Here are some of the other temperatures around California today:
Los Angeles presently 89 but going to 91
San Diego presently 81 and going to 84
San Francisco presently 73 and going to 80
San Jose 77 presently going to 85
Morgan Hill presently 79 going to 87
Sacramento 77 going to 88
Redding 83 going to 91
Mt. Shasta 69 going to 75
and I'm no exception to this rule.
Why is this true?
Unrealistic expectations I think is the main reason for this.
I found life to be (especially frustrating) between 18 and 25 the most.
by 30 I started to get a hang of being alive here on earth and creating the world I wanted to live in for myself much the way my father and grandfather did too.
However, 18 to 25 was really rough for me because of unrealistic Expectations.
I found people expected a lot of me because I was tall and handsome and intelligent and this wasn't always a good thing for me because I couldn't be everything to everyone even though I tried.
So, the first thing I would say is that you need a realistic assessment of what is happening in your life but often that just isn't there at the time.
It reminds me the most of what my father said to me about making decisions in life.
He said, "You will never have enough information to make really good decisions in life ever"
So, all you can do is to make the best decisions with whatever information you have at the time while realizing you might have to make different decisions later as you receive better information.
So, always just keep making your decisions realizing that you will never have enough information really to make any decisions at all at the time.
In this way you don't just freeze up and stop making any decisions at all like some people do which tends to cripple them and end their lives because they refuse to make decisions even to save their own lives because of their fears.
So, why are people usually happiest after about 50 years old?
I think the worst mistakes they have made are mostly behind them and so there is some peace in this where if you have treated yourself and others okay you can have some happiness and peace in your life from about 50 years old and into old age.
Because if you cannot live with the decisions you make then you won't.
So, peace and happiness comes from making decisions you can actually live with the rest of your lives.
There are legends of the Sword of Truth especially in places like England going way back into recorded History into the mists of Time.
From this idea of "The Sword of Truth"
And from these ideas and more came:
"The Pen is mightier than the sword"
which is why Democracy exists at all on earth today.
Maybe "The Pen is mightier than the sword"
will also defend Democracy and Truth once again?
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The two deaths were adults from central North Carolina.
North Carolina health officials are warning that West Nile virus is spreading after two deaths were linked to the disease.
The two deaths were adults from central North Carolina, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services.
Currently, 2026 is on pace to be the second-highest year on record for West Nile virus cases, after 2024, according to local ABC News affiliate WTVD.
Transmission levels are higher because of warm weather lasting longer, continuing into mid-October.
"As long as the weather stays warm and what I mean by warm is over 50s during the day, then the mosquito that carries it will continue to bite," Michael Doyle, state public health entomologist with NCDHHS, told WTVD.
West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cases usually occur during mosquito season, which starts in the summer and continues through fall, according to the CDC.
Mosquitoes typically become infected with the virus after feeding on infected birds and then spread it to humans and other animals, the federal health agency said.
The majority of patients don't have symptoms, but about one in five will experience symptoms two to six days after being bitten, including fever, headaches, body aches, joint pain, diarrhea, vomiting or a rash.
Most symptoms disappear, but weakness and fatigue may last for weeks or months. No medications are available to treat West Nile. Those with mild illness can often manage symptoms with rest, staying hydrated and taking over-the-counter medications -- such as acetaminophen -- for fever, pain and headaches, according to the CDC.
About one in 150 patients will develop severe disease leading to encephalitis, which is inflammation of the brain, or meningitis, which is inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord -- both of which can lead to death, the CDC says.
Each year, about 2,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with West Nile virus, but the CDC says this is likely an underestimate because most people either don't develop symptoms or believe their mild symptoms were caused by another illness.
More than 1,300 people develop severe illness affecting the central nervous system, the CDC says.
There are no licensed vaccines or medications that protect against the virus. The CDC recommends using insect repellent, wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, treating clothing and gear and taking steps to control mosquitoes. This last step includes putting screens on windows and doors, using air conditioning and emptying out containers with still water.
Also, 25 million people have visited this site this year so far as well which is interesting too.
So, Thanks everyone around the world for visiting my site.
Have a Great Day!
This is the recipe for something like happened in Pacific Palisades and in Pasadena a few years ago unfortunately if you get heat along with Santa Ana Winds off the Deserts too.
However, when I checked the projected winds it didn't show up on the weather maps. But, that doesn't mean there won't be a Santa Ana wind off the Deserts either. This is what happens periodically when a fire gets going towards Malibu from the Ventura Freeway and goes down usually around Las Virgines Canyon Road from the Ventura freeway all the way to the ocean and famous people's houses often burn down like Actors and Singers and such who own these expensive homes along the ocean in Malibu. So, if they get trapped by the smoke and flames they often run out into the ocean and breathe through wet rags so they don't get smoke inhalation from the Smoke blowing out to sea. This seems to happen every year or two as long as I can remember since around 1952 when I first moved to California at age 4.
The last fire like this went through Pepperdine University on the way to the Houses along the Beach.
This is los Angeles the next few days:
Here is Santa Barbara through Saturday:
