When Things Go Real Bad

A Lear jet crashed in Florida. From what I've read on the internet, there were strong thunderstorms, the pilot sought a higher altitude, and somewhere after that the jet lost its horizontal stabilizers and hit the ground at a tremendous velocity. According to one opinion I read, due to the Lear jet design, drastic flight maneuvers can cause the horizontal stabilizers to tear away, which is a guaranteed loss of control. Strong updrafts, and downdrafts, can lead to few choices in maneuvers, and might be what caused the loss of the horizontal stabilizers.  

It will probably be over a year before an investigation is complete, but from my vantage point, the weather was not weather to fly in; and whether the pilots didn't have good information, or just took a chance, will probably never be known. 

It Doesn't Need To Be Complicated

One of the best examples of the feckless nature of government is the inability to set a single method of determining the time of day. One hour doesn't make any real difference, and society always adapts to that time. Regardless of the time, nature, and natural events, are regulated by when the sun rises and sets. The foolish, ridiculous action of changing clocks to satisfy the insane whims of government is an action that borders on insanity. It's a blemish on our society.

Third World Ethics

 From what is reported, Ilman Omar married her brother, lied about her age, and signed papers that allowed her into the United States as a refugee. Some are appalled, but the reality is it's acceptable in her culture, and accepted by Somalians. Another reality is that expecting anything better is a waste of time, and deportation is necessary. 

What They Don't Show

 There are a multitude of television shows about buying a house, or remodeling an older home. Some have astoundingly high prices involved, and they all don't show the costs only a homeowner knows. They show the price of the home, or cost for remodeling, but they never show the average insurance cost, taxes, HVAC monthly costs, or the extra costs for travel for a home a considerable distance from work. With the mortgage amount, the other costs, and the fact some of the buyers are spending north of a half million dollars, I wonder how they can afford the thousands each month, and still afford groceries; especially when they have children. 

My opinion is the shows - in spite of calling them reality shows - are mostly fiction. That, and give those with exceptional ignorance an unrealistic view on home ownership. I may be wrong, but with the reports so many are struggling with costs, the fiction became a reality that has dire consequences.

Fast Change

After weeks of continuing temperatures with lows in the seventies, and highs in the low nineties, the first cold front brought lows in the forties and highs in the sixties. It's a pleasant relief. The cooler, drier weather makes yard work much easier to deal with. The one caveat is our lack of rain means fires will be very small, if at all. After we get some rain, I'll rake and burn leaves. 

This is the time of the year when I will replace my Crocs with the holes with those that don't. I like Crocs. With my stomping around the yard, semi-wading around the pond while weed trimming, and the dust, stopping at the water hose before returning into the house is mandatory. I can rinse them off, let them dry a little, and not track anything into the house. 

The return to standard time is soon, which means my dog (smarter than a substantial percentage of politicians) will ignore our silly manipulation of clocks and continue with his schedule that follows the most efficient use of daylight. That means he'll wake somewhere around 5:30 am, instead of 6:30 am. He, unlike most people, won't be affected by the ridiculous semi-annual adjustment of bodily functions to accommodate ignorant humans.