cj Sez: The “Dog Days of Summer” are officially upon us, as
is Hurricane Season along the Gulf coast.
To say the weather is sweltering would be an understatement.
Today’s heat index where I live reached triple digits—something like 110°. Needless to say, I’m sucking down water and planning
my days to be indoors between ten a.m. and five p.m.
The dog days of
summer are historically the period following the heliacal (sunrise) of the
star Dog Star, Sirius. Sirius is one star in a group of stars that form
the constellation Canis Major, meaning “Greater Dog.”
The Farmer’s Almanac
says, “the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11” are the traditional
timing of the Dog Days. It also says that “some of our hottest and most humid
days happen after August 11.” Seems there’s a lot more hellacious heat and
humidity to come, so we have that going for us.
The 2024 hurricane
season has already spun up two storms. The first, tropical storm Alberto, doused
the coast of Texas and now the first hurricane, Beryl, is also barreling toward
the Texas Gulf Coast.
Do what you have to
do to stay safe out there, friends.
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(cj Sez: Do you know what “weasel words” are?)
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Okay, that’s it for
today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising
prayers for a happy and safe you and yours.
cj
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