{{{Fred}}}

The whole impeachment thing is scary fascinating. But beyond the spectacle, I'm worried about what happens next.

The high today is supposed to reach 93°.

I am wearing my most summery clothes, and flip-flops, and praying this is summer's last gasp. I also reserved The October Country by Ray Bradbury at the library this morning.

I'm wearing my puffy down jacket today, not just because it's cold now (49!) but I'm also going to the As game tonight...

I just put the AC on because it's both warm and so humid that I can't stop sweating. But I'm drinking a spiced chai latte and trying to pretend it's Autumn.

Amy, I started a tradition a few years ago of also reading a Bradbury in October, and this year I decided to read From the Dust Returns.

The high today is supposed to reach 93°.

Tomorrow's high will be 69°.

We're a day behind you -- today and tomorrow are still going to be in the 90s, but Friday's high will (ALLEGEDLY) be 70. We also haven't had significant rain in a while, so our lawn looks brown and sad. But at least I'm almost done mowing for the year.

I am VERY unhappy with this random-summer-day-in-October bullshit, and so are my sinuses.

Someone told me yesterday that the temps this weekend would be in the 80s, but they are a week off. Temps for Austin this weekend (ACL baby) are highs of 94-97 with almost no clouds or breeze. Gonna be a hot one. Packing my cooling towels, hand fan, and parasol.

Hope the kidney stone comes out as painlessly as possible, PMM!

I woke up an hour early today and still didn't make it in to work on time! I did, however, manage to clean the litter boxes and take out the trash, so I'm chalking that up as a win.

but I'm also going to the As game tonight...

Woo hoo! Bring them luck! It's going to be raucous.

You guys, here's a thing that just makes my day: the Kroger near us used to have small carts along with the regular-sized ones, and then for some reason got rid of all the small carts...except one. So the latest trend in my neighborhood's Facebook group is to post a selfie with the small cart if you're lucky enough to get it when you go shopping. It's hilarious.

PMM, wishing you all the best health and good results!

{{{Fred}}}}

as a fed, the shit that's going down right now is goddamned horrifying. The Secretary of State is threatening to discipline DOS staffers who answer Congressional questions. He was told HR won't allow it and the shit is definitely hitting the fan.

Someone is going to die, I fear. And if the name of the whistleblower ever gets out, they'll have to go underground for the rest of their lives. The Trumpists will never let it go.

It's all horrifying.

He went to (made a dispatch from?) CrazyTown on TV a little while ago, saying Schiff isn't fit to "carry Pompeo's blank strap."

I am not playing Mad Libs with you. Instead of just saying "jock strap," he said "blank strap."

And to make matters worse, my niece's new dog ran away from the dog-walker today: slipped his leash and took off. We spent 3 hours driving all over town, put up 200 flyers, and she already got a call from some asshole who wanted $1K. When she asked for a picture, he said he would take the dog to the pound. To which she said, "Excellent, that will be fine!" since she already put in a report at Animal Services and the dog is chipped.

This is an actual season one episode of Veronica Mars. [link]

I hope you all are able to find the dog.