Endless Summer !

Anime and ice cream are a couple of the favorite things of Chiyo. Ice cream is great during the hot summer, and also to remember the hot summer and long for it's return.

As summer winds down Mr. Cuddles wanted one last picnic in the park... he grilled burgers and dogs, and all rejoiced !

It was a rough summer with brutal heat, it seems to be going out with a whimper. Lots of rain, and cool fronts beginning to arrive and provide much needed respite as we fall into autumn and the unknown with all the manufactured drama of political divide. What will this years distraction be ? Covid 2.0 ? Monkey Pox? China attacks Taiwan? Ukraine vs. Russia continues, Israel vs Hamas is never ending, Iran is getting itchy as is North Korea and they don't want to miss out on the fun. Chatter suggests the end of cash, the collapse of the economy, introduction of 'digital money' (centralized and all the worst of crypto, it will be surveillance, tracking and taxing tool). Today is September 10th, 2024. We can revisit this in the future and see how much actually happened.

Don't underestimate your ability to accelerate up into the aether !

The trash is piled on the curb like mountains, filth everywhere, homeless, drug addicts, psychos, crazies, the rats are fed up and demand better ! It's gotten unsafe for down trodden rodents in the thriving metropolis' getting cast off food, avoiding vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians is very stressful. We outnumber you, make a concession and throw some leftovers in the street, you're not going to eat it anyway... be considerate won't you?

This beautiful beach is a tropical paradise, as long as you show up with gifts. They like shoes, and t-shirts especially. Liquor is also popular. If you show up with gifts you are an honored guest ! If you show up empty handed... you ARE dinner !

It's a Hot Summer and Pepe is at the beach, he not really a Lifeguard, he just hope to give a lady mouth to mouth... or that 'Hind Lick" manuever he's heard about ! Them ladies laying down in bikini's with their eyes closed better watch he, Pepe think they "drowning" and need "saving" ! and he's coming in HOT !!!

Through scientific and cooking processes sugar can be manipulated in shape, size, color, density etc. This entire scene was constructed by a talented pastry chef. In the heat it will slowly melt and caramelize and be reduced to a goopy mess. All in life is temporary. Remember energy can be neither created nor destroyed, merely transformed. The carbon atoms of our body are only temporarily shaped as people. YOU are a temporary state of being. Embrace it, $enjoy it, while you can. As we all shall return from whence we came. Gaze upon this frozen moment of time and the beauty of it's being, existing in a relative flash between states of being. Entropy is the only constant. Because sugars burn easily when exposed to flame, the handling of sugars risks dust explosion. The risk of explosion is higher when the sugar has been milled to superfine texture. Find the balance my friend, that is the trick in all things. Best of luck to you.