It seems to me that this summer has not been as brutal as most others. Maybe it is because we have a swell new air conditioner or because I work inside at the hardware store or maybe that it really isn't as hot as it typically is. Our first official 100 degree day was on May 8th, a couple of weeks early. Even though we've had 16 days over 100 this season, it hasn't been oppressive. In fact June has been 5 to 10 degrees cooler than normal, thus far. I hate to leave this glorious climate at a time like this, but I have to undertake an important mission in a large national or international metropolitan area this coming week. I will be working undercover and posting will be difficult. Tomorrow morning a jet will pick me up and will fly me and my team to our destination. We will be met by a chauffeured vehicle for the final leg of our journey. I will also be meeting with one or two influential members of the blogging community, where I'm fairly certain important matters will be discussed and possibly adult beverages consumed. The agenda will be determined after we assess the local situation. We really won't know much until we have boots on the ground. I really have said too much already. Until I return, that is, if I return, take care and chat amongst yourselves. If all goes well, expect a dispatch no later than Thursday next. If you haven't heard from me by the 20th, assume the worst. I really must go now, they're watching me. Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky