Respect to SRS and all those who stood up to be heard yesterday, it was big enough even the corporate press could not sweep it under the rug. And apparently not enough parade fans showed up for them to brag about support for Trump.

We had made a huge start on little repairs and detailed cleaning of the motorhome this week. Amazing what can be done by a smart and motivated craftsman neighbor, after multiple techs just shrugged, declined to help, or did a poor job.

So yesterday was about getting fresh food in the house and getting on a program to drop the pizza pounds and then some. Literally halfway through the shopping, got a message from the power company saying they will cut power this weekend whenever they feel like it, likely the usual 12 hour nuisance. Why in the hell our power has to come across a mountain wilderness (the Gila) to get to our flat valley road, where we are much closer to a flat crossroads town, which has a power plant literally on the road to our area, I do not understand. It's crazy.

Anyway, there is a fire raging in the Gila right now, and the smoke blanket is pretty bad this morning, can't see any of the surrounding mountain ranges. So, I was advised to draw off water and be ready for pump failure. If the heat gets too awful during the day I'll just clear out for refuges in nearby towns, they aren't having their power cut.