Another hot day shaping up with possible thunderstorms later. We'll see. One of the weekend Chicago news broadcasts reported the city had already experienced 24 days which exceeded 90F. The normal number is 17. And the summer is only half over. Did anyone see the reports of flooding in parts of Wisconsin where some areas had 10-12+ inches of rain in a very short time. Very much outside the normal range. "out of the normal range" is becoming a frequent observation lately.
I got a crib blanket in the Bavarian pattern going well this weekend and I think I mentioned the Tunisian double stitch blanket I started as well. I also got some embroidery on the table cloth done with a second corner finished. I am beginning to get an itch to work on a quilt that has been on a very low back burner for several months. I am piecing everything by hand but plan to do the quilting (whenever I get to that point) with my sewing machine which is probably feeling like an orphan now. Soon I will have to wake it up and give it some attention.
So on to reading.
First off was this piece on BOONDOGGLE about the city of Tucson pulling the plug on a data center. The local citizens were up in arms because they had no information on who exactly was going to run the center or on what effect it would have on electric rates and water supplies. All politicians from the state house down to the county level were muzzled by NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS. Those who knew couldn't say and those who didn't know were pissed. I can sympathize. I have seen signs against a data center being considered in this area but I couldn't find any real information when I went looking. The article indicated that my state officials are also covered by NDAs.
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