Subj : slow the growing of g To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Jul 22 2023 07:50:00 Hi Daryl! DS> We're under Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories through DS> at least Thursday. I'll be getting those next week: right now Thursday's high is predicted to be 101ø. I know: 'cool' by some standards but we've been having daily high's only into the upper 80's/lower 90's the past few weeks. BM> This morning (Sunday) it's gray out there, not due to clouds but the BM> Canadian Wildfire smoke. Yesterday we were in the 'green section' of BM> the severity chart -- healthy; this morning 'red section' -- unhealthy; BM> fourth out of six levels. Tomorrow is supposed to be better smoke- and BM> general weather-wise so delaying most outdoor stuff. Look outside from BM> my 2nd floor windows and can see it's a bit gray-hazey when looking at BM> stuff a block away. DS> There are moderate ozone levels here, with smoke and haze, but DS> it's not as bad as it is further north. It's so bad in some DS> areas, that the sky is a red/orange, apopcalyptic look. Yup: have seen pictures and it does have that 'oh-oh' feel. BM> I've heard some of the newscasts mentioning some of the beaches along BM> the Atlantic are reporting ocean water temperatures in the 90's. BM> (Well, guess that is near 100 - just a phrasing format. "It's almost BM> 100ø!" does sound more alarmist than reporting "95ø!" IIRC water does BM> not feel refreshing at that temperature - just sort of blah. DS> I like a hot shower, but not scalding. Warm is too tepid, and DS> cold ones are out. In the summer I tend to take cooler showers just because it's a warmer room/outdoor temperature but my measurement could be skewed some: I'm going by the positioning of the shower handle and in winter the cold water is a lot colder than it is in the summer so wouldn't need as much hot water mixed in to obtain the same temperature. DS> If you get caught in a cold rain, that's a DS> compact version, but you're dressed with that...unless you're in DS> a nudist colony. I've been caught when it's rained but so far have either only had a short distance to go or had an umbrella or something to use to umbrella some of me. DS> I'd make a horrible nudist, but I have no DS> problem at home by myself (when I step in to the bathroom, the DS> shower gets turned on ), or in medical facilities. They are DS> there to save my butt, not kiss it...and they've "seen it all DS> before"...as "it doesn't get a rise out of them". "How do you breathe out of that thing?" asked the elephant! ...Yes, the medical folks are used to 'seeing stuff'. ...Probably make home nookie quirky: "Uhm-hm, uhm-hm... turn, cough." "STOP IT!!!" BM> Yup. I had to put my dog down years ago and it was not a good feeling. BM> She was arthritic and reduced hearing and seeing -- just standard 'old BM> age'. Somehow she entanged herself in a lamp cord, panicked, bit the BM> cord and was shocked. That was her undoing. DS> If our pets are in Heaven, they'll be happy to see us...with DS> lickings and tail wags...but we won't have to worry about whether DS> or not they had licked portions of their anatomy. :P And some humans essentially do the same by not washing their hands following bathroom functions. BM> Some phrases sound so innocent in one frame of mind, so naughty in BM> another! DS> It's all a matter of perspective. BM> You'd be a lousy urologist! DS> Nuts to, and p!$$ on that. :P I think you're meaning either "two" or "too", depending on if taking inventory or additional commentary. :) DS> My late wife considering becoming a doctor, but she said DS> "calculus messed her up". Although, she did quip when dealing DS> with me (she had a Bachelors and Masters Degree in psychology) "I DS> like a challenge". Now could just plug all the math into the software! DS> It might have been nice having your spouse as your own DS> doctor... although a fellow ham radio operator noted that his DS> (now ex) wife originally was a phlebotomist (drawing blood), but DS> then was doing colonoscopies. He said "he had to be careful and DS> not stop and bend over" if she was behind him at home. Was she any good at video games? Protoscope Racer!!!! DS> I think about the country-western star Leroy Van Dyke (I think DS> he's dead and gone now)...who did such hits as "The Auctioneer" DS> and "Walk On By". They told him on a country-western TV show "it DS> must be nice to have a family member who's also a doctor". He DS> growled "My brother doesn't do a thing for me. He's a DS> gynecologist". And maybe his distant TV star cousin Dick Van Dyke? Or maybe the one who invented the pointy beard style. BM> "These bran nuggets sure do taste funny!" "Again?!" DS> . Although dogs have selective listening (especially DS> the dachshunds). When they're in the yard, you call their name, DS> and say "Come Here!!"...no response. But, add the word "Treat", DS> and BINGO!! The same applies that if there's all the other noise DS> (break-in, etc.). But, you open the cellophane (sp?) wrapper on a DS> slice of cheese, and BINGO!! Well yeah: you called my name - why? You can see me! The wrapper or other opening food noise: yum-yum-yum-yum-yum! BM> I remember talking to my first dog saying a sentence who words meant BM> the opposite or at least completely different from the way normally BM> delivered. Sloppy example would be 'bad boy' which normally is said BM> agrily but said happily. He looked at me real confusedly as if "wait - BM> your words are telling me I'm bad but the way you're saying it is to BM> praise me. I'm confused!" So it seems he did understand some words BM> and how should be paired with delivery. DS> Or like Sam, the ventriloquist dummy of Paul Zerdin..."talk to DS> the hand, because the face ain't listening". 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