Now it’s four days after my good friend Beryl came to visit me as well as several million of her other close friends here in H-Town. However some others of her friends are not so happy about her visit. It seems they were less than prepared for the kinds of things she likes to do. 

For example, all the old oak trees are used to visits from her relatives, but still moan, groan or just fall over at her and her relatives’ brazen ways! Nothing new, as it’s been going on for eons - even before sacred Texas was a state! Don’t believe me? Look up Indianola in a history book. And those folks didn’t have electricity!

Now there’s a topic that has many if the hosts here in town ready to have vigilante rule! String up those robber barons who didn’t prepare enough for the dear lady’s arrival! Why, we can send a man to the moon, so how come we can’t keep power on from a little wind? We pay good money to keep that 21st century bloodline pumping, just like we cherish the fossil fuels our leaders want us to burn to keep those hearts beating! Off with their boots and Stetsons! Real Texxans deserve excess. It’s in the Constitution of the State, right?

So there’s this lady who’s so dead set against progress she wants street improvements to stop to save old trees. Well, many of the trees she wanted to save are gone after Beryl. Why didn’t her committee stop Beryl from harming them? Could it be she doesn’t have that power? Would you believe it, she also wants ‘Publicans to back off talking about abortion. Why. I though that was as settled in Texxas politics as much as rain and wind comes with a her- or him-icane! Oh well, you don’t like the weather in Texxas wait a few hours, it’ll change. If you don’t like the politics in Texxas, wait a few generations. It’ll change! 

Meanwhile, out on the concrete, the air conditioning is out and people are mighty upset about it. I think they’re more upset about it than losing their internet service. Well, almost. Together those calamaties of deprivation have created a firestorm of righteous indignation. How dare a large energy company not plan for any possible situation that could arise? And aren’t cell towers more precious than crosses on churches or cathedrals? How could those providers not protect that service? And don’t we have Elon Musk here in Texxas with his indestructible starlink services? 

Oh well, this hubbub shall also pass quietly once all has been fixed and restored. Those who are holier than thou will rise up and cry out for reforms such as burying all wired utilities underground. It’ll get rid of this pesky and ugly wires that interfere with those sacred trees growing to enormous heights in the small patches of ground right next to where we live, thank you very much! And while we’re at it, what about those trees? Didn’t they kill some folks falling during that lovely lady’s visit? Maybe it is time to regulate how tall they can be, or how big? We know that they do noth)g to help the environment, right? 

Well, I’ve gone on long enough for one sitting. Not that anyone will ever read this, or even comment on it, so I guess I had better rattle me some pots and pans for my supper, and let by-gones be gone. Bye!