Subj : Re: Keep cool USA and European folks To : esc From : poindexter FORTRAN Date : Wed Jul 19 2023 08:26:00 -=> esc wrote to Adept <=- es> I lived in Pacifica for a while and worked in Palo Alto. The commute es> was terrible, but I got to enjoy the cool damp/foggy mornings, sunny es> lunchtimes, and mild evenings by the beach. It was pretty idyllic. Aptos to San Jose/Santa Clara, here. One habit I got into was changing into flip-flops in the parking lot of the office for the drive home, to get me in the home mindset. I'd pick up my daughter from day care, they had an ocean view and I'd see the sun going down in the summer time. It makes the drive worth it. es> Sometimes at my house I like to leave the floor to ceiling windows open es> to get a nice breeze. My wife believes doing so will wind up with our es> house completely invaded by bugs. It's...silly. lol. We really don't es> have many bugs here at all. Mosquitos aren't much of a concern around here, but we get big dumb flies. One of my dogs hates when they get in the house and will hunt them down relentlessly, jumping from couch to chair to try and get them. Then, after all the exertion, he will nap. .... Don't give Chad a big neural network --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: realitycheckBBS.org -- information is power. (21:4/122) .