to cease to work. I woke up at 6a.m. (normal time) and instantly felt a change in the air. Our indoor air. The kind I like to keep ice box dry and cold during July and August. I immediately called for help, and it came (kindof) at 4 pm. LAST NIGHT. So yesterday with two kids home due to school cancellations, we basically tried to endure. Now, the a/c was looked at at 4 p.m. but alas, they have to return today, supposedly by noon to finish the repairs.

 So, for about 24 hours now, we have been living in this house with no a/c. I just took Jude to the gym with me, leaving my husband here to wait for the repairmen. This was not a good night, we all slept on the cooler tile area of the house, windows open, blinds banging it the Isaac wind, my thoughts turning paranoid at the thought of all the little critters creeping in- West Nile skeeters, Siamese earwigs, African silverfish, Arabian beetles. (wait, that was just the left over paranoia from the Republican National Convention last night).

Anyway, we await the repairs, trying to not get in bad moods, schedules out of whack, one son to school, and we wait. Please say a prayer for us, or at least feel a little sorry for us sinners who are sweating it out, all fans on, watching the temps rise, keeping our tempers to a minimum. This is not a common thing we've had to endure, being spoiled on our controlled indoor atmospheres all of our lives. Just driving in our vehicles gives us a huge blast of cold air, and we once again remember how grateful we should be for these common conveniences.

Enjoy your meat num num num!

According this newser article, there will simply be too many people in the world to support with a omnivore diet, so start playing with your tofu and tempeh now. Read this : You May Have to Turn Vegetarian by 2050 and if you're still alive by 2050, your burger patties may be meatless but full of black beans, chick peas (my favorite) and other veggie items. Start messing around with meatless recipes now-it's cheaper, less bacterial worries, and less fat. Who know what the future of Earth holds, but it will not be holding up the meat industry too much longer.

This also.

It seemed that I performed better sober than drunk. Who knew?”
― Craig Ferguson, American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

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This.

If this little storm looks like it's coming your way in the next 3-5 days, here's a list of things we have personally found to be handy to have in case of...emergency. Phillip and I have been through many storms together, losing electricity for days on end, waiting for dampness to leave our homes, and watching the sun go down, wondering if it's time to high tail it to my parent's house on higher land, When younger, I stood with my dad on our front porch during Hurricane Elena and watched our pine trees bend in half. It was exciting, I still love good storms.

The list:

Old style boom box radio that works, with batteries that work.

Big fat candles and flashlights.

bags of ice.

Coolers.

Charged cell phones.

Good friends who have generators.

Cash on hand (before the storm hits).

avoid the Home Depots, etc..if you need to get supplies, get them now. If the storm doesn't come your way, you have some stuff for next time.

Don't panic.

Dog cologne.

Beer, fresh water.

instant coffee, because it's so nasty but is a nice reminder that you're camping out now, and living a dangerous life of no electricity and inconvenience.

Vehicles full of gas. If the heat gets to you after losing electricity like it does me, nothing better than to drive around and check out all the debris. Watch out for power lines. duh.

Tunes matter, man.

In the Salon link here : Musicians vs. politicians , the more modern trend of politicians using pop music as their theme songs is highlighted in a nice spiffy gallery. We like to think of an artist's music as "our own" but indeed, we need reminding that to the most seemingly innocent lyrics are personal to their creator. This entertaining wry article is just another among many political posts you'll see today on the web, but I think it's more fun than plucking the eyelashes out of Paul Ryan's purty face. Plus that may get me in trouble.

Devo is releasing a song about Mitt Romney's dog, Seamus

dot dot dot, who was allegedly strapped to the roof of Romney's family vehicle during a vacation. I thought the song "Whip It" idolized the art of S&M but apparently this love of power plays does not extend to the Man - Domestic Pet relationship, and Devo is not going to stand for that type of animal abuse. Thank you paste magazine for the link, please read full story here :

ttp://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/08/devo-set-to-release-song-dedicated-to-mitt-romneys.html

and the next time Obama turns you off with his talky arrogant voice, just imagine strapping a family dog to your car roof and driving off, kids inside, ready for Wally World. Which candidate suits you best? Maybe the mean dude from "No Country for Old Men" will run and flip a coin for every big decision our country needs to make. At this point, no better idea is at hand.

Where have you been?

Hi old friends! Where have you been? I've been waiting here for like, weeks, wondering where everybody was and what you all were up to! Glad you made it back for a quick chat. Don't even ask about the reunion post yet, it's coming. All good things take time, and I need a big chunk of it for Bay High 2.0 Reunion - "Back to the Bay" where everyone showed up in red bathing suits, running with pecs flexing and boobs bouncing..no wait that was definitely not us at the 20th high school reunion. 
In the meantime, please click on this link :http://io9.com/5934504/terry-gilliam-will-finally-reveal-the-meaning-of-existence?comment=51833504  and rejoice in the fact that Terry Gilliam is finally going to give the world a nice gift- another Terry Gilliam movie. If you have never seen "Brazil", which was a huge college cult hit that I still enjoy, despite bad ending (i won't spoil it for you but damn), then please do so at your earliest convenience, lazy people. "Brazil" draws the viewer in with the Brave New World/Big Brother vibe of suffocating cruel darkness (I know! I know! It sounds like fun doesn't it!!) and then bam- hits you in the end with a mind blowing finale. And feels like someone plucking downy soft wings off a little yellow chick. Nice, all in all.  So, while you're out there back in the work week, I'll just sit here waiting for your return, twiddling my thumbs and eating bon bons because that's what stay at home mommies do, and we get fat and angry too but that's another post. Until you return, look up some old Terry Gilliam clips and keep in mind he was a significant part of the Monty Python crew (the best one is dead). 

Ta ta for now old chums. Be good most of the time, and be very bad only when people are paying attention. Otherwise, what is the point.