It has been nice temperature wise all week. Even when it has gotten into the nineties during the day, it cools of in the evening and the house gets comfortable.

We got three quarters of an inch of rain Friday night/Saturday morning. The forecast for the week looks pretty good. Maybe people can begin to live again and without the blast furnace going.

Have some things I need to do today and I will do them despite having a headache and being tired.

I do not remember much detail of the three dreams I know I had last night, but I do remember what went on in two of the dreams. One involved me being in war (I have played three Medal Of Honor games several times, in fact I have played Frontline and European assault many times and I played a Call Of Duty for a bit but didn't like it and sold it), the other dream involved a sunken boat. Do not remember anything about the third dream, but what I do remember is that I didn't feel uneasy or frightened but what I was seeing and going through. I felt calm about everything.

Would like to take this opportunity to thank Mother Nature for Monday and Tuesday. Both days were very, very nice.

It looks like normal summer temperatures will be returning for the rest of August. Although today and Friday will be fairly hot, but I can deal with a couple days of it.

Bruno Kirby died the other day. I enjoyed some of the things he was in, he was a very good actor. He was only 57, so its a bit sad that he died. Not that it isn't sad when anyone dies at any age.

From last night through this morning, several storms dumped an inch of rain on our area. Even though the humidity is one hundred percent, it doesn't matter because we finally got a sizeable rain fall. Now if the dastardly heat much of the country has been dealing with would just pack its bags and leave.

Last night I once again had odd dreams. The only thing I can remember is that one involved oranges.

Forgot to mention that Mike Douglas, the TV host, passed away. I was a weird kid that grew to be a weird adult. But I remember watching his show when I was younger. I also watched Match Game and Dinah Shore, among other shows, when I was a kid.

Woke up yesterday and saw clouds. Thought it might be an indication we were going to get rain, but the clouds and the fog burned off by mid-morning. The day wasn't too bad otherwise. Looks like maybe we might get rain or a chance of rain once or twice this week. We certainly can use it, we are around eight inches behind for the year in the area.

Had a couple strange dreams last night. One involved me being on a basketball/dodge ball team. It was odd that some of my teams switched from being men to girls younger then me and a couple were twins. The other team taunted us, but we ended up winning, even though it appeared I was the only one who knew how to play. The other dream involved Mom and me being in some town I was not familiar with, but many people knew or at least acted like they knew us. We were walking around and decided to go to some bar, when we got to the door there was something blocking our way which was just pushing out of the way. The guy that helped us push the stuff out of the way wasn't sure the bar was open, but we looked through the dark glass and saw people inside so we went in. We sat down, placed a drink order and looked around. Even though we both felt a little uneasy about being in the place we decided to stay. At some point we changed seats, the lights went out and a movie began to play. There was a woman sitting next to me that began to take her clothes off, which was annoying. After a couple minutes, I grabbed the dress she was trying to take off and threw it several feet away. She never looked at me, but complained to the guy she was with and that's where the dream ends.

Mother Nature has been toying with us. There have been some storm systems pass us by and dump rain on some other section of the country. Worse yet, earlier in the week rain had been forecast and it really looked like we would get some, but we didn't. The storm ( as I already mentioned) just gathered its strength and gave the rain to someone else. Well finally yesterday we got a small amount of rain. It may not have amounted to much but we did get some rain and it cooled off a little. Right now we have a little bit of fog. I am hoping that the heat doesn't continue much long and does not care on into fall.

Have been having trouble sleeping, mainly caused the heat. And when I have slept, I have had strange dreams. Mostly I just remember an image but no details. This morning I had a dream where I was being put into a hospital. I remember I didn't want to be there. I was just arguing my case as to why I shouldn't be there and the argument fell on deaf ears. The last thing I remember was being told to lay down on a particular bed while I was talking with my mom. We were going back and forth with why I needed to be in the hospital and how we were going to pay for it when I didn't have insurance. That's all I remember.

Not sure what all I am going to do today. I do have some chores I need to get caught up on. But I am tired, from the troubles with sleeping and having to deal with the heat. So I am not sure just how much I will get done. Of course I will get the dishes and cat boxes cleaned, but I think I might just do one a or two light chores and call it a day.

Been dealing with computer issues and the heat the past couple days. Had to do a system restore after getting a trojan and it's screwed everything up. They outta just put an expiration date on computers like the do on seemingly everything else. That way you knew you had so long to have that particular computer.

Friday was a nice day for Moms birthday. It cooled down a little and allowed us to have fun an the Nelson-Atkins museum, Crown Center and then have a lovely meal at Red Lobster. We ate Lunch at the Rozelle (sp?) Court at the Nelson. After we were done at the Nelson, we went to Crown Center. Then we went home and rested a little while before heading out for dinner. She loved the gifts I got for her and had a pleasant day. Then the weekend came and brought the damned blast furnace heat with it.

The weekend was hot and nasty. Anyone who says they love summer should be shot on sight. There was a chance for rain last night, but Mother Nature is tormenting us again and we got nothing. Although, I think so parts of the metropolitan area might have gotten something. Today looks like rain and there's a slight chance for tomorrow, but I don't think Mother Nature will give us what we need. And what we need is rain and cooler temps.

Saturday, I looked at the Moon and for a moment I thought the glow coming off of it looked like a cross. It was strange, I don't know if because of it being not quite full or if was the angle. But it did look like it had a cross glow coming off it.

I spent most of yesterday convinced that the weather and forecasters were taunting us with claims it would rain. But yesterday evening the blessed rain came and brought its friend cool temperatures. So far the clouds are staying, hope they stay all day, and there is a chance we might get some more rain. My guess is that we got in the neighbor hood of half an inch last night. When Mom got home, which was late, we went out on a quick errand and the rain got a bit heavier as we got closer to home. Not only did we need a break from the blast furnace, but we needed the rain.

Mom's birthday is Friday and she managed to get the day off. So we are going to go out and have a little fun, then have dinner at her choice of restaurant.

Part Two of Items Of Mystery.

Items of mystery.

Okay this bigfoot is fake, but still.

I will not complain about yesterday, because yesterday was wonderful. It was about fifteen degrees cooler then what had been expected, we had a little bit of rain and the clouds stayed around most of the day. But, the next few days are supposed to be brutal. The crazy thing is, that on one weather site the forecast is one thing, on another site its close to the first forecast but varies on if we'll get rain and then the news says something else. So whom does one believe? The news says it will be a high of 107, which varies from the two weather sites, which both say the high is to be in the low to mid nineties. Just proves one thing, that they really don't know what they are doing even with all this fancy tools they have at their disposal.

Ken Jennings is a jerk and an idiot.

The past couple days it has looked like rain only we got nothing. We could really use the rain and cooler temperatures, not asking for a lot just want those two things.

Have been able to keep boredom at bay. Can't do to much in this heat, but I have been reading, listening to music and crocheting. If it were a bit cooler I would watch a DVD or two. I am really wanting to watch a Mystery Science Theater 3000 movie. But I don't feel like working the DVD player or VCR to hard in this heat.

Saw "The Devil Wears Prada" on Saturday. It was better then expected. We had lunch before we went, so we wouldn't be tempted by the $9.00 candy (okay that is exaggerated, but the movie candy does cost much more then what grocery stores or even convenient stores charge). After we show the movie, we did a little shopping and then picked up something for dinner before coming home.

The weekend temperatures were very nice. Dealing with the heat and other stresses finally caught up with both of us, so we took the rest of the weekend off. We got a quarter of inch in Friday's rain, not much but we'll take it. Looks like the coming week isn't going to be as bad as last week and at least one weather service mentions rain mid-week.

Kiska's first birthday is tomorrow and Mom's birthday is next week (not telling how old she is, for she would kill me). Franklin turned a year old last month. Haven't taken many photos of Kiska or Franklin lately so will try and do a little catch up.

At this moment we are getting some much needed rain. I hope it continues to rain for a while and if by some chance it stops, I hope it rains at least once or twice more today. The storm front pushed in warmer air last night, so sleeping was made harder by the heat. But at least we will have cooler temperatures for the next couple days and we are getting some rain.

Wednesday had a high of 104 degrees. I felt like I was being baked alive. If I ever win the lotto or come into some money I am buying a house with central air and turn it on so I can sit back and relax and not feel like I being baked.

I believe the heat has resulted in me having some strange dreams, some of which I do remember and have posted here and many I cant remember for more then a fleeting moment or two. But, I can have strange dreams any time of the year though.

Today, I am going to do a couple chores and then have an extended online time. Don't know what I am doing for lunch, its too early to think about that. But after I have lunch, I will sit back, relax and watch some TV and maybe a movie.

The weekend plans are to do a little shopping, see a movie and do some laundry. Will also do a little housework. I have a couple projects I would like to finish. Don't know if I will get to them this weekend. May just put them off until next week.

I have been managing alright in the heat. Yesterday I had a migraine and I lost most of the day because of it. The next couple days are supposed to be worse then what we have had so far. Went out and bought a couple new fans last night, I don't have central air and couldn't afford to run it much even if I did. We need rain and we need cooler temperatures, so if there was a way to bribe Mother Nature I would do it to get those things.

Red buttons passed away a couple days ago. The only movie I have of his is "The Poseidon Adventure", but I have seen some of his other work.

Thursday we went out to do a errand and have some dinner after Mom got off work. When we got out of the restaurant, it was a little cooler and some cloud cover had moved in. Later it started raining and we got have a half inch of rain in total. Some places south of us got a heck of a lot more rain.

Gas prices are on the rise again, as if that's a shock to people. I haven't heard of any drive offs at gas stations recently, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was happening more than we know about. Some people want to blame the owners of gas stations and convenient stores for gas prices and while some may be tacking on a few cents to make a profit, I doubt everyone is doing that. There are some honest station owners out there. Of course, it would be wonderful if a gallon of gas cost no more then a dollar fifty. But those days of cheaper gas are long gone. I do find it interesting though, that the price of gas has gone up while President Bush has been in office. Him being an oil man and possibly making money off doesn't have anything to with it. Or does it? No, we cant say something like that, or can we?

Had a strange dream with a recurring theme last night. Dreamt I was in high school again. The layout of the school was different then it was when I was there. After school was out for the day, I hurried towards the bus. When I got to the area where all the buses wait, I couldn't remember the number of my bus and when I finally did (it was 12 by the way), the buses began to leave which meant that I had to walk home. As I headed home, I repositioned my backpack and heard people behind me making fun of me. It didn't bother me a bit and I kept walking. At some point I realized that not only had it gone from day to night but I was over in Kansas City MO instead of Kansas City KS. It seemed a bit odd to me but almost as if that were normal. As I walked not only did I come up with a better back pack but I saw Melissa Etheridge walking along the street. She came over and started to direct us to the right way home. Even though I was heckled again and came up with a new backpack that I moved my stuff to and saw a famous person, nothing seemed to bug me and I thought it was all normal.

Looks like this is going to be a unusual summer in that it seems to be warmer then normal. Couple years ago it was cooler and wetter then normal so I guess Mother Nature is trying to even things out.

The strange dreams and troubles with sleeping continue. Nothing real bad, just one of the strange sleep cycles I get into from time to time.

Having been trying to find good (or at least entertaining) things to watch on TV in the evening and haven't had much luck. Until last night when there were four shows that overlapped each other were on. Taped one show in the living room, watched two and then caught the last one when it re-aired later that evening. I don't think programmers are trying to annoy us, but they are doing a good job of it.

June Allyson has died. I like a lot of the movies she was in. She will be missed.

The weekend and Monday were quite nice temperature wise and that's going to change this week. Today through the weekend it is going to get warmer. Friday is supposed to be close to 100 degrees and since the humidity is up from the rain and just up in general, that means it will feel every inch 100 degrees. I will say that when it has gotten warm, it wasn't that bad due to the humidity being low. Am not really complaining about the weather, I know it's summer and it's supposed to be warm and uncomfortable.

Had a strange dream Monday. I was with a group of people outside some building and we were told that there the bomb (a nuclear bomb) was going to be dropped. As we stood there someone screamed there's the plane now. We looked up and there was a large shiny plane and we became silent for a moment when we realized this was all for real. The guy who told us about the bomb spoke up again and said we needed to drink this juice that would help with the affects of the nuclear winter. I was standing at a desk that had cups set out and also had packages of this juice I was to dispense on top of it. I began to open the juice packs and wondered if I was doing it right, I wasn't sure of it because there was some mushy looking glob still inside some of the packs. After all the juice had been handed out, we headed for the shelters. As I walked to the real shelter, my dream self began to tell people where some of the other shelters were all the while knowing that they were screwed because they either wouldn't find it in time or because they were to close to the surface. As I walked to the real one I could people scrambling to get in to the cement corridors underground and look around for the entrance of the shelter. Some of the people were being to panic. Three other people and myself headed to the real shelter,when we got to the building where it was, we walked in and went to the elevator and headed down. My dream self hoped the bomb wouldn't go off while we were in the elevator. After we got down to the shelter level, the doors opened and revealed that we had to go through several glass doors before we could get into the shelter, we hurried to get through them. As we got closer to the shelter, a groupe of people appeared and asked where we were going. One of the guys I was with and myself managed to deflect there questions enough that they left. Once the last glass door had been opened and the shelter door had also been opened, all the glass doors closed and sealed us off. Once we entered the shelter and found everything alright, we sealed the shelter door and sat down. A few seconds later we felt the earth shake and we knew the bomb had been dropped. That's all I remember.