Does "the dog days of summer" mean that everything slows down?
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Yup. It's happening in spades in my world right now. Everyone is slower, more tired, more apathetic, less responsive, etc.
I'm glad it's not just me
My sister and her family are visiting from Toronto and having dinner here today. I decided to order Greek.
Bro, it's such a thing. I schedule the company calendar around it, best I can. The 4 weeks around the end of the summer and the 4 weeks around the Holidays. Shit ain't getting done, so don't bother trying.
That must be what has happened to my writing routine.
My writing routine is as prolific as ever.
I feel like having a drink but I don't want to be tipsy when my sister's family arrives.
Mommy, Aunty Louanne is tripping balls again!
It's not the heat, it's the humidity!
The humanity!
Doing my favorite weekly pastime of paying my parking tickets online. Fun fact: it costs $2.50 to park anywhere in Providence for the minimum time. The parking ticket for failing to do so is $20. I park anywhere from 20 to 100 times a week, depending on how often I need to hit one of my stores. So that's a minimum of $50 if I were to be a good citizen, but being a menace to society, I never pay under any circumstances. So long as I get two or less (more like 4 in a standard week), I am saving money. Well, the company is saving money, because I charge everything to them, but I'm doing my part to keep our asses solvent!
(regarding those Dog Days, I think I might be officially losing my mind this week... get my bed at the funny farm ready... Uncle Homer is coming in hot!)
(regarding those Dog Days, I think I might be officially losing my mind this week... get my bed at the funny farm ready... Uncle Homer is coming in hot!)
The long, golden twilights of dog days comprise some of the most wonderful moments of the year where I live. Makes having to avoid the heat of day worthwhile.
Dog days are called that because the romans thought that Sirius the Dog Star was influencing the weather in the period where it is brightest ( ie July and August )
They are generally linked to lethargy and misfortune
They are generally linked to lethargy and misfortune
Too bad for the Romans.
They had a good run, considering their operational model was completely unsustainable and probably persisted several centuries longer than it should have.
If you count the byzantines aa well it goes from 27 Bce to 1497 ce
If you count the Holy Roman Empire it goes to 1806
If you count the Holy Roman Empire it goes to 1806
Good god moose don't start a Roman Empire Duration argument.
I remember reading an article many years ago where this study confirmed that students are zonked out and not paying attention when it's hot in the classroom. But when it's cool, they're bushy-tailed and raring to go. I felt extremely sluggish today at my office nook as my bedroom AC struggled to keep up with the 34C high in the late afternoon.
I am getting sick of the heatwaves. Tomorrow will mark the 20th day where we've had a 30C+ high this summer. Last year? 14 days. And we still have August and September. FML.
I remember reading an article many years ago where this study confirmed that students are zonked out and not paying attention when it's hot in the classroom. But when it's cool, they're bushy-tailed and raring to go. I felt extremely sluggish today at my office nook as my bedroom AC struggled to keep up with the 34C high in the late afternoon.
I am getting sick of the heatwaves. Tomorrow will mark the 20th day where we've had a 30C+ high this summer. Last year? 14 days. And we still have August and September. FML.
You know what they say about them, right? Neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. I'm having flashbacks to history class now. And other back flashes. I think it's the heat.
