Instant Cloud

 We have snow on the ground with ice on top. Very rare here.  And there's very low temperatures for this time of year. In fact I think the last time I recall it getting this cold was in 2001. Anyway, there's videos of people in cold climates taking boiling water outside and throwing the water in the air.  Poof. Instant Cloud.  So I'm trying it here.  There are two problems. First I'm not totally sure how cold it has to be.  The highest temperature I've seen that it's worked at is 16f.  BUT.  At 16f they had almost no humidity. That's the second issue.  Where I live the humidity is usually pretty high year round.  Earlier this evening it was 15f but 78% humidity. It didn't work.  I'll keep trying though because it's supposed to get down to around 3f on Sunday.  It still might not work because of the humidity though.  But I'll be trying it anyway because why the hell not?

Update: it didn't work.  I suspect that it's due to the high humidity here.

A thought

 I think the worst thing in the world would be to die alone, feeling that the people you loved and meant the world to you had abandoned you.

#sadness

Riley

 My dad's dog Riley is sick.  My dad passed away 5 years ago. Riley has been living with my mom. He's the only dog mom has ever bonded with.  I got pretty close to him when I moved in with them to help mom take care of dad.  He's either got Cushing's disease or fatty liver disease. We don't know for sure but either way it's not good.  I made special dog food for him to help but he seems to really be going downhill.  He's still a happy dog, which is good. I'm not prepared to let him go yet.  I'm really sad about this.  It feels like my life is being whittled down to just me.  Honestly it's scary. I live alone and since the pandemic started I've felt more alone than ever. Losing Riley feels like another piece of me is going away. I'm just not ready for that.