Summer Heat on the Way

Today was the first day of summer and the heat is on the way.

forecast, summer heat, 100 degree tempsI just looked at the forecast and it is going to be a very hot week.

Five straight days of 100 degree weather.

Perhaps not the best time to be working from home πŸ™‚

Wall Art, Four Seasons, Street Art, MuralIt has felt a bit like summer already as we have had periods of very hot temperatures in the last couple of months.

However, what goes up must come down and the week after next will have cooler temperatures.

Mowing, Winter, Green Grass, California winter, Tall grassOne thing that will get a lot more use next week is the air conditioner. Seeing this picture reminds me that it is important to get the backyard mowed tomorrow before it gets too hot. The grass is not this tall now, this is spring grass after the winter rains. However, it still needs taking care of soon.

Ein Gedi, Waterfall, Wildlife preserve, Pools of Ein GediOne way I may use to keep cool is to take afternoon showers. They always help to cool me down.

It would be nicer if I just had a waterfall, like this one at Ein Gedi, in my backyard.

112 degrees, September 1, 5 PM, LivermoreWell, at least the temperatures will not be 112 and I won’t have toΒ  commute in the heat.

I guess I should not complain about the cost of running the air conditioner to keep cool working at home as I am saving on the stress and cost of commuting in the heat πŸ™‚

Plus, except for a few hours doing webinars each day, I can wear, or not wear, what I want to keep cool.

Steven

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Covid-19 Cover Story

Since I have been sheltering in place at home among my books. I decided to tell a story using book covers.

I had a few rules for this story.

First, the cover must come from my Penguin Popular Classics collection.

Second, the title can be a little bit of a stretch, but not too much.

Third, it must be a book that I have read.

So here is my Covid-19 Cover Story.

Middlemarch, George Elliot, Covid-19 Cover StoryIn Middlemarch

The Professor, Charlotte Bronte, Covid-19 Cover StoryThe Professor

Hard Times, Charles Dickens, Covid-19 Cover Storyin response to the Hard Times

The Warden, Anthony Trollope, Covid-19 Cover Storyfollowed the decrees of The Warden

Bleak House, Charles Dickens, Covid-19 Cover Storyto shelter in place in my Bleak House

Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, Covid-19 Cover StoryFar from the Madding Crowd.

Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe, Covid-19 Cover StoryAt times I have felt like Robinson Crusoe,

Great Expectations, Charles Dickens, Covid-19 Cover Storybut now there are Great Expectations

Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen, Covid-19 Cover Storythat Sense and Sensibility will prevail,

Man in the Iron Mask, Alexadre Dumas, Covid-19 Cover Storyand that people will be like The Man in the Iron Mask and wear masks when appropriate.

Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy, Covid-19 Cover StoryThen we can have The Return of the Native to the office

The Dubliners, James Joyce, Covid-19 Cover Storyand work among the Dubliners once again instead of working from home.

The Professor

Covid-19 Cover Story, Penguin Popular Classics, BooksA couple quick notes:

The Professor – I am an adult educator and am known by some as the Professor

The Warden – Federal, State and Local government

Dubliners – The office I work at is in Dublin, California

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