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#superhottemperatures Many of you in the northern hemisphere are experiencing great heat today. One pool friend talked about family members in Alberta experiencing 109-degree Fahrenheit days. My sister and one of our readers is experiencing days with 107 degree Fahrenheit temperature.
In almost seventy-four years of life, I have learned one lesson. What looks like a defeat or a bad setback happens for a reason that you only see much later. Elena and I moved into his house on January 21, 2004. It was falling apart. It was a disaster. Elena and I both were used to climates with sunny and beautiful days. I endured the fog and cool weather. Elena despised it. She was complaining all the time.
The higher power that guides our life had a reason for this. Now it is clear. Our daily temperatures stay in the 50-60 Fahrenheit range. The fog keeps vegetation wet. We do not have fires. In the hills just above us, fires have broken out. We have no problems with insurance for the house. People above us have seen their insurance premiums go up dramatically or have faced cancellation of their insurance. According to climate models, as the sea levels rise, the Pacific Ocean will be touching Highway One by the year 2100 (Assuming no intervention to control sea level rise-California send your engineers to Holland!!!!) Our house will still be above the ocean. We sit on solid rock which means we would ride an earthquake well.
One of our readers sold us this house. At first, I was very disappointed in him. Now he is a hero in our eyes.
If you're in hot weather, find some relief from the heat. It might be a good day to take in several movies back-to-back or to have a long 3-4 hour lunch in a cool restaurant.