Cooler Saturday Morning

The series of thunderstorms that began early yesterday evening brought some much needed relief from the insufferable heat. Though I am not one to mind hot weather, the week of triple digit temperatures was excessive to the point of misery. My one little air conditioner here at the apartment (a window unit) provided but little respite and that coming only in a limited area at the back of the apartment. I should probably procure a second air conditioner for the front of the apartment, but as it is already August, I am not sure if it would be worth it this late in the summer.

As it has been too hot to do much of anything else this past week, I have largely occupied myself with reading. I finished Angels and Demons early in the week (a good book, though the ending was a bit too over the top for my taste) and have continued with Pathologies of Power. Last night I also began devouring (not literally) Becoming Jefferson's People by Clay Jenkinson. This latter book largely concerns itself with the application of Jeffersonian ideals to the present time and is thought-provoking on many levels.