Too Hot

We are having duct-work replaced in our house for a large amount of money. Without running the AC it is unpleasant.

I don't handle the heat very well, less so since I've put on weight but even when I was younger I greatly preferred the cooler weather.

Summer's Over After July 4

Each summer we travel to visit family on the July 4 holiday.  Afterward it always feels as if there are more tasks to perform then there are days left in the summer on which to do them. For me in a very real way July 4 marks the end of my summer.

I don't really have summer break as a faculty member; I have no classes to teach so my schedule is more flexible but I regularly set unreasonable goals for research and course preparation, especially when I don't have quite the adrenaline rush.