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Folks,

This fine Saturday morning the temp at 10:30 is 77°F. There is a 6 mph wind from the W and a reported visibility of ... yup, 10 miles. The humidity dropped yesterday into just 38%. Today it is still a comfortable 53%.

Fittop:

We didn't need the A/C yesterday even though the temp rose well into the mid 80s. Mostly this was due to the very low humidity. We actually had our windows open to the great outdoors. There was a buzzing sound we could not immediately identify. Turns out there are still flying bugs out there that buzz by open windows now and then. There was pleasant twittering in the background I vaguely remembered way back when we had no A/C as bird song. Soon the house filled with an unaccustomed fragrance. Turns out that was oxygen replacing the stale carbon dioxide laced air we'd been re-breathing all winter. It took my lungs a while to cope with that. Before long memories coaxed out by the healthier, warmer atmosphere came flooding into mind. Things were so different in the 50s. Sex was considered dirty and air was thought to be clean for one thing.

As we wait for what must certainly be a downpour of Biblical proportions tomorrow due to the renewed dancing ritual down south of us, we are considering possible retaliatory actions. I am researching all possibilities to create a MAD situation that would prevent future flooding of our bird houses, ditches and septic tanks. Unfortunately at this time I am conflicted. Florida needs rain for all those palm trees and beautiful green lawns. So many retired Americans live down there and are even older than Dux. Thousands of gallons of clean water is desperately needed just to apply those colorful rinses to the heads of the fashionably quaffed blue haired crowd. No, I cannot in good conscience bring myself to continue the MAD research. Doubtless OG is at this very moment tweaking the ritual so that the rain falls where it is needed most.

OG:
Speaking of you, Oldgrognard, and someone just did, as I was entering my notes into the newly created database, I came upon many references to old computer games. WW2 Fighters, EAW, FCG, MiG Alley, Dawn Patrol, Fleet Defender, Fighting Falcon, U Boat Commander, Luftwaffe Commander, BoB, IL2, Strike Fighters and many more. My first title bought back in the 80s was the Microprose "Jet". The next was "Gato" a sub game. As the "Oldgrognard" nom de plume indicates an interest in old games, I wonder how old? What was your first game? Don't say "Pong".