Day 135
The leading cause of _________________ (fill in the blank) is due to noise pollution and/or heat/humidity.
I know this for a fact. As of today I have all of the world’s problems figured out and it all comes down to noise pollution and/or heat and humidity. I’m sure of it.
Today was 94 degrees, in the shade, when the clouds were low, under a dark umbrella. You get the picture. In other words …
IT WAS HOT.
It’s supposed to be hotter the next few days. Yeah, can’t wait.
The dogs and I are eagerly anticipating the surge of mercury yet again. All of us, cats included, have had 3 showers today. I’m contemplating a 4th wet-down before bed as a nice breeze has started and that would be nice against cooled, damp skin or fur. If I had the nerve and no fears of being gnawed on by some rampaging raccoon in the middle of the night (and if I had a cot, and some privacy, and wasn’t afraid that I’d swallow a beetle) … I’d sleep outside. It’s lovely out right now. Finally. Inside, not so much.
Even the bowl of ice cubes in front of the fan (on high) did little to help cool off the air where I was working today. The little window a/c unit was trying its best but not doing much. The fans were just throwing around hot air. I was working and the dogs were lying around like those limp watches in that Dali painting. But I felt how they looked. Again, as I said, can’t wait to do it all again over the next few days.
Heat. In winter it’s a great thing. In summer, not so much. Tempers flare. Patience wanes. Blood pressures rise (I’m guessing but it seems reasonable) as do heart rates. Nerves get on edge and are easily frazzled. As does hair. Especially mine. All winter I looked forward to languid summer days. These are NOT them!
Noise. I live in the airport. Well, not really – but it seems like I live in the airport … or on a runway … or awfully close. And I am … awfully close. AWFULLY close. It’s awful. There is a constant rumble and I think that there is a thunderstorm on the horizon at any given hour of the day or night. Seriously. I think I’d like to study crime rates where people are exposed to heat and noise on a continual basis compared to those who are not. Maybe it’s been done. It seems like a waste of money to conduct a study anyway … it seems like there would be an obvious outcome with noise and heat being huge factors against peace and contentment.
My neighbor told me I’m seeing all this year’s extremes … heat, early spring, drought, high winds (my patio table with new umbrella was tumbled today. Crashing through my tomato plants and breaking all the glass candle votives and breaking a rib on the umbrella as it went down. GREAT!) …
All I can say is … I can’t wait for winter!