All the chives died in the summer heat

Along with the few leeks.

But there are two shoots popping up behind where I planted the garlic sprouts.

Maybe the chives will come back.

story conclusions

 I just watched the last episode of 'My Brilliant Career'. My instant conclusion: 

    Writers are selfish bastards.

Read Waverly by Sir Walter Scott. Its lesson: 

    A man can survive his foolish youth if he makes good connections and then inherits a large fortune.

Everyone was re-reading Ray Bradbury's "There will come soft rains" a few weeks ago in August. Couldn't resist tweeting about it: 

    Nice house, too bad about the war.

Android Chrome wouldn't open my blogger blog

I tried to look at my blog by clicking on Chrome and then asking for unjam.blogspot.com. I tried it with and without the https:// part. It insisted on doing an AI search instead of just going to the URL. It lied to me, telling me that unjam.blogspot.com was inaccessible or didn't exist. I mean, Blogger and Chrome and Google are all owned by Google, right? Why penalize your own products?

I had to switch browsers. Duck Duck Go got me there with no problem.

2 scraggly white 1s

Stepped outside this morning and the air smelled of roses. After I walked past a block I finally saw two scraggly white roses, but they could not have inundated the entire neighborhood all by themselves.

There were other flowers, mainly wildflowers around.

The most common one, ones that are growing in our front yard under the lilacs, are these clustered miniature daisies. Along the roadside there were also goldenrod plus miniature yellow-orange lilies.

I wish botany was still part of every child's education.

Since my childhood and likely since before that, we've been raising people who can't describe their environment.

When I was growing up, my parents' bookcase contained a book from a series called "ECSK" = "Every Child Should Know". I can't now remember if it was entitled "Flowers Every Child Should Know" or "Trees Every Child Should Know", but I think both were part of the series.

My bad not reading it.

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(Instagram photo of the mini daisies)

Experienced Virtual Assistant

With a mind badly warped from a lifetime filled with science fiction, I had some unclear but troubling images as to what an Experienced Virtual Assistant could mean. 

We can rob from you wholesale?

Anyhow, I still find the letter amusing. 

And, yeah, it was tempting to click "Summarize" but I did not.

[External] Re: Experienced Virtual Assistant Available....

Avnish Tomar<avnishtomarweb05@aol.com>

Caution: This email originated from outside your organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender.

Hi,

I hope this message finds you well. I’m following up to see if you’re interested in our services.

Please share your requirements,

May I send you the costing and proposal?

Thank you!

On Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 06:34:35 PM GMT+5:30, Avnish Tomar <avnishtomarweb05@aol.com> wrote:

Hi,

 

I hope you're doing well.

 

I am a full-time Virtual Assistant with over 5 years of experience across multiple freelance platforms. I specialize in delivering reliable, high-quality support tailored to your business needs.

 

I can assist you with:

 

• Cold calling & appointment setting

• Social media management & digital marketing

• Data entry & online research

• Accounting & bookkeeping

• Lead generation & marketing support

• Real estate tasks

 

I am committed to providing accurate, timely, and professional results. Whenever you need a dependable Virtual Assistant, I’m here to help.

 

May I share a proposal with my most affordable package for your requirements?

 

Best regards,

 

Avnish,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Just reply to me please {Yes, Sure, Ok, interested}

not sure who would answer this one

 

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