Water and Whisky…

Posted on by August 16, 2022

The old western axiom, water is for fighting and whisky is for drinking is coming true…

The federal government announced Tuesday the Colorado River will operate in a Tier 2 shortage condition for the first time starting in January as the West’s historic drought has taken a severe toll on Lake Mead. 

Full article, HERE from CNN. And another article, HERE from the WAPO.

The biggest hit will be the Lower Colorado Basin, Region 8, which includes Arizona, a snip of Nevada, Southern California, and Mexico.

Figure 1. Reclamation Regional Boundaries

Reclamation regions within the Department of the Interior’s Unified Regional Boundaries 

Source: Bureau of Reclamation, https://www.usbr.gov/main/offices.html. 

Of note, this apparently ONLY applies to Region 8, but Region 7 is also negotiating on getting more water upstream via various means.

There are supposedly ongoing negotiations in Region 8, but according to the above articles, there’s not been ANY progress as nobody wants to give up any more water. Of note, California hasn’t had to give up a drop yet, and the maximum they lose looks like less than 10%, while Arizona will lose over 20%, Nevada will lose about 8%, and Mexico right at 20% (Mexico has been taking it in the shorts since this started).

And if it gets worse, there just won’t BE any water, much less hydro power, etc. As a point of interest, NOAA ‘thinks’ 2023 may be another La Nina year, which would mean the drought will continue…

So even MORE of the ‘breadbasket’ of California will be fallow… Like that is going to end well…

I really don’t want to do interesting times again…

 

 

 

One year ago…

Posted on by August 15, 2022

Remember this???

These are the thirteen names of the dead, HERE along with short bios…

But the administration got what it wanted… A ‘win’, for versions of winning!

Article, HERE with some of the timeline…

Eleven Marines, one Sailor, and one Army. Eleven men and two women. May you rest in peace, knowing your brothers and sisters have stepped up to stand tall in your boots!

A little humor…

Posted on by August 14, 2022

To start the week!

New Word Definitions:

Smile – A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

Dictionary – The only place where divorce comes before marriage.

College – A place where some pursue learning and others learn pursuing.

Office – A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Yawn – The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

Committee – Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

Classic – A book which people praise, but do not read.

Marriage – It’s an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and woman gains her master degree.

Experience – The name men give to their mistakes.

Tears – The hydraulic force by which masculine power is defeated by feminine power.

Atom Bomb – An invention to end all inventions.

Philosopher – A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.

LOL…

Posted on by August 13, 2022

So, how’s that ‘sanctuary city’ thing working out?

Apparently not real good…

On Thursday, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) renewed her request for the D.C. National Guard to help support the immigrants arriving to the city in busloads from the southern border. The Pentagon denied her initial request last week.

Full article, HERE from Townhall. The term hoist on your own petard comes to mind.

And then there is Mayor Adams from NYC- He’s talking about sending people to campaign against Abbott… Somehow I don’t think that’s a really good idea. This is Texas, NOT NYC. People out here don’t take well to folks showing up on their doorsteps unannounced…

And then there’s Mayor Villalobos from down in McAllen, response…

A Texas border town official chided Mayor Adams Saturday for his furious reaction to the Lone Star State’s new push to bus asylum seekers to the Big Apple and other northern cities.

“You see New York, you see Washington [DC] kind of drowning with a few buses,” McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos scoffed in an interview with Fox News.

Full article HERE, from then NY Post…

But Texas Gov. Abbott kinda blows up their narrative about the illegals NOT knowing where they are going!

Migrants who illegally crossed the southern border who turn themselves in so they can be processed and released by Border Patrol sign a form should they opt to take a bus provided by the state of Texas. On the form it states they understand they can chose to go to either Washington, D.C. or New York City.

Full article, HERE from Townhall.

I guess Bowzer and Adams ‘definition’ of sanctuary city is only for those they choose to allow in. And all those dirty, untested illegals should be staying in Texas where they belong…

I can’t help but wonder if the polio found in the NYC and other water supplies up there are from illegals that were never tested by CBP prior to being released.

Done!!!

Posted on by August 12, 2022

The rough draft of Ranching in Colorado is done! Stick a fork in it!!!

It came in right around 68,000 words, and I think y’all will like the story. Here are a couple of the covers Tina is working with to see what fits the book the best.

I’m going to sleep in this morning, I deserve it… Thanks for your patience with this one folks.

In other news, the first Haunted Library anthology should release on Kindle next week with the paperback about two weeks later.

Interesting ‘spin’ on this one…

Posted on by August 11, 2022

Millions of people in America are receiving healthcare that rivals Third World standards. Vast regions of the country have seen medical services evaporate over the past decade. Hospitals have closed, doctors have left, and pharmacies have been forced into bankruptcy. 

Full article, HERE from the Washington Examiner.

This isn’t a new problem… From a 2017 article in the WAPO, HERE. There is also the whole malpractice cost issue for doctors. And a lot of doctors are still trying to pay off medical school costs on top of everything else.

And it is not just doctors. Medicare/Medicaid cuts for care are bankrupting rural hospitals that don’t have ICUs/Specialty care/Surgical staff, article HERE from Torch.

And as more and more ‘push’ for ‘nationalize’ healthcare, the media continues to downplay/ignore the horror stories coming out of Canada, England, and the other places where there are ‘panels’ that make decisions on whether or not you can get surgery. NOT when you can, but IF you can…

Lots of folks say the VA sucks, and yes, many of them do, but at least some of them are actually trying to improve services. I’m thankful that is an option for me.

Food deserts are bad enough, but medical deserts are literally killers…

Snerk…

Posted on by August 10, 2022

Apparently California is having second thoughts on killing the last nuke plant…

An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant.

Full article, HERE from the AP.

This is hilarious! After years, the econazis, with the concurrence of Moonbeam Brown, finally got the legislation through to shut down Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in 2025.

Now they are staring the reality in the face of not having enough power for the summer heat, and the ongoing construction in SoCal. A couple of years ago, even WITH the plant operating, they had to put rolling blackouts into effect. Since they provide 9% of California’s power, and the wind/solar hasn’t made up the difference, calmer heads are now going ‘wait a minute’!

I was out there when they had the rolling blackouts and word got out that Diablo Canyon was putting the second unit back on line temporarily. That night on the news there were pictures of the econazis in their Volvos and Volkswagen buses lined up at the main gate protesting!!!

Honestly, I don’t think they CAN save the plant in two years, just due to the paperwork involved, and you can bet the econazis will be suing the hell out of everybody to stop it.

We shall see… or not if the lights go out…

1000 words…

Posted on by August 9, 2022

Or a damned good picture…

Mr. Ramirez hit this one out of the park!

On the writing front, we are in the throes of getting the first Haunted Libraries Anthology out, hopefully next week on Kindle and a couple of weeks later for the paperback version (need a proof copy before we do the final release).

On the Bell Chronicles, hoping to finish it by Friday and get it out to readers by COB Friday.

In other words, not a lot of time to do a real post. Go read the folks on the sidebar, or go buy some of our books and read them! 😉

 

One of THOSE days…

Posted on by August 8, 2022

55k words into Ranching in Colorado, the next Bell Chronicles book. Trying to finish it this week.

But… The crap coming out of DC has ‘put me off my feed’ as they say…

Go read the folks on the sidebar, I’ll be back tomorrow.

Maybe???

Posted on by August 6, 2022

Yet another SST is on the drawing boards…

The future of flying has just been unveiled.

On Tuesday, aviation company Boom Supersonic revealed the design for its highly anticipated Mach 1.7 Overture passenger jet, which touts a speed twice as fast as the standard passenger airline.

Full article, HERE from People.
One can only wonder what the cost of a ticket is going to be…
During the last go round on the Concorde, the price for LHR-JFK back then was $7,574, which is equivalent to $12,460 today. With the rising costs, I think $20,000 very possible in the more ‘crowded’ airplane, and probably $30,000 in the ‘spacious’ version.
So it will only be affordable for those ‘special people’ that have money to burn, literally. As far as I know, it is still illegal for an airliner to break the sound barrier over the USA, so I don’t think they would be doing LHR-LAX even if they had the range (which I doubt).