Charles W. Moore

Guess What? Restring time!

Guess what we get to do?  The string broke in our main shade in the RV.  So we have the pleasure of restringing it soon.  As soon as I order the kit it is a go.  I also ordered some extra 1MM string just in case I screw something up.

Super Blood Moon and segues

Last night (1/20/2019) was the Super Blood Moon and we watched it at a club house party here in the Escapee’s Rainbow’s End RV Park at Livingston, TX.  We gave up at 11:12 which was the 100% Umbra.  It was not quite as spectacular as I expected but still it was pretty cool. I can see why the ancients were perplexed and a bit worried.  The skies were perfectly clear.  The binoculars were usable and useful seeing it with a bit of color. I am glad I stayed up to see it.  I may never again be able to observe with such clarity and at a time that I will stay up to see it from this Earth.

Approximately 12 PM today the plumber showed up at the RV to repair the lavatory single handle faucet.  He did not think he could repair it so I told him to install the Moen two handle set I picked up at Lowes last Friday.  I am glad I took the precaution.  He went zip, zip and had it installed in less than an hour.  I paid him the $100/hour and he departed.  So, the faucet cost $83 and this brings the total to $183±.   That sink has cost us this year!  The better half was washing some socks and pushed the sink out from the counter top and that cost $180.  Hopefully we are finished with that part of the RV for a while.

While waiting for the plumber, I was listening to a Youtube on a sailing vBlog called RAN and came across his comment about liking the native tribe in the vicinity of Panama City.  I made a comment about my daughter being down there in the Peace Corps.  Herein, I include her embeded link to picture she took and the blog she continues to produce.

Worried about this

Via a Tweet I was lead to an interview of Sugar Land Man.  That article pointed to the GWU hyperlink https://extremism.gwu.edu/travelers.  I just sort of shake my head and wonder why a citizen of the USA would do such a thing?  Admittedly, it is a small % of the people but still it is a pretty extreme act.  The man interviewed is university educated but is broken somehow.  I am much more worried about this type of person than the Latinos coming across the border (that try to integrate into the communities).

12 January 2019 in NE Indiana

My shutdown comment

A year from now we will probably not even remember the ‘shutdown’ because of the even more absurd topics that will replace it as talking fodder. What amazes me is that the Democrats even give this type of thing air time.  The same goes for most of the Republicans and legitimate media.  By legitimate media I mean ones who give a more or less unbiased presentation of facts and statements.

So considering the above I am going to violate the premise of the statement by presenting this cartoon:

A winters day here in Texas

It is raining -again – here in east Texas.  Specifically, Livingston, Texas at the Escapees Rainbows End RV Park.  The rain is drumming loudly on the roof of the RV and is expected to continue for the next 24 hours.  This is boring and loud at the same time and enters your soul with an overcast feeling just like the weather outside.  So, I am cruising the net via our Verizon hotspot and came across the below text.  I thought it worthwhile keeping in a place I can find easily so I cut and pasted from site by NerdWallet 

I include this below in case NerdWallet changes their site and we will definitely include many on our future travels.

California

California offers a cornucopia of natural beauty, from towering redwood forests to dusty deserts to breathtaking seascapes and shorelines. This 14-destination loop will take RV travelers across the entire state, tip-to-tip. While we start our journey just northeast of San Diego, remember, this route forms a clockwise loop. You can use any location as your starting point. We’ve highlighted some of the top nature and camping destinations across California, but feel free to improvise as there is no shortage of parks and preserves in the Golden State.

1. Anza-Borrego State Park
2. Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park
3. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
4. Big Basin Redwoods State Park
5. Point Reyes
6. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
7. Klamath National Forest
8. Shasta National Forest
9. Lake Tahoe
10. Grover Hot Springs
11. Yosemite National Park
12. John Muir Wilderness
13. Death Valley
14. Joshua Tree National Park

Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains stretch over 3,000 miles from New Mexico to British Columbia and offer a life’s worth of exploration opportunities. You could spend weeks at Yellowstone and Grant Teton alone. We’ve chosen just a few of the more popular destinations and suggest you set aside a hefty chunk of time for this trip. Again, the locations are ordered in clockwise loop, and you can jump in at the most convenient destination. We begin in southern Idaho.

1. Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho
2. Craters of the Moon Monument, Idaho
3. National Elk Refuge, Wyo.
4. Grand Teton National Park, Wyo.
5. Yellowstone National Park, Mont.
6. Glacier National Park, Mont.
7. Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Mont.
8. Devil’s Tower National Monument, Wyo.
9. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.
10. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colo.
11. Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.
12. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colo.

New England

An RV trip around New England offers a balanced blend of verdant forests, rocky seascapes, colonial history and gorgeous seaside towns. We start our loop in upstate New York, heading east and north into the parks of upper New England. After Acadia, head south along the coast for breathtaking ocean views. A collection of historic New England towns (Salem, Cape Cod and more) will provide a break from the greenery and a lesson in American history. Pick up the route at the location closest to you!

1. Adirondack State Park, N.Y.
2. Green Mountain National Forest, Vt.
3. White Mountain National Forest, N.H.
4. Allagash Wilderness Waterway State Park, Maine
5. Acadia National Park, Maine
6. Minute Man National Historic Park, Mass.
7. Salem, Mass.
8. Boston, Mass.
9. Cape Cod, Mass.
10. Jamestown, R.I.
11. Fort Adams State Park, R.I.
12. Mystic Seaport, Conn.
13. Hammonasset State Park, Conn.
14. Fort Hale Park, Conn.
15. Ferris Lake, N.Y.

The South

The Southeastern states have plenty to offer in terms of nature, culture and relaxation. A satisfying southern RV expedition will sample forests, beaches and everything in-between. This loop starts in historic Savannah, drops down into Florida, meanders along the Southern coast and launches back east into Tennessee and Virginia. The last leg of the journey comprises a series of beaches for a proper cool down at the end of a long, arduous journey. Of course, you can start anywhere along the route and eventually end up back where you started!

1. Savannah, Ga.
2. Ocala National Forest, Fla.
3. Big Cypress National Preserve, Fla.
4. Everglades National Park, Fla.
5. Apalachicola National Forest, Fla.
6. Blackwater River State Park, Fla.
7. De Soto National Forest, Fla.
8. New Orleans, La.
9. Kisatchie National Forest, La.
10. Houston, Texas
11. Sam Houston National Forest, Texas
12. Ouachita National Forest, Ark.
13. Ozark National Forest, Ark.
14. Memphis, Tenn.
15. Nashville, Tenn.
16. Cherokee National Forest, Tenn.
17. Chattahoochee National Forest, Ga.
18. George Washington National Forest, Va.
19. Virginia Beach, Va.
20. Myrtle Beach, S.C.
21. Hilton Head, S.C.

Do Neprilysin Inhibitors Have a Role in Patients With CKD?

Medscape: Just read this and thought I would use this mechanism to save for future review:

Cyber Deterrence: Oxymoron

Western states largely renounced the concepts of defense and deterrence after the end of the Cold War. Instead, Western powers focused on expeditionary warfare—military crisis management, counterterrorist operations, and counterinsurgency operations. Today Russia and China pose a challenge to the Western-defined international security order. The United States and its allies in Europe have lost most of the analytical concepts that would be useful for the great-power politics to follow: defense and deterrence.

https://globalsecurityreview.com/cyber-deterrence-oxymoron/

Desiderata

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.

Livingston

We are happy with the Rainbow’s End and, in fact, signed up for two more months. Our great, great big problem is mail.  I held up the mail for two weeks and once we got to Livingston did a General Delivery address with the post office.  This is totally screwedand now USPS is saying 4 to 6 weeks for delivery.  TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!  So far I have been unable to contact PL USPS lady who did the forwarding and now is leaving.  So much for trust levels.  Where is a months mail?