Day: February 23, 2026

Two days and two failures to publish… odd. I am writing this latest post in bed while The Hedge Knight plays in the background. I was watching, but realizing I needed to blog, I ceased and desisted. That is progress. It would be better progress if I’d remembered earlier and decided to do it instead of trying to play 2k26 on a switch. Fun Fact: My eyes are not about screens that small. Not ofr that game at least. It was a heck of a strain on the eyes and they are still blurry as I type now.

I’m here in the middle of a bomb cyclone and happy as heck about it. I’m loving the weather and it feels very good to be in something outside of the sameness of Az. Weather is change. That argues that a place without weather is a place without change…

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of thr Day: “Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture him” Crazy world we live in.
2. I had a better one, but I didn’t write it down. I saw it with the Lady Talis and we both looked at each other like, “are you serious?” It wasn’t remotely political… it was just, well, bonkers.

Did not hit publish yesterday… Again. Silly stuff, that. Now I am in New York, home of the Me and Land of the Grind. We’ve spent most of our day walking around Central Park. Actually, we’ve spent most of our day in transit and then we walked around Central Park. We’re staying close enough to the midtown Trump Tower to realize how much of a police cordon is covering that area. That man Trump is living his best life. Sadly, he won’t be satisfied by it. People like that really never are satisfied with their success. I’d love to think it is because of how they got there, but I know better. It is because it isn’t enough. They can always say they are number one, but unless there is no doubt and no questioning of that, they’re not going to be satisfied. Even then, the lack of challenge is going to piss them off. It is always a lose-lose. Case and Point: The man is suing one of the largest banks in the world for closing his account. He’s suing for something like 5 Billion and he’ll probably win the case. So, congrat’s Big Orange, you won… but you’ll never win.

Moving on..

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her”
2. Winter Olympics… I really wish I cared more. These competitions are meant to be a huge source of national pride, but I have zero connection to most of the events being offered. At least in the Summer Olympics I recognize the sports and feel some base level understanding of the athleticism involved. Here I’m hearing about 40 year old housewives hopping on and taking home gold… and then there’s curling. Don’t get me wrong, some of these events are crazy cool and athletic. I just lack the care.
3. Still some time on the old clock. So I am going to ramble until I can–