air conditioning

It was just over a month ago that we were trudging through the hottest, sweatiest days of the summer, and yet here we are, at the end of September, freezing our bums off. While technically speaking the temperature has not been freezing, it has been hovering around 60 degrees F (about 15 C, I think), and has felt downright cold for the last week or so.

I don’t know why I always get lulled into the false sense that by the time August comes, insufferable temperatures are not as likely. The reality is almost every place I’ve lived has the potential of facing extreme heat in August, as we’ve experienced here for the past few weeks. For most of the summer, the weather up here on

Whew, it’s been a long week. I’ll have more on this later, I think, but it looks like I might be getting a new (to me) car sometime next week. I’ve got it with me over the weekend to think it over, and you know how that tends to go.

Day two should really be day 5, but who is counting?  Certainly not me.

You know, many of us have no idea what civilization was like back in the early days.  Well, I suppose some might.  Especially if you have older parents, grand parents or even great grand parents.

From earlier this week:

The founders of Green LaVergne are planning to meet on Sunday at 2′ish (2:00, 2:30 whenever you can get there) at WillStan’s Grille to talk about future projects.  Gina says,

I read this story and it made me think about our family vacations when I was a kid.  Most of those took place in the fifties and sixties.  Those driving trips weren't u

I read this story and it made me think about our family vacations when I was a kid.  Most of those took place in the fifties and sixties.  Those driving trips weren't u

The air-conditioning in my building isn’t working.  It is hot in here.  I can’t work under these sweltering conditions.  I think I will register a complaint.