National What Day?
There are National This, That, and the Other Days, but I could find no iCal subscription to import into my calendar. But there’s a website for that. And plenty of apps. More on my Corner.
Archive for the ‘A Day in the Life’ Category
State Fair Margarita
I saw this recipe for State Fair Lemonade that involved cooking/infusing the zest of lemon into the simple syrup and thought to myself, I could apply that to margaritas. What better day to try this than on Independence Day? Making homemade lemonade is pretty easy. All it requires are some lemons, water, and sugar. Without […]
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day! David Muir didn’t know that the Statue of Liberty swayed? Come on! More on my Corner.
May Energy Usage
According to my report from Honeywell, our air conditioner had to run 11 hours more in the month of May than last year. System is 17 years old now, plus the average temps were 1 degree higher than last year. Our system struggles to maintain 74º during these hot triple digit days. More on my Corner.
These Dog Days of Pre-Summer
Like every May/June timeframe here in the wonderful desert southwest, the temperatures are soaring more than plummeting. Yesterday’s high reached 110F here at Casa Basil with a relative humidity of 1%. Doppler Dave tried to look me in the eye during the 4:30 newscast and tell me the high was 105. Bull shit Doppler. Perhaps […]