Update: I’m still here, still writing, and working on doing some much-needed work to the blog. Like a blogroll. And a banner. And some posts. You know, minor stuff.
Status: Hating Florida heat. When it was winter, I said “Lord, I won’t complain, just let it warm up.” Big mistake– to paraphrase Chris Titus, “you gotta be a little more specific when you ask God for something.”
Do you know how you cool off when it’s 90 degrees and 90% humidity? Poorly. Sweat doesn’t evaporate, it just rolls off your body (which helps when you’re doing carpentry, but still), and you can quickly lose tremendous amounts of water and minerals through sweat. Combine this with the shape I’m in (round), and it becomes obvious that– like Frankenstein’s monster– I do better in cold environments. Anybody got a spare stillsuit?
So, between my home improvement work, getting everything lined up for the fall semester of classes, and trying to take care of side projects, coffee is becoming the base of my food pyramid. “It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.”
However, I do have something to help you waste the some time– an Air Traffic Control Simulator. Trust me, about 30 minutes in, you learn why ATC personnel have mental breakdowns…
Bob S.
3 Jun 10 at 10:42 AM
It isn’t much better in Dallas either Dixie.
In order to not be arrested for felonious assault, I’ve had to walk away from Idjits who say “But it is a dry heat” when it is 101 degrees.
Love the quotes you’ve worked into the post — great to find another F. Herbert fan.
Dixie
3 Jun 10 at 8:26 PM
“… Idjits who say “But it is a dry heat” when it is 101 degrees.”
We have a response to that around here– “the air’s too thick to breathe, to thin to pour into a glass.”
“… great to find another F. Herbert fan.”
Herbert and Heinlein have become overlooked and marginalized– Herbert because people won’t let his settings rest, and Heinlein because he’s too “old fashioned.” Which is news to me… heck, acting out parts from Stranger in a Strange Land would get you jailed around here… (chuckle)