Events

Almost as forecast, the temperature last night went down to 11.4°C at Inner Drive Technology WHQ and 8.9°C at O'Hare, in both cases the coolest since June 2nd and June 1st, respectively. That gets my house to a very comfortable sleeping temperature. The next few nights should continue the trend. Also, it's been exactly* five years since I set out on my first marathon walk. Tomorrow might have turned out to be a really good day to repeat the effort, but I have a lot to do and I'm having a birthday dinner...

Following season

A few weeks ago I gathered up the dewpoint statistics for Inner Drive Technology WHQ to show that, yes, this summer really sucked. I promised the final numbers after summer officially ended Sunday night, and here they are: Jun 1 to Aug 31 (UTC) 2024 2025 Avg temperature 22.6°C 23.1°C Avg dewpoint 17.9°C 18.7°C (June) 16.8°C 16.8°C (July) 18.9°C 20.8°C (August) 18.4°C 18.4°C Total days dewpoint ≥ 20°C 27 42 Total readings dewpoint ≥ 20°C 3,791(33.5%) 5,856(45.0%) Total readings 11,317 13,009 The average...

The Christianists in Florida, clearly getting bribes from Big Microbe, have ended the requirement that students get vaccinated in order to attend public schools: Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, the Florida surgeon general, made the announcement on Wednesday alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican. Mr. DeSantis rose to national prominence during the coronavirus pandemic, and over time he has espoused increasingly anti-vaccine views. “Who am I to tell you what your child should put in their body?” Dr. Ladapo, a...

After a lovely weekend that included not one but two long walks with Cassie, not to mention the only baseball game I've attended this season and what is likely to be the last of 10 consecutive days and nights with the A/C off and the windows open, work has returned. I'm mulling a number of different topics to attack this month, but first I have to finish the massive storage locker reorganization I began June 15th. I'm happy to say it looks like I'll have reduced the volume of my own and my mom's things...

After winning 9 straight on the road for the first time since 1998, the New York Yankees (76-61, 3 GB) lost to the Chicago White Sox (49-88, 30.5 GB) yesterday at Rate Field in Chicago. And yet, it was a beautiful day for a baseball game! My cousin got the tickets for $32 each, and they came with a hot dog, chips, cookie, and bottled drink. Each. He also said he popped for a 10-ticket package, good for any home games next season (except against the Cubs), for $14 each. Desperate times! We also discussed...