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Week Notes No. 48: Daily Bits

By Justin G. on 25MAR24MON

An embarrassingly thin week as far as writing goes. It may be signaling that I should take a short break (2 weeks?) and reset. I really like the tiny observations, I want more of that. But the additional context of all my other writing is useful too. What to do?

Almanac / outlook, Mar 17 to 23

A bit of rain early in the week and cool temperatures remain. Lows in the 40s and highs in the 50s to low 60s during the week. The weekend is forecast to be warm, in the mid-70s and sunny.

Folks, we have surpassed 12 hours of daylight, and the Spring Equinox is this week on Thursday. Sunrise is just before a quarter after 7 and sunset a little after a quarter after 7. The moon is waning from full, so by the time the clouds are gone, the beginning of the night should be dark.

Day Bits

It’s going to be a mixed bag, weather-wise, this week.

1. MAR17MON
   • It doesn’t matter what you’re talking about with the neighbors when the rain starts to fall in big aggressive drops. Nor does it matter that you’ve all been getting to know each other better lately, because when the rain is openly hinting that it’s about to become a shower, it’s time to go. Jog fast because you didn’t bring an umbrella and it’s a long block back home. But there is still time to notice the nearly full rainbow hanging in the sky when you look to the left to cross the street to the house.
2. MAR22SAT
   • Made some new friends today at a birthday party. We sat and talked on cold cement picnic table benches under thick clouds that wouldn’t rain, getting to know each other. It was a pleasant surprise.
3. MAR23SUN
   • It’s interesting that when I don’t see someone around the neighborhood for months on end, the first explanation I reach for is that they have moved away. The turnover around here is a little slower nowadays, but people are still moving in and out often. Then they show up with their dog at the park, just the same as the last time you saw them, and it’s obvious that they’ve simply been doing things in other places. I’m happy to know that the changes aren’t so rapid that these people and dogs will just constantly disappear.

I’m not sure where the days went this week.

Outside Events

The roller coaster ride at the national level continues.

• Some test deportations have begun.
• They’ve come for the museums and libraries. More.
• Israel ends ceasefire in Gaza.
• Folks it happened, that 7-11 has opened. After literally years of “it’s finished but the fence is still up,” the fence is down!
• So long radiosondes, I’ll miss those UFO sightings.
• Hudson’s Bay Company closes for good.
• Putin puts Trump on hold. We knew this would happen.

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