this is the most beautiful evening we've had in probably a month

[fizzgig]

we had a nice rain about six pm, didn't last long but it came down pretty good. it's still been in the mid 90s, but the temp dropped before the rain and the clouds stuck around, so it's a glorious 73 degrees. it's taken til midnight or later to get this cool for most of the last month.

i'm sitting on my porch, listening to the jays shout and wishing i had a beer. but it's a good night.

[Aristus]

1. Have one on me, fizz...

?zz=1

Midas Touch. Liquid gold, if you ask me.

I'm on my third, and feeling no pain.

Glad you're enjoying your evening...

[fizzgig]

3. i just googled it

and that sounds incredible. enjoy!

[Aristus]

5. *clink!*

[BlueJazz]

2. It's wonderful to live sometimes just for the fun of it all.

[fizzgig]

7. we really do live on an incredible little blue marble

i try to appreciate it every day and that's been hard recently, it's nice to have that feeling back.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I'm glad you're getting some relief from the heat.

We're still sitting at 94.7 at 9:53 after a high today of 104. We do have a small chance for rain for the next few days. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[fizzgig]

8. crossing my fingers for you

sounds like absolute misery

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. After the hell you've been through, you more than deserve this, my dear fizzgig!

Relax and enjoy!

[fizzgig]

9. thanks, miss peggy

it's supposed to drop into the 80s over the weekend, that will be nice

[bluedigger]

10. So much nicer here, as well!

Our fire is supposed to be "out" today, too.

[fizzgig]

11. excellent news

what a hellish start to the summer

[Populist_Prole]

12. The simplest pleasures can be so rewarding

I know how you feel about rare comfort during torrid summers. When that happens I experience euphoria.

The latest example was 5 days ago when we were on day 3 of 100+ temperatures, high humidity....and no rain. Well last sunday late afternoon I saw distant thunderclouds trying to form. I didn't think much of it. I went inside and surfed the net and read. I heard a rumble of thunder, but it was still bright out. Next thing I know I hear the shooshing of wind and leaves and whatnot hitting the house. I go out into the garage ( I left the door open to dissipate the heat of my car ) and the trees were swaying, COOL breezes purged my inferno of a garage of residual hot air, and thunder really cracked as the clouds thickened and rain began to fall. I ran inside to grab two fingers of whiskey, but before I went back out to watch the show, I checked my thermometer: The temperature fell from 103 to 68 in a matter of 6 or 7 minutes. I was internally whooping and joyous at the back of the heatwave being broken...if only for a while, and reveled in breathing deep the cool air as I got a buzz and watched the storm. Simple little thing really made my day.

[fizzgig]

14. yeah, it got dark pretty quickly

went out for a smoke around a quarter to five, looked out the window an hour later and knew what was coming. went out again to enjoy the air, clean and smooth on my skin. thunder and lightning. and, of course, i'd left the windows cracked, so i ran through the big, cold drops.

made my day

[Populist_Prole]

16. That's what it's all about.

Getting through life is a game of inches. May most of them be pleasant ones!

[bluesbassman]

13. Good for you fizzgig. You guys deserve some R&R out there.

[fizzgig]

15. it's supposed to cool down over the weekend

80s and 50 percent chance of storms. i'll take it.