Yesterday I had my A/C on

And anybody who wants to tell me there's no climate change, well, don't.

Today I have my heater on. This is not making my sinuses very happy.

But, dire implications for my sinuses and the world aside, yesterday was very nice and I took the dogs on a two hour walk to Silver Lake. We went halfway around the lake and back across the bridge.

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