Shutting out the outside

In a streak of what can only be attributed to sheer stubbornness--and giving lip service to carbon footprint reduction--we had not closed our windows. Usually we make it to Memorial Day, when the humidity index exceeds our ability to sleep. Then, as a team we close storm and house windows in rapid order, turn on the a/c and... sleep.

This year, we've not lost sleep. A few "cool" spells have arrived just in time to make us think we could make it one more day. Until yesterday, a near record late capitulation.

We've had days as hot (nearing 100) but not days where we've spent the entire time in someone else's a/c. I think this is what did it. Church was air-conditioned, the car on the way to the theatre, the son's house where we had Father's Day dinner, the car on the way home. Had we spent the day on golf course or patio, we'd have been acclimated. But coming in to a very warm house... well, it was down with the windows and hello to the electric company.

And did we sleep? Not well. The a/c kept coming on, cooling me down, had me reaching for nonexistent covers, and in general, waking me up.

Spam count: Eight on Friday, a max since I last reported.