Heat Waves

When there is a heat wave on the East Coast, we hear news reports of scores of elderly people dying of the heat. Seattle is different. During our heat waves, we always hear news reports of rafters and swimmers drowning in our lakes and rivers. They are never wearing life vests. Very sad.

Monday might have been the hottest day of the year at my house, 96 F, with a low of 57 F. That is almost a 40 F spread, which is common in the sunny southwest but rare in the Seattle area. On many cloudy winter days, we see a temperature spread less than 10 F.

They are repairing our building air conditioning today. Why does it seem like it only breaks down on the hottest days of the year?

My air conditioning in my old pickup truck seemed to work better this morning than last night. ;)

Ever wondered why the guys working at Starbucks and Tully’s coffee have the word “barista” on their name tag and not “baristo?” Well, the term barista is the Italian word for “bartender” and is masculine or feminine; the plural is baristi (masculine) or bariste (feminine). In case you wanted to know...