Rain patters on roof

Air temperature 70 F, wind south 6 mph, cloudy. Overnight soaking rain now moving on. Foraging morning, maybe bike ride afternoon.

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One of the problems with majority rule is that the majority can persecute a minority if they really want to.

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Short-term thinking has doomed civilization.

Life in Maine, N+1

For comparison, the number of dead motorcyclists already is in the range of Maine's total murders for a year . . .

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/07/19/news/maine-fatal-motorcycle-crashes-2022-joam40zk0w/

Feline frustration

We have a gray and white cat patrolling the neighborhood on a regular basis. So far, it has shown no interest in becoming a friend -- shies away if I get within 30 or 40 feet, or even if it catches me looking at it from a window. Doesn't seem to be a feral or stray.

Futile exercise

Got out to the grocery store and found a power outage. They have a generator, but not enough capacity for full coverage. So freezer, dairy, meat, etc, not available. We grabbed a couple of staples and left.