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It's 8:15, and I was up at 6:30 to a pleasantly cool living room — a sensible 69° instead of 78°. I opened the windows to let in the breeze. It will still get up into the high 70s later and may rain, but here's hoping the heat wave is gone. I did get in a paddle for forty-five minutes, and it rained as predicted, but only for a couple of minutes. I was literally the only one out on the lake because of the forecast.
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| Kayak Morning |
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| Threatening Clouds |
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| Eastern Sky |
By the way, I'd like to make the case for supporting newspapers like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, or the Washington Post — papers that spend the money to get the facts straight. They're needed more than ever now with the likes of Trump and his cronies in the White House. I get both the Times and the Post and don't begrudge spending the money each month to support them. I also have a paid subscription to Heather Cox Richardson, another amazing voice of history and truth.
Yesterday was another hot one, probably climbing into the low 90s later in the day. I did get in a good paddle early in the morning before it got too hot, but I still worked up a sweat. My only big decision of the day was whether to mow the lawn on Friday or wait till Saturday. Big decision. So after writing and publishing the blog and having a good breakfast, I decided to mow, taking water breaks since it was already in the mid-80s. It took about 45 minutes with a few pauses, and I worked up quite a sweat, so I jumped in the lake to cool off when I finished. It wasn't even lunchtime yet, so I set up the hose to water the plants and quickly trimmed the privets in the front yard, getting things ready for the Fourth. That was basically it for the day.
I had leftover chicken and noodles for lunch and watched my show — it's getting really good. Afterward, I read for a bit and napped a good half hour, then relaxed the rest of the afternoon while Evie got things done, prepping for today. By 5:00, we were both tired and happy to sit on the front porch with a glass of wine, but the heat soon got to us and drove us back inside — unfortunately. The lake was the busiest it's been all year, and it was fun watching our neighbors' kids ride a foilboard — a small surfboard that lifts up out of the water on a hydrofoil. How cool. If I were forty years younger, I'd spend the fifteen grand to get one myself. I'm going to try to talk my neighbor into it.
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| Happy Hour |
For dinner we had baked potatoes topped with eggs, salsa, and cheese, along with bagels — easy and delicious. We watched the Argentina/Cape Verde World Cup match until halftime, when Evie headed up to bed. I stayed up through a 30-minute overtime before Argentina finally scored the winning goal. Argentina is ranked #1 in the world, Cape Verde #67, so it would have been a monumental upset if Cape Verde had pulled it off. The announcers called it one of the greatest games in World Cup history. Who knows. I ended the night with my series — one more episode to go. Can't wait.
Happy 4th !
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