It turns out that Jesse had a water leak problem, turned off his water to fix it, then turned us off instead of himself back on when he was done, the dumb shit! Hey, at least it’s better to have your water be sluggish all day than to have to go days without water than to have to cajole your selfish MIL to shell out 5K out of her 100+K to fix it!

The smoky haze lives on out there, but baby Grace arrived today. She looks very realistic and even smells of baby powder and weighs 3 pounds! A definite keeper. She’s made of a rubberier vinyl rather than the hard vinyl that the Tonners are made of.

Anyway, the closest fire is about 100 miles away, heading towards San Francisco which they say is 80% contained. Over 8000 rare lightning strikes caused over 800 wildfires. I just hope they don’t get any closer to us! If there’s been any good in it it’s that Jesse hasn’t been out to play with his engines.

My subscriber commented on it being insane that my parents allowed me to be committed as a teenager. She got that right! Why are people so easily brainwashed by people like doctors, lawyers, cops and religious leaders? Still, my parents should have accepted me as I was and allowed me to remain home until I was ready to go out on my own. Fifteen is too young to throw your kid out just so you can have an easier life.

Jane, the good-looking one who I swap notes with just about every day apologized for lying about her age. You have to be 18 to join. She said she was 19 even though she’s 16. I told her it made no difference to me. She’s going to be one hell of a looker in a decade or so.