Good morning C & C! What a glorious day! First day of summer and it’s 43 degrees here in SW Montana and we have the heat on. Oh and they had snow in the mountains overnight. But they keep telling us about global warming. Don’t believe your lying eyes listen to the “experts”! 😂 Enjoy this day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad!
87 in South AL with a feel of 99 at 10am. I'll still enjoy the day that the Lord has made but inside with the AC. Slightly jealous of your situation now but October will be here soon enough. Thankfully time flies the older you get. Fly time fly!
Thank you, Beckadee. The "hotter than 7 hells" part of your comment triggered a GOOD memory about my late daughter (it's a long story 😆) and me. I had a particularly hard day yesterday; my grief was pulling up memories of some of the unhappier, so to speak, times in her difficult life. I asked God why I couldn't get some of the happier memories for a change. Your comment triggered one of those memories, and I sat here and laughed and laughed (instead of crying and crying like yesterday). So, thank you for being God's agent today. He sure does work in mysterious ways! 😊❤️
Awww, that made me tear up a bit. I’m glad you received some good memories. God answered your prayer through Beckadee. May your day continue to bring you laughter.
Three years ago was our first time down to Bayou La Batre… In June… Heat index was 108° while we were running around doing projects for our stateside missions. Some of our number got sick from the heat. It was definitely different… 😱🥵
But we absolutely love it down there! Such wonderful, resilient people live down there… Just finished our 19th trip down… 🎉🎉🎉
We connected last year when you said you go down to Bayou La Batre. I don't go there but have friends who do to get fresh seafood and oysters directly off the boats! I recently met one of the city council members who works for Roto Rooter and he was very nice.
It gets really hot and horribly humid in the Eastern Midwest. Trees are beautiful, provide wonderful shade, and can help cool, but they're also part of the reason for the humidity.
Yep. We are in our afternoon shower phase. I was able to cut about half my yard yesterday with thunder building up all around me. Humidity is crushing when the sun peeks out afterwards. Love me some Tillamook! 30 years ago drove from Portland to the coast and up north circling back and before I could see Tillamook, I could smell it. I love cows! lol
No, I didn't stop. 30 years ago all I knew was Kraft cheese. haha Besides rednecks from the south don't eat cheese curds. LOL. Pimento cheese now is a whole different story!
Happy to report this redneck has never tasted SPAM. Growing up in the country amongst farmers, ranchers and basicly sharpshooters! the only thing I had from a can was biscuits. That's because my sweet mama didn't do well at baking and daddy made a comment one time. From them on like Jerry Clower said, she made whomp biscuits. https://youtu.be/3syiTtZkfP0?si=IABZIb2Oa7fWHIBq
Awh yes, this Texan loves getting away to the cool mist in Arch Cape, sipping hot coffee and admiring the beautiful expansive beach and the waves crashing on Castle Rock, even when it’s sunny it’s cool!. Sigh Its warm and humid here today - typical 1st day of summer in Dallas.
Oh yes definitely - have a lovely sea glass jar full of Perfect sand dollars from Arch Cape!! And a framed sunset photo in my family room! We have beautiful sunsets in Texas, but you can’t beat those sunsets over the water!❤️
Here in the capital region, we get "pure" winters and summers, so we sometimes get -40F in winter and 100F+ just a 4-5 months later in summer (and always get -25F and 90F at the extremes)
End of October, beginning of November is when we usually see the end of summer in north Florida. Many a furry Halloween costume is worn in misery on Halloween night😖
Ugghhh, when we did our 6 year penance in MN back in 2000, we'd leave our windows open during the summer and our neighbors thought we were bonkers! We'd just say, "from CA" and smile!
Chilly here too in Central Oregon, turned on the heat yesterday. But darn it, going to a huge Mexican wedding today and it’s supposed to rain today. The poor bride. But it’s mostly indoors, I was thinking about pictures actually. But lots of mariachi and later banda!! A huge daylong family celebration! We’ll be in the minority and feel honored to be part of the festivities!
Very conservative roles, no question about masculinity in this group!
Cool in Eastern Oregon too! The wedding sounds lovely! As a Catholic I definitely see the Hispanic culture as being traditional in the roles of men and women. Few girly men or She-Males.
I escaped third wave feminism in my 40s. Much happier now.
Yes, very few. We’ve seen a few gay males, but not many. It’s definitely frowned upon from what I’ve seen but it doesn’t matter when hiring good employees.
I was watching a storm channel late last night of those storms pushing thru North Dakota. Those derechos are something else. Our problem is by August the nighttime temp is roughly 10 degrees lower than the daytime. It could be 100 every day and I wouldn't care if only the temps would drop into the 60's at night. But no, that's not how it works
We do see the occasional 90°+ day- usually not this early in the summer, but then there also have been summers where I only turned on the air-conditioning a handful of times. So the weather’s all over the place 🤪 we are also lucky with all the lakes!
Global warming/Climate change is the smokescreen, geoengineering is the fire. I'm happy you're happy today, sadly the information at https://geoengineeringwatch.org/ , if you take the time to understand it, may tamper your joy.
I love SW Montana. Grew up in Butte and Hamilton. Was there just a month ago. I'm not sure how, maybe professional education, I ended up in Oregon. That's turning out to be a serious problem.
53 here in glorious Lincoln County MT(northwest) where my husband and I are living in a one room plywood cabin while we build our home. No electricity or running water but living our dream. At 72, he’s currently out running the excavator while I work on another project. Global warming? My Buddy heater is my friend! After growing up in NC, this is a blessing 🙏
Whatever your weather, remember climate change, gardening, paddle boarding, exercise and many other things can cause you to suddenly and unexpectedly expire. Oh. Joy too can cause that. 😉😂
The ocean makes a huge difference... it has a view that is always beautiful and those ocean breezes can't be beat! North Central Florida, less than 90 min to either coast is hot as the hinges of hades most of the time until later in October... I'd rather be at the beach!
24/7 heatwave hysteria here in MO. It's summer. It gets hot here. And yet the talking heads have to tell us to drink water and avoid strenuous activities.....But I am rejoicing and glad we have A/C!
Hah.. I grew up in So California back in high school days Typical summer highs were around 100f. i'd still hop on my road bike (push bike, not motorbike) and go out for a hundred mile fun ride. Later on I met up with a bunch of geriatric cyclists in their late 60's and on, up in the Central Valley (Visalia area) We greyhairs would take off in the late morning and go knock off 50 to 75 miles through the afternoon. Rolling average speeds in the high tens, maybe low twenties.
Heat? What's THAT???? Hydration becomes so natural no one even thinks about it. Jus do it. Never had any issues.
Well the A/C does probably make us soft. I remember going to 2 week GS camp in my tween/early teen years. The first couple of days seemed miserable but after you acclimate it's not as bad. My son spent 5 summers as a camp counselor and said the same, although he taught boating and canoeing so was in the water all day.
Still keeping my A/C on, though...and pushing my gardening time to early AM or evenings.
Oh here we’re at the start of a week long heat wave 🥵 In the low 90s every day with a heat index around 100. Glad that it doesn’t usually last more than that here before we go back to more normal temps.
The entire purpose of the modern mirage economy is to move as much money as inhumanly possible from men – who tend to be builders and savers – to women, who tend to be spenders and consumers.
This is done through hiring mandates, divorce, alimony, child support, student loans, and all other kinds of statist frippery.
Go to any mall, and count how many stores exist to serve men.
I am still confused. I thought the libbies couldn't define what a "woman" is. And based on their support for boys in girls sports, the libbies are trying to erase women as well. Trannies rule for them. As soon as you refer to men as "cis" - there's your problem. Also saying David Hogg is representative of a real man is debatable too.
Agree about David Hogg. Hard to see he had a man card to destroy, just a whiny little wannabe. Even the soy boys get destroyed by the liberal Dems now. Their spiral of doom is like a tornado obliterating anyone who dares to speak against their narrow minded agenda.
That’s true. With my parents, my father wanted to spend all his money on fancy vacations. My mother was the one who scrimped and saved. This pattern has tended to follow me in my own relationships as well. I have always been the one trying to be careful with money.
Yep they buy bigger and more expensive toys. I hate shopping and go in and get what I need and get out as quickly as possible. My husband goes to Walmart daily. It is a sport to him. I have not been in a Walmart in years. We seem to have swapped traditional traits.
Mine too, although he wouldn’t waste his time at a mall, and was appalled when i he heard me telling friends how much he liked to shop—afraid they might THINK he shaped at a mall!
I was in the jewelry biz, mostly custom design but I had things in the showcase to sell too. Couples would come in and men would want to buy their wife something and often women would be the one to nix the sale. I would get so frustrated but then someone wiser than me said women often had better knowledge of their finances, they knew if they could afford it or not. So many dynamics at play, women feel they don’t deserve it, men want to treat them, feel like the big shot. People are strange for sure.
I finally learned to ‘not spend other people’s money’. It works all ways, don’t push them to spend, or overspend, or underspend!
A month after my husband died in Sept 2022 I went out and bought a new refrigerator to replace the one that had been clinking, clunking and buzzing for for at least 3 years before he passed. I am thankful for the savings account we both contributed too for 40 years.
Not only stores. Also social media (except substack). It's filled with Lady Garbage™ that doesn't interest any normal man in the least. Like there's an invisible monster loose who will prop up any "movement" to un-man us. Well, fk that. I'll be a man till I die. Period.
I threw up a bit in my mouth several times while reading this. I am sooo glad that I am through with the "relationship" dance. I am a testosterone filled Boomer and my estrogen filed bride of 42 years (both a second marriage!). Both my wife and I and I ran several successful businesses while raising our 5 (4 female girls and 1 Masculine boy), unheard of these days. All our kids are successful with kids and businesses of their own. I have to use the expression 'come on man!! I might recommend in my ancient dating ritual, try developing a relationship FACE TO FACE without your "F"ing phone. It's no wonder "Heads, she’s empowered. Tails, he’s inadequate"., when you can't see each other. Carry on, this is just another mindless rant from an old guy. PS it worked for me!!
Well, that's a sexist point of view. I know many women who are frugal savers and I know men who piss away their money and live off their credit cards. I think there are more stores serving women because women do tend to like fashion but that also seems to be changing. But in general, what do men wear? Jeans or suits. More variety for women.
That is a very interesting observation by Molyneux. Some of the nature of being spenders, I think, is tied to our role as nurturers - I know in my home I am the “spender” for all household goods, groceries, food, any family events we do, etc, while my husband is the provider (“builder”) who makes sure our family economy can function. Remove marriage from the family economy and suddenly the balance (husband and wife working in and out of the home, toward the common good of the family, community and country) is destroyed and the remaining separate elements become unstable and vulnerable to exploitation by a self-centered, consumerist society (and Big Everything - Food, Pharma, Fashion, Medicine, etc etc).
Totally agree here. I always shop with my husband for his business and dress clothes, and we’ve found a couple of wonderful men’s boutique shops that sell the nicest casual dressy, business casual, and formal dress clothes ever. Not so easy to find, depending on where you live. We have to travel a bit. I always ask if they could open a women’s store akin to what they offer the men, and they say no, but the women are always asking! Classy clothing, with tailoring available. I would love to have such a personalized store, that’s not the big, massed produced products department one.
Brilliant analysis! I have seen the feminization of education particularly. Yes there are few males who find shopping an enjoyable pastime. Even when I was a hard charging career woman my professional friends and I would spend hours shopping followed by lunch. Men not so much 😂.
Shop a lot? No they shop for a specific item. A gun show might provide an opportunity to check out a number of alternatives but gun shows aren’t always happening. Nordstrom’s is.
Interesting... This has not been my observation. Most of the women in close and extended family were the savers & planners & builders, not just of their families, but of their families' futures (tangible things, as well) - while their husbands were often the spenders. Many among our friends and aquaintences, too.
Apparently, this was nothing new.
"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
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She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands.
She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.
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She considers a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
She girds her loins with strength, and strengthens her arms.
She perceives that her merchandise is good: her candle goes not out by night.
She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. (A color only the rich wore.)
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She makes fine linen, and sells it; and delivers girdles unto the merchant.
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come."
-Proverbs 31
Manufacturing, real estate, agriculture, marketing... How long B.C.?
That happened to me and my Mom one Friday afternoon, in the 1990’s, while waiting for my daughter’s Kindergarten class. We listened to Rush L. daily and we looked at each other with the old “aha!” moment. It was easier for me; she had to overcome hearing her departed Father’s voice: you are Irish, you are Catholic, and you are a Democrat! We went to Voter Registration the following week.😎
It’s been 4 years since Rush died. I listened to him almost every day for 20 years whether living in Kansas or Germany (AFN radio) he was a constant in my life. I still catch myself wondering several times a week what Rush would have said on his show about this crazy world if he were still alive. He’s the only person who I didn’t know personally but truly miss him like I did. See you on the other side of heaven, Rush! I hope Jesus lets you run the radio station.
I miss him too, and I also frequently wonder what his take would be on a current event. He was truly the brightest, most entertaining political analyst ever. But I actually thought just the other day that Jeff is starting to take his place.
Jeff is definitely filling the void of not having Rush to interpret the news. I always save C&C to read when I can fully take in the article and the comments. Absolutely my favorite in Substack, with Don Surber to follow.
I heard his bumper song this morning on the radio as we were driving to church and I said the same to my husband. Rush would have loved this period in time with Trump. He was definitely one of a kind! May he rest in peace.
Yes, grew up with parents who always had unquestioning support for FDR. In fact, my mom used to tell me as a child she kept hoping he’d show up for dinner. But I think both mom and dad wouldn’t recognize the party now.
"Live free or die " has been ingrained in my DNA , it seems . Of course, growing up .anyone who tries to assert that feeling is stamped on for being "against authority" .
Well, I did compromise a bit on this mantra .......... Instead of dying I chose to go half way around the world to a freer environment. Americans love to think that it is the land of the free ...... but the peer pressure, and the govt. subtle and not so subtle ways they use to coerce the population , are a master class in control.
Thailand . I moved here in 1988 . It really was paradise then : simple, friendly, non aggresive people. Lots of scenery.... mountains in the North, Oceans in the South . An "undeveloped" country with good infrastucture and though poor .... not the terrible poverty in many 3rd world countries.
Tourism today has ruined some areas.... but its a large country and if not in the tourist areas the people remain very nice, and still much more to my liking than the westerners who growl and argue . (please don't send too many people here haha)
WOW! Sounds like a dozen midwestern states. Those damn _________ fill the blank are moving in ruining our scenery etc. "nowhere to run, nowhere to hide..."
I too used to vote Democrat. The reason that I haven’t changed my affiliation so that I can keep my eye on them. For example, they sent out information on how to keep medical freedom people off of our hospital board, inadvertently showing me which medical freedom people I wanted to vote for!
Your comment made me think. How can we get more medical freedom people on hospital boards when so long such boards have been dominated by sold out pharma-aligned people who lost all perspective on what is good for everyday patients? It would be amazing if those hospital boards were chock full of MAGA people!
I am aware of many registered Democrats who haven't voted democrat in years. I tell them that their staying registered simply indicates that they are ok with the direction the democrat party is headed. The legitimize the craziness. Personally, I'm ok with that.
I stayed a registered Democrat (& voted Republican) for years, just to vote any pro Life Democrat on the ticket. When then Senator Casey came out immediately for the Kenyan, I changed my registration the next morning: Casey was obviously lying.
I don't think "independent" or "unaffiliated" work, and not for political reasons (it doesn't work for them, either) but for cultural reasons.
You have to stand for something.
You have to stand for something.
The "unaffiliated" time stamp gives you wiggle room with your colleagues, so they can accept it as a kind of soft protest against the Dems (sort of an abstention, but they will assume you'll vote the right way in the general elections). It's kind of a cop-out.
Trust me, it's perfectly okay to say, "I'm a Republican. I'm not four-square with everything every Republican says or does, but that's okay. I'm for most of their program and ideas and against almost everything the Democrats dish up: endless war, medical tyranny, political tyranny, religious tyranny, grand theft climate change, destruction of children in their school days, mostly forced genital mutilation, and their general cult of death from conception to assisted suicide.
For decades the Democrats have been the party of the self-styled smarties, the self-identified cool kids, but really it's been the party of hate: hate rural America, hate traditional America and values, and now Two Minutes Hate for Donald Trump each and every morning. And now Two Minutes Hate for anyone who doesn't hate enough.
To be a Democrat in good standing you've got to really be able to hate.
Hate is corrosive and that's all the Democrats have now, so I can't stay, not even for a minute. If that means we can't be friends, then I'm good with that."
I agree in that since I registered as an Independent, I can't vote in the D primaries, which present voters with the worst options imaginable, such as MAMDANI in NYC.
I'm seeing known libs in my neighborhood with yard signs for the R candidate that is trailing in the leadup to Aug primary for mayor. Don't think it will work but interesting to note.
Where I am, if I want to vote in a primary, I can show up at the polling place, register with my chosen candidate's party, vote for him or her, then unregister on my way out ~ all in ten minutes or so. Easy-peasy.
Aren't we *all* there now? Not sure whether we got here through the looking-glass or down a rabbit hole, but the terrain is very, very Lewis Carroll. The two states I mentioned are New Hampshire and Colorado.
May I offer something to consider when registering as independent or unaffiliated? In many states, those registered as such cannot vote for a party affiliated candidate in the primary -- which is VITAL when choosing who goes forward to the general election. Something to consider and research in your state.
Yes and what people also need to realize is that to vote for down ballot local county GOP central committee members one has to be a republican. These local committee seats are very important and influential for keeping and getting good people otherwise the RINOs take over. I’ve witnessed it first hand in my county in California where America first won majority in the last election. The nonaffiliated or independent voters are essentially impotent.
I agree with you Lori. That’s what I did a few months ago. Some of the whack-job back stabbing “republicans” make me sick. And all the Demorats p!ss me off. My political donations are made on a case-by-case basis.
Illinois. I can request whichever primary ballot I want. And vote in general anyway I wish. No party registration but local party organizers stop by if you have made contact.
Welcome to the world of sanity, common sense and wisdom Linda! While the RINO party is almost as bad as the Dems the Conservative population is under the the political title of Republican for the most part. If the voting rules ever got balanced I would probably be an Independent just as I am a non-denominational Christian moving from Methodist to Catholic to non-denominational.
I have / had been a registered Demorat my entire voting life. Never changing, voting how I wanted.
A few days ago, I decided that the shame of being a registered Demo was too much. I am finally off their roles.
Good morning C & C! What a glorious day! First day of summer and it’s 43 degrees here in SW Montana and we have the heat on. Oh and they had snow in the mountains overnight. But they keep telling us about global warming. Don’t believe your lying eyes listen to the “experts”! 😂 Enjoy this day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad!
87 in South AL with a feel of 99 at 10am. I'll still enjoy the day that the Lord has made but inside with the AC. Slightly jealous of your situation now but October will be here soon enough. Thankfully time flies the older you get. Fly time fly!
I was down in Bayou La Batre last weekend for some fun mission work… 🙏✝️🥰 Y’all have a different heat down there! 🥵🥵🥵
Yes- I've heard it referred to as hotter than 7 hells.
Thank you, Beckadee. The "hotter than 7 hells" part of your comment triggered a GOOD memory about my late daughter (it's a long story 😆) and me. I had a particularly hard day yesterday; my grief was pulling up memories of some of the unhappier, so to speak, times in her difficult life. I asked God why I couldn't get some of the happier memories for a change. Your comment triggered one of those memories, and I sat here and laughed and laughed (instead of crying and crying like yesterday). So, thank you for being God's agent today. He sure does work in mysterious ways! 😊❤️
Oh I love this! ❤️ So glad He answered your prayer 🙏
Awww, that made me tear up a bit. I’m glad you received some good memories. God answered your prayer through Beckadee. May your day continue to bring you laughter.
Awe that makes me happy. I've never heard that phrase from any southerner. First heard it from a leftist leaning Vancouver dude.
LOL Coastal NC here, and we use it on the regular. It is particularly fitting here in August.
Three years ago was our first time down to Bayou La Batre… In June… Heat index was 108° while we were running around doing projects for our stateside missions. Some of our number got sick from the heat. It was definitely different… 😱🥵
But we absolutely love it down there! Such wonderful, resilient people live down there… Just finished our 19th trip down… 🎉🎉🎉
We connected last year when you said you go down to Bayou La Batre. I don't go there but have friends who do to get fresh seafood and oysters directly off the boats! I recently met one of the city council members who works for Roto Rooter and he was very nice.
I’ve heard some transplanted Michiganders say it gets hot and humid in Michigan as well, and then you have the winters to contend with.
Maybe they’re just trying to make themselves feel better about the move.
It gets really hot and horribly humid in the Eastern Midwest. Trees are beautiful, provide wonderful shade, and can help cool, but they're also part of the reason for the humidity.
I think if I were able to be any place I wanted now, it would be Montana for the summer, Key West for the winter.
It’s 84 with 69% humidity right now in MI. It’s gonna be in the 90’s today. You can feel the water in the air. Thankful for ac.
Wow!
Today it’s been in the mid 90’s. 😳
I would never have guessed your summers would be that hot.
Full blown rain on the Oregon Coast. I hear the grass growing!
Yep. We are in our afternoon shower phase. I was able to cut about half my yard yesterday with thunder building up all around me. Humidity is crushing when the sun peeks out afterwards. Love me some Tillamook! 30 years ago drove from Portland to the coast and up north circling back and before I could see Tillamook, I could smell it. I love cows! lol
Beautiful! Did ya get you some cheese curds?! lol Love Tillamock!
No, I didn't stop. 30 years ago all I knew was Kraft cheese. haha Besides rednecks from the south don't eat cheese curds. LOL. Pimento cheese now is a whole different story!
And thanks it is mock not mook!
Auto correct lol 👏🏼
We always thought Velveta was a luxury cheese!🤣
It wasn’t?lol
But with SPAM, now that's a different kind of luxury.
Happy to report this redneck has never tasted SPAM. Growing up in the country amongst farmers, ranchers and basicly sharpshooters! the only thing I had from a can was biscuits. That's because my sweet mama didn't do well at baking and daddy made a comment one time. From them on like Jerry Clower said, she made whomp biscuits. https://youtu.be/3syiTtZkfP0?si=IABZIb2Oa7fWHIBq
Pouring here in Beaverton. Hallelujah.
Awh yes, this Texan loves getting away to the cool mist in Arch Cape, sipping hot coffee and admiring the beautiful expansive beach and the waves crashing on Castle Rock, even when it’s sunny it’s cool!. Sigh Its warm and humid here today - typical 1st day of summer in Dallas.
Same here in San Antonio - hot and humid, but a very short rain of 4 minutes, then gone like it never came.
Oh yes VERY humid, ick!
Lori, Oh yes...plus the abundant Sand Dollars and glorious sunsets!
Oh yes definitely - have a lovely sea glass jar full of Perfect sand dollars from Arch Cape!! And a framed sunset photo in my family room! We have beautiful sunsets in Texas, but you can’t beat those sunsets over the water!❤️
Yessssss
Same here in the WA Cascades foothills.
I do love the coast but being here on the dryer sunnier side makes me not miss the rain.
Grass growing so fast here in Oregon, we have to mow twice a day.
Up here in "snowy Canada", it's ramping up and is going to hit 118F on the humidex by Monday (100F without). SW Montana sounds pretty nice about now!
WOW!! Had no idea Canada gets that hot?!!!
Here in the capital region, we get "pure" winters and summers, so we sometimes get -40F in winter and 100F+ just a 4-5 months later in summer (and always get -25F and 90F at the extremes)
End of October, beginning of November is when we usually see the end of summer in north Florida. Many a furry Halloween costume is worn in misery on Halloween night😖
We’re hot in Indiana too. I’m jealous of the 45 degrees. I’m not a fan of the hot weather.
I'm with ya, Sherry. 🥵 I hate half of Spring, all of Summer, and half of Fall.
87°F here in Central MinnEsota; turning on the AC soon.
Ugghhh, when we did our 6 year penance in MN back in 2000, we'd leave our windows open during the summer and our neighbors thought we were bonkers! We'd just say, "from CA" and smile!
sun is down, 9:45pm, temp = 86 still-- up to 92 today.
AC is ON, but wife and I are out on the deck anyway. beautiful sunny day with plenty of wind makes it "easy".
It has to threaten over 90F for us to put on the AC, otherwise, windows all open-- country, not the big city.
I also live in South Alabama. October cannot get here soon enough.
Chilly here too in Central Oregon, turned on the heat yesterday. But darn it, going to a huge Mexican wedding today and it’s supposed to rain today. The poor bride. But it’s mostly indoors, I was thinking about pictures actually. But lots of mariachi and later banda!! A huge daylong family celebration! We’ll be in the minority and feel honored to be part of the festivities!
Very conservative roles, no question about masculinity in this group!
Cool in Eastern Oregon too! The wedding sounds lovely! As a Catholic I definitely see the Hispanic culture as being traditional in the roles of men and women. Few girly men or She-Males.
I escaped third wave feminism in my 40s. Much happier now.
Where in Eastern Oregon?
LaGrande
We haven’t been over that way for years, lots of beauty around there.
Yes, very few. We’ve seen a few gay males, but not many. It’s definitely frowned upon from what I’ve seen but it doesn’t matter when hiring good employees.
Supposedly rain on your wedding day means luck to the couple so, there is a bright side.
Haha. Great minds think alike!
It’s supposed to be good luck if it rains on your wedding day. I hope the wedding was lovely.
Snowing in Montana. Learn why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e347A4QMIys
Sounds like fun!! Enjoy!
We went to her quinceañera years ago. Have been to more since but I think this is only our second wedding.
They are the longtime workers at our favorite restaurant, one is now a part owner!
Sweats and socks in Idaho. Love it!
sweats here in texas but not the kind you're talking about
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Lol! The humidity in Texas is no joke! One step outside and you're drenched!
Oh man, my white hair would be a curly fuzzy mess. I’d look like those old ladies who get too many perms.
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Warm and sunny day here in the Black Hills, but the temps will drop to the 60’s in the next few days.
I was watching a storm channel late last night of those storms pushing thru North Dakota. Those derechos are something else. Our problem is by August the nighttime temp is roughly 10 degrees lower than the daytime. It could be 100 every day and I wouldn't care if only the temps would drop into the 60's at night. But no, that's not how it works
Same weather here in EA WA.
On the east side and we’ve got 55 degrees and overcast. Possible rain. Yep cherry season!
Ah cherry season - brings back memories of cherry stained bare feet. Loved making those pies with my grandmother!
We use to have cherry pit spitting contests as kids. Fun times.
My chickens have been panting like dogs for four days now. They really don't appreciate being hosed down, but needs must!
93 and humid in NE Wisconsin. I’ve refilled my birdbath multiple times already ☺️
Is this unusual for NE Wisconsin or do you normally see these temps? I'm in Kansas so it's pretty normal for here.
We do see the occasional 90°+ day- usually not this early in the summer, but then there also have been summers where I only turned on the air-conditioning a handful of times. So the weather’s all over the place 🤪 we are also lucky with all the lakes!
"we are also lucky with all the lakes!" Absolutely :)
No air conditioned coops? JK! I had a friend who built their cat a mini suite with A/C no less! :)
Lucky cat! No air conditioning. But do have a heater in winter.
Global warming/Climate change is the smokescreen, geoengineering is the fire. I'm happy you're happy today, sadly the information at https://geoengineeringwatch.org/ , if you take the time to understand it, may tamper your joy.
They're lying. I'm in Canada and had to turn the heat on at least a dozen times last month. Yet the news says it was the hottest May ever.
I'm aure June will follow - it's 47 degrees today.
How stupid do they think we are?
47 degrees Celsius IS hot! Isn't Kanuckia on the metric system? ; )
I love SW Montana. Grew up in Butte and Hamilton. Was there just a month ago. I'm not sure how, maybe professional education, I ended up in Oregon. That's turning out to be a serious problem.
"Haec est dies quam fecit Dominus, exultemus et laetemur in ea"
My Dad's favorite Psalm and I recited it at his 80th birthday. Great exultation
53 here in glorious Lincoln County MT(northwest) where my husband and I are living in a one room plywood cabin while we build our home. No electricity or running water but living our dream. At 72, he’s currently out running the excavator while I work on another project. Global warming? My Buddy heater is my friend! After growing up in NC, this is a blessing 🙏
Will you be in by winter? I’m getting visions of the Laura Ingles books! 😆 I admire your strength!
Gorgeous country up there!
Whatever your weather, remember climate change, gardening, paddle boarding, exercise and many other things can cause you to suddenly and unexpectedly expire. Oh. Joy too can cause that. 😉😂
Don't forget the real killer, Daylight Savings Time.
True!! 😂
We have a heat wave in Helena- I woke to 51.
Erin are you in CORAC?
CORAC?
There is an Erin in Helena who is in CORAC. So thought you might be that Erin. https://corac.co/
I’ll check it out. Thank you.
I’m in Florida. Global warming is real. 🥵🤣🥵🤣🥵
In the summer time at least!😵💫
My hubs is making noises about moving there. I think he wants to kill me. 🤨
Nope, this is our regular hot, humid, sticky weather. ENJOY!
We left a little while ago, on our way back to more hot, humid, sticky weather inland in Oklahoma! Just no ocean to marvel at!
The ocean makes a huge difference... it has a view that is always beautiful and those ocean breezes can't be beat! North Central Florida, less than 90 min to either coast is hot as the hinges of hades most of the time until later in October... I'd rather be at the beach!
Northwest Florida here and you’re right. The Gulf of America does help with the heat. It’s usually okay here by the mid to end of September! 🦩
24/7 heatwave hysteria here in MO. It's summer. It gets hot here. And yet the talking heads have to tell us to drink water and avoid strenuous activities.....But I am rejoicing and glad we have A/C!
It’s crazy how it’s apparently necessary to remind people of things that are just good common sense! 😕🙄
Hah.. I grew up in So California back in high school days Typical summer highs were around 100f. i'd still hop on my road bike (push bike, not motorbike) and go out for a hundred mile fun ride. Later on I met up with a bunch of geriatric cyclists in their late 60's and on, up in the Central Valley (Visalia area) We greyhairs would take off in the late morning and go knock off 50 to 75 miles through the afternoon. Rolling average speeds in the high tens, maybe low twenties.
Heat? What's THAT???? Hydration becomes so natural no one even thinks about it. Jus do it. Never had any issues.
Well the A/C does probably make us soft. I remember going to 2 week GS camp in my tween/early teen years. The first couple of days seemed miserable but after you acclimate it's not as bad. My son spent 5 summers as a camp counselor and said the same, although he taught boating and canoeing so was in the water all day.
Still keeping my A/C on, though...and pushing my gardening time to early AM or evenings.
92 degrees in Middle GA!!! 🔥
N GA has been miserable. At least lots of cloud cover is a bit better. Ugh.
Oh here we’re at the start of a week long heat wave 🥵 In the low 90s every day with a heat index around 100. Glad that it doesn’t usually last more than that here before we go back to more normal temps.
Interesting take:
Stefan Molyneux, MA @StefanMolyneux
The entire purpose of the modern mirage economy is to move as much money as inhumanly possible from men – who tend to be builders and savers – to women, who tend to be spenders and consumers.
This is done through hiring mandates, divorce, alimony, child support, student loans, and all other kinds of statist frippery.
Go to any mall, and count how many stores exist to serve men.
I am still confused. I thought the libbies couldn't define what a "woman" is. And based on their support for boys in girls sports, the libbies are trying to erase women as well. Trannies rule for them. As soon as you refer to men as "cis" - there's your problem. Also saying David Hogg is representative of a real man is debatable too.
Agree about David Hogg. Hard to see he had a man card to destroy, just a whiny little wannabe. Even the soy boys get destroyed by the liberal Dems now. Their spiral of doom is like a tornado obliterating anyone who dares to speak against their narrow minded agenda.
Agree about Hogg....he looks/acts/talks like such a "girlie man". Ugh!
I am not sure that is universal.... my husband is the biggest shopper/consumer that I have ever seen!
That’s true. With my parents, my father wanted to spend all his money on fancy vacations. My mother was the one who scrimped and saved. This pattern has tended to follow me in my own relationships as well. I have always been the one trying to be careful with money.
Yep they buy bigger and more expensive toys. I hate shopping and go in and get what I need and get out as quickly as possible. My husband goes to Walmart daily. It is a sport to him. I have not been in a Walmart in years. We seem to have swapped traditional traits.
Me too. If I’m AWOL I’m at Walmart or Autozone.
Same. I live like I don’t have a dime
Yeah it’s not true in my case but I know plenty of couples where the man is the spender and generally on high ticket items too!
When you really need 4 wheel drive, nothing else will do.
Except maybe a tracked vehicle.
Hold my beer! My husband installed a train horn on his diesel truck! He loves to use it when we see a moving train or there are deer on the road.
Train horn and a laser to vaporize cars doing more than 10% below the speed limit.
I want one on my little car!
😂
Mine too. He can clear out the chocolate and cookie aisle. 😂
Mine too, although he wouldn’t waste his time at a mall, and was appalled when i he heard me telling friends how much he liked to shop—afraid they might THINK he shaped at a mall!
Ditto
I was in the jewelry biz, mostly custom design but I had things in the showcase to sell too. Couples would come in and men would want to buy their wife something and often women would be the one to nix the sale. I would get so frustrated but then someone wiser than me said women often had better knowledge of their finances, they knew if they could afford it or not. So many dynamics at play, women feel they don’t deserve it, men want to treat them, feel like the big shot. People are strange for sure.
I finally learned to ‘not spend other people’s money’. It works all ways, don’t push them to spend, or overspend, or underspend!
Always exceptions
A month after my husband died in Sept 2022 I went out and bought a new refrigerator to replace the one that had been clinking, clunking and buzzing for for at least 3 years before he passed. I am thankful for the savings account we both contributed too for 40 years.
Sorry for your loss. 😔
My mother-in-law put a large front porch on her home , not too long after her spouse passed! Said she ALWAYS wanted one! Bless her heart!
Not only stores. Also social media (except substack). It's filled with Lady Garbage™ that doesn't interest any normal man in the least. Like there's an invisible monster loose who will prop up any "movement" to un-man us. Well, fk that. I'll be a man till I die. Period.
It’s funny to me that you ended your post with “period” 😬😆
And a pair of “deez here” not men-zeez 😎
I was thinking the same
Freudian slip ? 😂
Lol
😅🤣😂
😆 lol
Tampon Tim comes to mind. 😝
Lol, well, an exception here. My husband is the one always on social media. I deleted FB, and am rarely on social media. And he is a real dude.
I threw up a bit in my mouth several times while reading this. I am sooo glad that I am through with the "relationship" dance. I am a testosterone filled Boomer and my estrogen filed bride of 42 years (both a second marriage!). Both my wife and I and I ran several successful businesses while raising our 5 (4 female girls and 1 Masculine boy), unheard of these days. All our kids are successful with kids and businesses of their own. I have to use the expression 'come on man!! I might recommend in my ancient dating ritual, try developing a relationship FACE TO FACE without your "F"ing phone. It's no wonder "Heads, she’s empowered. Tails, he’s inadequate"., when you can't see each other. Carry on, this is just another mindless rant from an old guy. PS it worked for me!!
I love rants from old guys! Agree with you on all this Mike! 42 years, congrats! You found your beloved.
They even made a company Old Guys Rule! Something to it.
I like it!
Well, that's a sexist point of view. I know many women who are frugal savers and I know men who piss away their money and live off their credit cards. I think there are more stores serving women because women do tend to like fashion but that also seems to be changing. But in general, what do men wear? Jeans or suits. More variety for women.
But there's:
hiring mandates, divorce, alimony, child support, student loans... these are all tilted toward wamens.
That is a very interesting observation by Molyneux. Some of the nature of being spenders, I think, is tied to our role as nurturers - I know in my home I am the “spender” for all household goods, groceries, food, any family events we do, etc, while my husband is the provider (“builder”) who makes sure our family economy can function. Remove marriage from the family economy and suddenly the balance (husband and wife working in and out of the home, toward the common good of the family, community and country) is destroyed and the remaining separate elements become unstable and vulnerable to exploitation by a self-centered, consumerist society (and Big Everything - Food, Pharma, Fashion, Medicine, etc etc).
Totally agree here. I always shop with my husband for his business and dress clothes, and we’ve found a couple of wonderful men’s boutique shops that sell the nicest casual dressy, business casual, and formal dress clothes ever. Not so easy to find, depending on where you live. We have to travel a bit. I always ask if they could open a women’s store akin to what they offer the men, and they say no, but the women are always asking! Classy clothing, with tailoring available. I would love to have such a personalized store, that’s not the big, massed produced products department one.
Same!! Bring back clothes made to fit!! lol
Brilliant analysis! I have seen the feminization of education particularly. Yes there are few males who find shopping an enjoyable pastime. Even when I was a hard charging career woman my professional friends and I would spend hours shopping followed by lunch. Men not so much 😂.
Men shop a lot. Go to a good gun show sometime . . .
Shop a lot? No they shop for a specific item. A gun show might provide an opportunity to check out a number of alternatives but gun shows aren’t always happening. Nordstrom’s is.
That's a very thought-provoking comment --thank you BFM.
Exactly.
Brookstone only lasted a short time
Interesting... This has not been my observation. Most of the women in close and extended family were the savers & planners & builders, not just of their families, but of their families' futures (tangible things, as well) - while their husbands were often the spenders. Many among our friends and aquaintences, too.
Apparently, this was nothing new.
"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
...
She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands.
She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.
...
She considers a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
She girds her loins with strength, and strengthens her arms.
She perceives that her merchandise is good: her candle goes not out by night.
She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. (A color only the rich wore.)
...
She makes fine linen, and sells it; and delivers girdles unto the merchant.
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come."
-Proverbs 31
Manufacturing, real estate, agriculture, marketing... How long B.C.?
That happened to me and my Mom one Friday afternoon, in the 1990’s, while waiting for my daughter’s Kindergarten class. We listened to Rush L. daily and we looked at each other with the old “aha!” moment. It was easier for me; she had to overcome hearing her departed Father’s voice: you are Irish, you are Catholic, and you are a Democrat! We went to Voter Registration the following week.😎
It’s been 4 years since Rush died. I listened to him almost every day for 20 years whether living in Kansas or Germany (AFN radio) he was a constant in my life. I still catch myself wondering several times a week what Rush would have said on his show about this crazy world if he were still alive. He’s the only person who I didn’t know personally but truly miss him like I did. See you on the other side of heaven, Rush! I hope Jesus lets you run the radio station.
I miss him too, and I also frequently wonder what his take would be on a current event. He was truly the brightest, most entertaining political analyst ever. But I actually thought just the other day that Jeff is starting to take his place.
Jeff is definitely filling the void of not having Rush to interpret the news. I always save C&C to read when I can fully take in the article and the comments. Absolutely my favorite in Substack, with Don Surber to follow.
I also loved RL. I miss his commentary as well
I call Jeff the “Rush Limbaugh of Substack.”
He truly is!
I heard his bumper song this morning on the radio as we were driving to church and I said the same to my husband. Rush would have loved this period in time with Trump. He was definitely one of a kind! May he rest in peace.
Maybe time for The Jeff Childer’s Show? I’d listen!
I miss Rush and remember exactly where I was the first time I heard him! I thought at the time - Wow! This guy is saying what I believe!
I’ve always voted Republican. It always seemed common sense to me. But brava to you for also being logical!
Yes, grew up with parents who always had unquestioning support for FDR. In fact, my mom used to tell me as a child she kept hoping he’d show up for dinner. But I think both mom and dad wouldn’t recognize the party now.
Long live "Non-affiliated," as my state calls it! :) My long-ago home state proudly called it "Independent." (State motto: "Live Free or Die")
"Live free or die " has been ingrained in my DNA , it seems . Of course, growing up .anyone who tries to assert that feeling is stamped on for being "against authority" .
Well, I did compromise a bit on this mantra .......... Instead of dying I chose to go half way around the world to a freer environment. Americans love to think that it is the land of the free ...... but the peer pressure, and the govt. subtle and not so subtle ways they use to coerce the population , are a master class in control.
Covid brought it brazenly out into the open .
So where did you go? Curious as to where the freer places were at the time.
Thailand . I moved here in 1988 . It really was paradise then : simple, friendly, non aggresive people. Lots of scenery.... mountains in the North, Oceans in the South . An "undeveloped" country with good infrastucture and though poor .... not the terrible poverty in many 3rd world countries.
Tourism today has ruined some areas.... but its a large country and if not in the tourist areas the people remain very nice, and still much more to my liking than the westerners who growl and argue . (please don't send too many people here haha)
and.... C&C is just a click away
WOW! Sounds like a dozen midwestern states. Those damn _________ fill the blank are moving in ruining our scenery etc. "nowhere to run, nowhere to hide..."
That’s called ‘sitting on the fence’ in the mushy middle/swamp area.
Btw, in the battle between good and evil, guess who owns the fence? : satan
Granite State! Home of my forebears.
I too used to vote Democrat. The reason that I haven’t changed my affiliation so that I can keep my eye on them. For example, they sent out information on how to keep medical freedom people off of our hospital board, inadvertently showing me which medical freedom people I wanted to vote for!
Oh good point!
Your comment made me think. How can we get more medical freedom people on hospital boards when so long such boards have been dominated by sold out pharma-aligned people who lost all perspective on what is good for everyday patients? It would be amazing if those hospital boards were chock full of MAGA people!
Congratulations, good Doctor!! 🥳
Congrats Dr Linda!!
You hit your tipping point. It's a large club.
Have a drink, on me.
Welcome over from the dark side, Doc.
I’ve been there for decades. I just removed the label. : )
I am aware of many registered Democrats who haven't voted democrat in years. I tell them that their staying registered simply indicates that they are ok with the direction the democrat party is headed. The legitimize the craziness. Personally, I'm ok with that.
I stayed a registered Democrat (& voted Republican) for years, just to vote any pro Life Democrat on the ticket. When then Senator Casey came out immediately for the Kenyan, I changed my registration the next morning: Casey was obviously lying.
Good riddance to Casey.
I just could stand it anymore. : )
Welcome aboard!
You can always register as an Independent Dr. Linda!
I took care of it. Interesting Missouri doesn’t offer independent but rather unaffiliated
I don't think "independent" or "unaffiliated" work, and not for political reasons (it doesn't work for them, either) but for cultural reasons.
You have to stand for something.
You have to stand for something.
The "unaffiliated" time stamp gives you wiggle room with your colleagues, so they can accept it as a kind of soft protest against the Dems (sort of an abstention, but they will assume you'll vote the right way in the general elections). It's kind of a cop-out.
Trust me, it's perfectly okay to say, "I'm a Republican. I'm not four-square with everything every Republican says or does, but that's okay. I'm for most of their program and ideas and against almost everything the Democrats dish up: endless war, medical tyranny, political tyranny, religious tyranny, grand theft climate change, destruction of children in their school days, mostly forced genital mutilation, and their general cult of death from conception to assisted suicide.
For decades the Democrats have been the party of the self-styled smarties, the self-identified cool kids, but really it's been the party of hate: hate rural America, hate traditional America and values, and now Two Minutes Hate for Donald Trump each and every morning. And now Two Minutes Hate for anyone who doesn't hate enough.
To be a Democrat in good standing you've got to really be able to hate.
Hate is corrosive and that's all the Democrats have now, so I can't stay, not even for a minute. If that means we can't be friends, then I'm good with that."
I agree in that since I registered as an Independent, I can't vote in the D primaries, which present voters with the worst options imaginable, such as MAMDANI in NYC.
Same in PA...and I cannot vote in the primaries.
As it should be; blocks the opportunity for Democrats to register as independents and vote against the strongest Republican to sabotage them
SC has open primaries. That's why we can't get rid of Lindsay Graham.
Ugh.
I'm seeing known libs in my neighborhood with yard signs for the R candidate that is trailing in the leadup to Aug primary for mayor. Don't think it will work but interesting to note.
Where I am, if I want to vote in a primary, I can show up at the polling place, register with my chosen candidate's party, vote for him or her, then unregister on my way out ~ all in ten minutes or so. Easy-peasy.
Where's that-are you actually in Wonderland Alice?
Aren't we *all* there now? Not sure whether we got here through the looking-glass or down a rabbit hole, but the terrain is very, very Lewis Carroll. The two states I mentioned are New Hampshire and Colorado.
that's not good. Do ya'll have rank choice voting like NY and other goofy states?
Not yet...but I am totally confused what it even entails.
Ranked Choice is used in Alaska, and is another way to cheat, imo. That's how RINO Murkowski stays in.
pay attention to the NY primary and you will see
Yeah, that’s why I stayed registered in one of the 2 parties. I finally figured out that it didn’t really matter.
Unaffiliated works:}
May I offer something to consider when registering as independent or unaffiliated? In many states, those registered as such cannot vote for a party affiliated candidate in the primary -- which is VITAL when choosing who goes forward to the general election. Something to consider and research in your state.
Yup, know this and ty for posting for others.
Yes and what people also need to realize is that to vote for down ballot local county GOP central committee members one has to be a republican. These local committee seats are very important and influential for keeping and getting good people otherwise the RINOs take over. I’ve witnessed it first hand in my county in California where America first won majority in the last election. The nonaffiliated or independent voters are essentially impotent.
I agree with you Lori. That’s what I did a few months ago. Some of the whack-job back stabbing “republicans” make me sick. And all the Demorats p!ss me off. My political donations are made on a case-by-case basis.
Illinois. I can request whichever primary ballot I want. And vote in general anyway I wish. No party registration but local party organizers stop by if you have made contact.
I appreciate how you left out the "c" in Demorat.
Congratulations Doc, you've come over from the death from the dark side.
I really mean Congratulations. God bless you.
Welcome to the world of sanity, common sense and wisdom Linda! While the RINO party is almost as bad as the Dems the Conservative population is under the the political title of Republican for the most part. If the voting rules ever got balanced I would probably be an Independent just as I am a non-denominational Christian moving from Methodist to Catholic to non-denominational.
Bravo Dr. Linda.