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I think I heard a short report on the news that there are riots in London. I’m not sure what that is all about. I heard some mention of racial tensions and looting. I was shocked. This is the first I’ve heard of England having issues with race.

Everyone knows that California is having huge financial problems as a state. There have been all kinds of government services cut or eliminated. Now the local government of the City of Oakland, California is considering closing 14 of its 18 public libraries. So the locals decided to have a little protest. A handful of protesters put on makeup and declared themselves to be zombies. The zombies marched along a main street in Oakland with signs about needing brains and libraries. It was pretty weird.

Has anyone seen survey results that have figured out where most people in today’s world trust for their daily news? I believe the source has been changing over the years. It used to be radio, then TV, the daily newspapers and the internet. Not sure it was in that order – sorry. Anyway, I wonder if people count on the internet now more than any other sources?

Yesterday I could not keep my eyes off of the TV. CNN was broadcasting the live rescue of the miners in Chile. It was inspiring to see how hard everyone worked and how well planned the entire operation went during the long rescue effort. Glad that CNN broadcast good news and that they all got out OK.

With this heat wave, it gets very hard to be motivated enough to cut the grass and do other chores outdoors.

It seems that most of the country is having a very hot summer, with record setting high temperatures all along the East Coast and throughout the southeast. The temperature has been above 90 degrees since the third week of May. We may well set a new record for the number of consecutive days with temperatures above 90 degrees.