For Y'All's Only

Only a few weeks until Labor Day. "Y'alls" Get ready to put away those white shoes. Elsewhere - shoes optional!

August in Georgia

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For anyone who thinks Southerners are lazy, just come and spend some time in this heat and humidity. I did not realize the extreme state of my malaise until I actually SAW the dishes piled up in my sink this morning. There must be several days worth there. Where have I been?? Washing dishes is at least close to where the cold (relatively speaking) water is. (Even tap water is warm these days). I could stand still and close to the fan. No real physical excuses. Like I totally DO understand why I have not swept the carport however.

But really, why have I avoided this simple task of washing my dishes? Well, because I am well into the second phase of High Heat & Humidity/Extreme A/C Bills/I do not want to move a foot away from the fan /the hotter it gets, the more my body and brain slows down/it’s August in Georgia /Syndrome. Moving and getting things done -turned into standing doing them slowly - turned into sitting and thinking about doing something – turned into just sitting.

To an outsider this could look like true- to- form laziness – but I can assure you that it is SURVIVAL!!

If you do not believe me, come on down and see for yourself.

Proof of my severe condition – I would NEVER let anyone see this, much less take a picture of it, much less let it happen!

PS: Dishes in rack are CLEAN!! – just not put away………YET……..

Heat and Humidity Cause Clutter

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While I do not buy into “Cap andTrade/let’s pay more taxes, live in the dark, and drive dorky cars” MANmade global warming hype,

I can assure you that this latest discovery is true:

!! Heat and Humidity Cause Clutter !!

OK - - my clutter IS (wo)manmade.

After a few productive days of low humidity, cooler temps and energy for decluttering, IT'S BACK -- the heat and humidity and THE CLUTTER. What is it with the weather/energy connection here? Now I have to check the Humi factor to plan my days. In Honolulu, it's simple: The Trades are on or off, it's raining or it's not, and oh the occasionally vog rolls in. West of PCH on the mainland, checking in on the weather every four days works. On the East Side, it's a whole different story. After a long stay back east, I was in Carmel with a friend. As we started to plan our day, I said, "Turn on the weather channel and let's see what the weather is going to do." She replied, "You are standing right by the door! just open it and see!!!! Duh!

I even have the weather channel on my desktop, with a radar/temp/cloud/wind speed plus map. I also get a loud clap of thunder when it is going to storm. Lately, the thunder has been roaring even on sunny days to warn for high heat and fire conditions. OK, so they only have one sound. How would you announce 105 degrees in the shade or Smoky the Bear?