Thursday is well-named for this morning. The clouds are thick and dark. It's humid and damp. And the thunder is rolling in from the north. From up in DC way. As we re-enter the southern, summer air mass. The god of thunder must be happy on his day.
This means we will shut the windows and restart the air conditioning. Conditioned air isn't my preference but not sitting in sweat-soaked clothes also isn't quite a pleasant experience. So, we opt for the conditioning and dry clothes. The tandem dehumidifiers in the bottom floor help to keep that dry. While they make the electric meter spin faster and more constantly.
So, we are cooler and drier. The power meter turns continuously. The power plant burns more coal to keep up. Pumping more CO2 into the air above. Which, if you believe the experts, makes for severe and more frequent thunder storms.
Making for more thundering Thursdays. Everybody wins! Especially the god of thor.
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About Me
- Mark Gorman
- I was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, along the banks of the Susquehanna River, in the valley made up by Bald Eagle Mountain to the south, and gentle hills and valleys to the north. That place that sheltered me, gave me food and friends, and both physical and spiritual nourishment for 18 years. That is the space where I was physically and emotionally formed. Ever since growing up there . . . because of growing up there . . . I have been inexorably linked to nature . . . to the earth and to all life.