We took on tank water, filled up with drinking water, and bumped into a neighbor repeatedly. In other news, the pigeons are nesting.

We almost got fapped, and I found a new species of flowering bush. All the plants look alike most of the year, and then they explode with color.

I discovered pesky Nevada search results in North Carolina, which is a bit of a bummer. In other news, we’re getting a swamp cooler.

Some days are harder than other days. For those other days, there is English Heritage and its new super-duper database.

The latest addition to the desert flora and fauna is crickets, who seem to have just arrived. And I’m now a student of SEO.

There are days when I just need to play at making things pretty, and today was one such day. In other news, we were not hit by any dust devils today.

We took a direct hit from a dust devil, which really does sound like a devil whirling over. I have a new column, and started a large Markeroni task.

I rescued a bee that was crawling on my knee, did some writing and programming, and had an early start.

Dump-and-fill day was the usual mad dash through town. We picked up mail and found a stray holiday card in the mix. But the highlight of the day was the thing that went meep-meep!