The Dog Days of Summer

I think the past few days are what they refer to as “the dog days of summer”. It is a scorcher, but of course, I'm enjoying it. I don't think you'll ever hear me complaining about the heat. Mucho-pool time this weekend! Do I dare say the pool is so warm it's hardly refreshing?

On a similar note … my parents went to see the “Al Gore” movie – An Inconvenient Truth. I got the 35-minute condensed version from my Dad (a retired Science teacher). So when Dad gets done highlighting some of the statistics –my first question is “gosh, what can I do to make a difference?” (I thought using a non-aerosol hairspray was good enough). Dad explained that conserving electricity helps (using low-wattage light bulbs, etc)…so I decided that my contribution would be: I’m not going to be so quick to flick on that central air for the rest of the summer. I’m sorry, folks – I tried, I really tried…but it’s just down right hot.

Speaking of dogs … I found this article on the Rumor Queen’s site the other day. If you’re a dog-owner, it’s pretty interesting. It deals with “preparing” your pooch for baby’s arrival. My favorite piece of advice: If your dog sleeps in bed with you, try and get him or her used to sleeping elsewhere (out of the bed) in preparation of co-sleeping. Uh-huh. Okay. Apparently the author of that article has never experienced a night’s sleep with Logan. A thunderstorm couldn’t move that dog out of the bed.