Fall...

 

...is just around the corner. Thank goodness! It's been a long, hot summer. And a crazy one. We've had superstorms, wildfires, extreme heat, tornadoes, drought. You name it. We've really run the gauntlet. Oh, and COVID is still around. Darn thing just keeps mutating all over the place. People in my neighborhood are sick with it, even hospitalized. About all we're missing to round out the year are plagues of locusts and frogs. And a sense of humor. That's sure missing.

I swear, so many people these days have no sense of humor whatsoever. You really have to watch what you say. You can't joke about the old stand-bys like politics and public figures and stupid things people do. People are so sensitive. If you joke about rain gods or, God forbid, Voodoo dolls or any old thing that nobody in their right mind used to take seriously, people look at you like you ought to be burned at the stake. And that may come. Nothing is off the table in these times. And they are burning books and banning the weirdest things. These are strange days.

Winter is coming. We know this because Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas stuff is already out in the stores. I guess retail still has a sense of humor. Who knows what Winter will bring this year. More storms for sure. Blizzards maybe. Perhaps glaciers. Or, in these times, Winter hurricanes and heat waves. Times are crazy enough for anything to happen. And ... Winter is coming. Buckle up.