Because of an unexpected rodent litter that came yesterday (due to a student researcher error), my day of unexpected measuring and data collecting did not allow me to get here to write. I needed to collect the newborn data.
After running VERY early this morning, I am now eating sections of grapefruit along with my yogurt and bowl of high fiber cereal with blueberries. I consider myself very fortunate to not have a prescription for one of those various medications that require you to abstain from grapefruit. For me, it would be a tremendous loss. Also fortunately, I do not have ANY prescription medications that I take, what-so-ever.
I REALLY should try to devise a recipe for a grapefruit meringue pie. But, if I made one, I would need (get!) to eat the whole thing as my wife despises grapefruit.
I had hoped to do a "comments on comments" post today, especially because I missed doing one on Monday. But, I have been feeling rather exhausted the last couple of days. I think it is just the unrelenting high heat and humidity we are currently experiencing that drains me after a while. Most every day is hitting a high of at least 85 F (~30C), with low and mid-90s (up to ~35 C) being also rather abundant. Some would scoff at the challenges of these temperatures.... but in my region, we also have been having persistent HUMIDITY of at least 85 - 100% as well. It is the high humidity that becomes so draining, in my opinion.
I remember way back in graduate school when I was on a trip to a research meeting in Boise, Idaho and they had been experiencing many, consecutive days with temperatures around 105 degrees F ( ~40 C) and I was SHOCKED by how comfortable I felt. I figured out that WHY I was comfortable was that in Boise, the relative humidity was ~20 % or so and WHY I felt comfortable was that my sweat WOULD readily evaporate off of me, allowing me to shed heat easily. In my region with 85-100% humidity, folks are simply, continually wet and clammy from sweating.... it does not evaporate or may do so only minimally.
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I do have a lot of thoughts about the recent comments. Especially regarding the "Passions" post and also regarding my potential, new computer post. So, I am going to strive to have my post on this upcoming Monday focus on them for certain.
I hope my time at the Retiree's Cigar Group goes well this afternoon. I had better get back to other typing I need to do.... mostly trying to get "ahead" a bit with Fall planning.... lots of futzing and fussing with dates and revising my syllabi and a lot of other, mundane, computer work.
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We do have hot, humid summers. The world tends not to realize how hot Canada can be. It’s true that sweat is more miserable than helpful in our summers. I guess modern humans largely evolved on the drier Savanna of Africa.
ReplyDeleteI would still be miserable in that kind of heat and isn't sweating a protective measure? It seems like dry heat would be dangerous because the lack of sweat wouldn't allow the body to cool off. That said, I dislike high humidity, even at lower temperatures. One summer I was in New York and even though it was only 70 one day (not normal for NY), I was uncomfortable. Right now it's 72 with 57% humidity and 56% dewpoint. I've heard that the dew point is most important but have no idea why!! Hope your get together is wonderful!
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