A Quick Update

It's monsoon season in the desert!  As I'm typing this, is sounds like thunderstorms are coming in and the sky looks stormy (see photo above).  Also, it's 110 degrees here today and very humid.  I prefer a "dry heat" rather than a soupy, stifling humid heat.  In other news...

• This fungus would scare the crap out of me if I was hiking in the woods and saw it!
• 988 is the new emergency number for people in a mental health crisis.
• The IRS could owe you additional tax return money.
• I thought this was a cool challenge: people who walk every street in their cities.
• And here is more on the topic.
• Here is a great opportunity for low-income Americans to get free or discounted internet.
• Finally, this was a nice list...100 tips for a better life.