tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post2535939088161948672..comments2024-03-28T19:56:32.848-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `The Brain is Still Distempered'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-67827315654731898432009-07-31T14:32:41.644-05:002009-07-31T14:32:41.644-05:00I became sick today at a very hot NYC subway stati...I became sick today at a very hot NYC subway station, and I'll never forget the kindness I received from two of my fellow citizens, who insisted on staying with me until I felt better. Sometimes the heat brings out the best in people.Fran Manushkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-1987741546528536392009-07-30T13:27:47.949-05:002009-07-30T13:27:47.949-05:00I'd been vacationing in Seattle, but when I sa...I'd been vacationing in Seattle, but when I saw the temperature forecasts I high-tailed it over to friends in the Tri-Cities. It's just as hot or hotter, but everyone here has air conditioning. So do the tasting rooms at the wineries, where I'm spending a lot of my time.Mr. Kringlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651385056193026716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-19506966982543514262009-07-30T11:17:20.410-05:002009-07-30T11:17:20.410-05:00We made it to 104 here yesterday. With something c...We made it to 104 here yesterday. With something called the humidex (apparently the summer equivalent of the the windchill) the temperature felt like 116.<br /><br />I hereby unreservedly and sheepishly take back every uncharitable or small thought I have ever entertained about those in the American South. A whole Summer of this? Ugh.<br /><br />There is almost a palpable resentment and certainly a deep jealousy aimed at those who actually have air-conditioned homes (If you can find such a rarity). Normally, they're the targets of mild and good-natured derision - "Wow, some wimps live there. Air conditioning for 80 degree highs."<br /><br />There is some truth, I guess, to the old saw about laughing last.<br /><br />That said, I do enjoy experiencing some of the seasonal extremes that our corner of the continent usually escapes.<br /><br />Enjoy that air conditioning tomorrow.Jonathannoreply@blogger.com