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Today the temperature is above 90
Jul. 19th, 2015 03:43 pmWe've really had a cool, wet summer. I'd be happier about this except that several years ago I read an article predicting that the melting ice at the North Pole could lead to cool, wet summers for the Northeast, and then that's what we got. So good job, scientist, that's a great prediction, but now temperate weather in summer reminds me that GLOBAL WARMING IS GONNA KILL US ALL and I can't be too happy about it.
At any rate, we're in the 90s today, which means a heat advisory, so first I told my mom that I wanted Eva out of the house and somewhere air conditioned for her health, and then I went and told Eva the same thing about my mom (which somewhat more honesty, I will admit), and then they both went to the Met with Ana, so I have the house to myself!
...I ended up napping. What a waste.
In retrospect, I should've gone to The Strand or something. But! It's gonna be equally hot tomorrow, and Jenn's gonna be home, so if I clean the kitchen now and fold the laundry I should have enough goodwill piled up to spring this on her! (And Eva can go to the library tomorrow, and Ana can do whatever the heck she likes.)
Oh, in other news, LJ is running a survey on how to improve the site. And you know, the number 1 thing that could improve LJ is all the users who left coming back, but that's not a change they can actually effect.... Well, fill out the survey anyway.
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At any rate, we're in the 90s today, which means a heat advisory, so first I told my mom that I wanted Eva out of the house and somewhere air conditioned for her health, and then I went and told Eva the same thing about my mom (which somewhat more honesty, I will admit), and then they both went to the Met with Ana, so I have the house to myself!
...I ended up napping. What a waste.
In retrospect, I should've gone to The Strand or something. But! It's gonna be equally hot tomorrow, and Jenn's gonna be home, so if I clean the kitchen now and fold the laundry I should have enough goodwill piled up to spring this on her! (And Eva can go to the library tomorrow, and Ana can do whatever the heck she likes.)
Oh, in other news, LJ is running a survey on how to improve the site. And you know, the number 1 thing that could improve LJ is all the users who left coming back, but that's not a change they can actually effect.... Well, fill out the survey anyway.
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Why Austrians are opening their homes to refugees
Congress to examine FBI handling of Tennessee shooter
The Poverty Line Was Designed Assuming Every Family Had a Housewife Who Was a 'Skillful Cook'
Fighting to Bring Women in History to Central Park
Heartache and suffering: Slavery in Brazil
Nanowires give 'solar fuel cell' efficiency a tenfold boost
A closer look at the president’s speech on criminal justice reform.
Carlos and Roby are two ex-convicts with a simple mission: picking up inmates on the day they’re released from prison and guiding them through a changed world.
Dinosaur find: Velociraptor ancestor was 'winged dragon'
Prehistoric Herbivore Used Saber-Like Teeth For Combat
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