… by WordPress eating the last third of this morning’s blog, I thought I’d quickly check back in for a little catching up.<\/p>\n
It’s definitely looking more and more like batten-down-the-hatches time for tomorrow. Aside from winds gusting into the 70s and 80s, it’s wet, wet, wet and about to get wetter. This afternoon I took a drive outside of town and at high tide (we’re heavy on salt marsh and tidal estuary hereabouts) the water was already only inches from rising over the roadway. By tomorrow’s high tides, things could get messy.<\/p>\n
The windows of my house overlook a wetland that in winter usually has small channels of water running through it. It’s a solid lake now, broken only by a few grassy hummocks. Another inch or two of rain will make it a solid river. <\/p>\n
Yeah, definitely battening time. It feels great to know I’ve got heat, food, light, and water on hand. As long as the trees and the hill behind the house stay put, what more could a body need?<\/p>\n
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I was nearly done with this morning’s maundering when WordPress gobbled it, anyhow. So I’ll let that go for a while.<\/p>\n
I just wanted to add that other books I’ve found helpful (as well as entertaining) are Oliver Burkeman’s The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking<\/i><\/a> and Sam Harris’ Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion<\/i><\/a>. (Sam is no relation to Dan from that earlier blog, but they do know each other. Oddly, Sam — the famous atheist — is less of a skeptic than Dan, whose book 10% Happier<\/i><\/a> is now my gold standard for “skeptic spiritual seeking.”<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n And on the subject of Amazon links<\/a>, because Karen and Ellendra asked, I tried to find that bounty program I thought I’d seen for those of you who sign up for that flat-rate $10\/month plan for Kindle books. But either I imagined it or it’s gone now. So for heaven’s sake, if you’re thinking of signing up for that, just do it. It’s great of you to think of me, but it’s not a biggie.<\/p>\n However, if anybody downloads the free Kindle Cloud Reader (for non-Kindle devices) using this link<\/a>, it’s a $1 bounty credited to my associates account.<\/p>\n If you give Amazon Prime as a gift this Christmas using this link<\/a> I’ll receive a $10 bounty. (This is strictly for gift purchases, not your own Prime memberships.)<\/p>\n Sign up for your own 30-day free trial of Prime membership using this link<\/a> and I’ll receive a $3 bounty even if you cancel.<\/p>\n Now, if all you need from Amazon is a little holiday fantasy and humor, check out the links Dana dropped into comments<\/a> the other day. Don’t miss the hilarious product reviews.<\/p>\n On a more practical note, if you’re still looking for the perfect gift for the freedomista-survivalist-gun-owning-pet-loving-bacon-consuming-book-reading person on your list, last year’s seven-part gift series<\/a> might offer inspiration. (The link goes to part VII; scroll down for links to earlier installments. Probably a few broken links by now, but you’ll find what you’re looking for.)<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n Stay warm and dry wherever you are!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" … by WordPress eating the last third of this morning’s blog, I thought I’d quickly check back in for a little catching up. It’s definitely looking more and more like batten-down-the-hatches time for tomorrow. Aside from winds gusting into the 70s and 80s, it’s wet, wet, wet and about to get wetter. This afternoon I took a drive outside of town and at high tide (we’re heavy on salt marsh and tidal estuary hereabouts) the water was already only inches from rising over the roadway. By tomorrow’s high tides, things could get messy. The windows of my house overlook a…<\/p>\n