CAN'T AIR OUT MY APARTMENT THIS SUMMER

IT HAS BEEN SO HOT AND HUMID THAT MY CENTRAL AIR WAS RUNNING A LOT. AND I SMELLED A SKUNK

YES, I'M WISHING FOR MORE FAVORABLE FORECASTS TO RETURN TO 60S AND 70S-- AHHHHH. THE LOCAL FARMERS IN THE AREA ALSO SPRAYED MANURE FOR FERTILIZING CROPS. IT IS A LOSE-LOSE SITUATION TO ENJOY A SCREEN DOOR OPENED WIDE FOR SOME FRESH AIR. AND TOO-- WE GET THE FOG AND HAZE OF THE CANADIAN WILDFIRES--YET ANOTHER LOSE SITUATION SNUFFING OUT FRESH AIR ONCE AGAIN.

I LONG FOR A LAZY SUMMER DAY SITTING BY MY SCREEN DOOR WITH A SLIGHT BREEZE MY WAY. THAT IS SUMMER TO ME AND HEAR A BIRD OR TWO. AND, TO TURN ON A MLB GAME ON THE TV OR RADIO. THAT MEANS SUMMER TO ME TOO. THE POOL ACROSS THE WAY WITH CHILDREN SPLASHING AROUND--THAT DEFINES SUMMER TOO--FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS LEFT THOUGH.

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER WE DIDN'T HAVE CLIMATE CHANGE AND HALF OF THIS DIDN'T OCCUR.--I MUST HAVE LIVED IN A REGULAR CYCLE ERA OF PREDICTABILITY COMPARED TO NOW-- YES, THE WEATHER PATTERNS ARE MAKING A STIR IN SINK WITH ACTIVE VOLCANOS AND ACTIVE EARTHQUAKES-- CAUSING TIDLE WAVES TO OCCUR.

AND, THE LOCALS ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH SNAPPED TREES AND DOWNED TREES FROM MORE RECENTLY STRONGER WINDS WITH STRONGER STORMS RAGING THAN BEFORE. WE ESCAPED THE FLOODS FROM AFAR THIS SEASON BUT WHAT ABOUT NEXT SEASON? WHAT IS UP FOR THE 'FARMER'S ALMINAC'?
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