• Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 8.11.2013

    Outside my window…are the gathering storm clouds.  They have actually been gathering since about 7:30 this morning.  There was sunshine while I walked Turbo but the clouds were beginning to build and gather.  There are mostly cloudy skies with a temperature of 83°F.  Factor in the 71% humidity and it feels like 88°F.  Our forecast high for today is 85°F.  Fortunately there is a small breeze that makes it a bit more bearable outside.  We have a 60% chance of thunderstorms beginning around sunset tonight and lasting throughout the evening.  It is one of those days that seems like the air is simmering until it finally must rain.  The coming week…

  • Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 7.14.2013

    Outside my window…today is hot and humid.  We have had intermittent sunshine and cloud cover but the heat has remained consistent.  At approximately 2:30 it is 85°F but feels like 92°F ~ humidity is 71%.  We had a dry, hot week until Thursday which saw heavy rains that afternoon, rain again on Friday and more heavy rain Saturday morning and early afternoon.  Our chance for rain this afternoon is relatively low at 20%, but then I have seen pouring rain when our chance was only 30% so hard to say.  I can see dark clouds outside my window looking East but there is plenty of sunshine right now.  I wouldn’t…

  • Life In General

    Denial

    My mouth still hurts this evening…and I don’t believe my sinuses were too fond of the dentist visit either.  I think I was in denial…I guess I didn’t think it would be so hard.  I knew what a bridge was….I don’t know what I thought they were going to do ~ glue some fake teeth in my mouth?  I have come to the conclusion this is how chicken little (aka me) manages to tolerate the dentist so often…denial.