We are having what might be called “False Fall” here in North Texas. That means that for the last two mornings we’ve gotten up to walk the dog and it has been a very pleasant 71 degrees F, rather than, say, 86, at 6:30am. The temperature will peak today at about 95. If you don’t live in a hot place, let me assure you, 95 is a relieve. Sadly it will be back to peaking at 107 tomorrow.
Sometimes during the summer I’m reminded of the Phillip K. Dick novel, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. In that book, global temperatures have risen so high that people can’t go outside during the day without wearing special cooling gear. Man, that is a crazy book. I recommend it.
It was nice enough by 8pm last night (only 90 F) to take the dog for a good walk, so I didn’t get started reading until about 8:45pm, but I still managed to read 10% of Diurtnity’s Dawn. The “read at least 5% of a book every day” method of strengthening the reading habit is working well.