I'm leaving 2-1/2 hours early today for Gurdon.  I was informed by the manager that I could do it, whether that was in perpetuity or not, I don't know, but getting there at noon sounds far more appealing than getting there at 2:00 pm.  If no one is there offloading, there isn't going to be anyone coming after that.  This gets me home at a decent hour versus getting home at 7 or later.  

If I thought I could get away with even earlier, I'd be almost there by now.  I am assuming this other guy that trained me the final day is getting the early spots.  Good for him, I guess, but this late day stuff is going to get old quickly.  

Anyway, I expect to go to the feed/seed store on Saturday, get around 250 pounds of seed and put it down.  Actually, I'm going to need to mow that existing junk down as low to the ground as I can get it.  I dunno, I'll be thinking about that today to figure out what to do.  

As of Monday, allegedly, the daytime high temps are going to come down substantially.  I say allegedly because these forecasters are garbage. You try to plan things according to the weather and at least half the time if not much more, they are wrong.  Often times so far off, it's ridiculous.  

I've got rye grass coming up all over the place from the seed I planted last year.  It isn't enough to give any kind of lush, green covering, but if that stuff can grow without any rain, I'm assuming it's getting it's moisture from dew.  I put down a lot of seed last year, a lot of it washed off, but washed off where? Well, apparently a lot of it got into the ground I guess. I dunno, but it's definitely rye grass and every site I've read says it has to be replanted every year.  

It doesn't like hot weather and will die off quickly.  This is basically my main focus right now for the park -  get it green again on the ground. I already have to mow weeds anyway, might as well be nice, luxurious grass.  I'm just going to have to buy a new mower, I've gotten quite a bit of use out of that one I bought used, but it's having problems firing up.  I think it's a fuel issue and I may very well remove the gas tank, clean it out and see if that fixes it.  It acts like it's being fuel starved.  

It is unbelievable watching this news of students at campuses calling Israel and evil entity for taking the fight back to Hamas.  The Turkish president calls Hamas a "liberation group", apparently attempting to normalize the idea that killing a bunch of innocent civilians is somehow acceptable and the idea of that nation that was attacked fighting back to be somehow evil.  Or students at MIT calling for an intifada, which I had to look up. Basically the eradication of Israel in the Palestine occupied territory.  

Even more amazing is the lack of condemnation from these University officials of these student uprisings that are clearly backing an evil organization that is funded and controlled by Iran, who hates Israel AND America and has made statements to that effect unequivocally clear that they would like both nations eradicated from the earth.  

These are curious times we are living in and I wonder where it's leading.  I can only say that your relationship with the Lord is more important than these things going on in this world. None of this is taking God by surprise.  Peace, inner peace, comes from the Lord, even in the midst of dire situations such as some of these university professors who are Jewish or are taking the side of Israel.  

It is indicative of what these colleges are teaching these students to see these students protesting against Israel.  It is also indicative, in my view, of the anti-God stance, basically atheist, that these students have.  I don't know what kinds of homes they are being brought up in, but if my conversations with a large number of Democrats is any kind of indicator, they are being taught that God is not real.  

Anyway, I need to get ready to leave here. Another day of driving up, offloading and driving back. I don't know about the truck, they haven't contacted me.  The truck that is "in the shop" or allegedly so.  I'm still feeling this company out, but it's become obvious to me that they are cheap and petty.

G'day