99 Degree Possible Record-Breaking Heatwave Wondering Why Beto O'Rourke Was Speaking In Wichita Falls

The above screen cap is from this morning's Wichita Falls Times Record News AccuWeather weather page.

Today and tomorrow predicted to hit 99 degrees as measured by the Fahrenheit method of measuring the temperature.

Also, from this morning's Wichita Falls Times Record News...

Wichita Falls will flirt with record heat on Wednesday. The National Weather Service predicts a high of 98 degrees that day, which is perilously close to the record for the date of 100 degrees set in 1952.

So, apparently the National Weather Service prediction predicts one degree cooler than the AccuWeather temperature prediction.

Also, apparently, if we do hit 99, or 98, degrees tomorrow, this will almost break the 100 degrees temperature record set way back in 1952.

This morning's Wichita Falls Times Record News is not the first time I have made note of the fact that this town's newspaper can be a bit sloppy. 

An example of such, for weeks now the Times Record News has had on its list of Top Headlines, on its front page, a link to an article asking, "Why did Beto O'Rourke speak in Wichita Falls?"

Below is a screen cap illustrating this...

You click on the link and below is a screen cap of the entire article, which clearly does not answer the question posed in the Top Headlines...

It is instances such as this Beto O'Rourke non-article which have caused me to wonder if the Wichita Falls Times News Record has any humans involved in its publication. Wondering if it may be some computer created production.

Ironically, the below appears right below the list of Top Headlines...

Methinks perhaps whoever is doing this alleged working, needs to work a bit harder. 

I know I would like to read a news story explaining what happened to the completion of the Circle Trail link from Lucy Park to the new section of the Circle Trail, which was completed a couple years ago, that being the section which includes the Wichita Bluff Nature Area. 

Also, regarding the Circle Trail, an article explaining what has stalled another missing Circle Trail link, that being the continuation of the trail where it now terminates at the new section west of Lake Wichita Park, which was completed a couple years ago.

And, how about an article explaining what is going on with that creek project one has watched happening slowly for a couple years now, that being the creek that goes under Maplewood, between Kemp and Midwestern Boulevard. 

And, just last week, what was the deal with that big carnival which appeared on the Sikes Senter mall parking lot? Was there some sort of festival or celebration happening that brought this carnival to town?

There you go, I have let those supposedly working to improve my newspaper reading experience know what I think. I'm sure it will make a big difference...

Beto For Governor Yard Sign Theft Results In Armed Gun Threat

Saw that which you see here, this morning, on Facebook. One of my Facebook friends had her Beto for Governor sign stolen from her yard. Stolen by a neighbor, who slashed and sprayed the sign before installing it in his yard.

This is what my Facebook friend said about this troubling incident....

"Someone in my neighborhood, stole my Beto sign. They slashed it in 2, spray painted on it and stuck it in their own yard. I knew it was my sign because I had fixed the stand yesterday. I went to confront the person-my neighbor, and he pulled a gun on me. Stay safe y’all."

I sure hope the Republicans get their richly deserved comeuppance tomorrow, and not the Red Tsunami the Republicans seemed to think is about to hit us tomorrow...

Sikes Lake Bird Visit Before Tomorrow's Wichita Falls March & Meeting Beto O'Roarke

Today, around noon, even though the temperature was way closer to 60 than 32, there was still ice on Sikes Lake.

And for some reason most of the Sikes Lake bird population was floating at the edge of the transition between thawed water and water still capped by ice.

The bird population of Sikes Lake seems to have soared since I last surveyed this particular aviary-like sanctuary location.

Many of the Sikes Lake birds were out of the water, hunkered down and not their usual skittish selves. The birds in the water, as well as those on land, were segregated, per their norm, by feather type. In the foreground in the lake we see the goose group, in the middle of the lake the flock of seagulls congregated, and then at the far end of the lake ducks gathered.

At that other side of the lake location, where the ducks gathered, there was a group of about 20 small ducks. I thought maybe they were duck chicks, or whatever one calls baby ducks. Ducklings? Anyway, there was no large adult size duck near the flock of little ducks. Is there a pygmy breed of ducks, like there are pygmy goats and miniature horses?

I only came across four other humans, amongst the birds, braving the still cold, breezy air, following the path around Sikes Lake.

I will be returning to Sikes Lake tomorrow. Sikes Lake is the launch location for the Wichita Falls Women's (and Men's) Impeachment March. I'm assuming tomorrow's will be a larger marching crowd than last year's, what with nice clear blue sky expected, along with semi-warm air. And it is likely more people will feel like participating this year, for obvious reasons.

I do not know how long tomorrow's march is going to take. I know that at the march's destination there will be some speechifying. Saturday night I am expecting to be at MSU to see the Texan who it is hoped will send Ted Cruz to the ashbin of history, Beto O'Rourke.