Just another chime in about the unseasonably warm weather that the Pacific NorthWest is enduring - 102F is a new all time record, and it does indeed feel pretty warm here.

But the humidity, while present, is nothing like the life-sucking air-as-water experience I remember from Chicago, and the swamp cooler I made (damp towel suspended over half full bucket) actually produces a miniscule but non-zero result.

It's not a day to do much more than sit in front of the fan hoping the laptop won't overheat, but I didn't have anything critical on today's schedule anyway. I leave tomorrow morning for the rest of My Summer Adventures in Chicago.

We were going to have spaghetti and meatballs for dinner - wonder if I'll still be interested in that by the time I need to boil the water....