Cold out there.

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April 20th, and it is 24 degrees outside, F.  Sure, it could be colder.  But that is below freezing nearly into May.  The warmest I have seen it, so far, is 61.  That was for one day.  Then it started dropping.  I think it only hit 40, today, here, by my readings.

The fields, mostly, have emptied of snow.  I still have a solid patch of snow out behind the closest outbuilding.  Not sure about the garage, but definitely where the birds had been.  Just a twenty food square patch behind it.  Still, some of it is probably six to eight inches deep.  Strange.

I did get out, and got the griddle going.  I fried onion and mushrooms, then made four smash burgers.  I think two, and smaller ones, is the best bet.  Four ounces, by two, with cheese added.  With or without onions and mushrooms.  No real need for buns, keto or not.  A please meat pancake stack, with cheese for an add.

As well, I would guess all sorts of veggies could be cooked on the griddle as well.

I didn't clean up tonight.  But I only used two of the four cooking lanes available.  And, used butter, or the fat from the burger.  They will need to be cleaned.  But I think I could just clean those cooking lanes while cooking on other cooking lanes next time.  Further, I think I could probably cook on just one lane, from now on, at a time.

I really have stopped eating quite so much.  I really only need to cook a meal once every other day.  Between coffee and kefir, even without sweeteners, that is filling me well and truly.  I do drink plenty of water a day, if still not all that much compared to when I ate more.  Something seems to have changed.  I'm not losing a lot of weight, or I don't think so, or down from where I fell in weight.  But that may happen over time.  Especially if I could get to swimming.

The problem is, swimming is... difficult.  Just waking up has been difficult.  It's a bit too cool lately.  Hoping it warms, even to the 60s.  That would make life a lot easier.  It was 30 out while I was cooking, which was a bit raw.  Not sure if the extended cold is getting to me, or... if it just wouldn't matter.  Maybe the cold, no matter when, has started taking it's toll.  No real warming in there.  A few days of warmth can help.  But, that one day, then back down into the 40s or cooler.

China definitely shut things down.  As has much of the rest of the world.  Everywhere, but America, is loading up on oil, and whatever else.  But, then backing down from production.  Topping off, and backing off.  Europe simply doesn't have a choice, India and China have a bit of a choice, if it's not... a sellers market.  Yes, the world is changing.

I am beginning to wonder if Trump didn't just, to a degree willingly, hand over power to Biden so he wouldn't have to deal with the fallout that was, without a doubt, on the way.  No president, perhaps, could have weathered that well.  And Biden was quite willing to think he cheated his way in.  There, of course, were payoffs... and risks.  It may be a once and done thing.  I'll see.

I thinks it's about bedtime.  A few painpills though, first.  Then some time to let food settle.  Still a bit full.  Then on to bed a bit earlier than yesterday?  Maybe.  The world has gone downhill.  Some think things could be different.  I am becoming suspicious that America is in no worse shape than anywhere else, and probably in better shape.  But... that's... not saying a whole lot.  And, for most people, it isn't going to matter all that much.

Best have friends and family close.  The rest of use are... targets.  And, when everyone is starving, even having food stored will only be as valuable as one is able to protect it.  I already can't.  The worse it gets, the more dangerous people will get.  Yea.  Not sure going overseas would help.  But, having nothing to steal would make me less of a target.  At least unless... until... cannibalism becomes accepted.  Some think that would never happen.  It will happen in cities a few days after the free food and else fails.  In the rural?  Maybe a week?  Perhaps a month.  Though it may depend on who you know.

Hmm... on to listening to, looking for, music.  Someone has been digging, way back, somehow.  It has been showing up in my feeds.  But it isn't showing up on my blog.  Not sure how much locking out viewers does in truth, despite appearing to not be visiting.  I have mentioned that people visit without it showing.  May still be the case.  I know .gov and .mil can see through, read anything.  Just wasn't sure they would.