July 30, 2009
Feeling A Little Warm?
Maybe this picture, taken in March, 2006, will give you a little psychic relief.
As I recall, the temperature at Mt. Rainier was a few degrees below freezing that day.
Posted by Jim Miller at July 30, 2009 06:49 AM | Email ThisComments
1. Gives one a true sense of 'chilling out'. :)
Nice pic, Jim.
Posted by: Duffman on July 30, 2009 06:55 AM
2. Nice pix, Jim.
I don't know which would be better, watching "Ice Station Zebra" and imagine it were much cooler, or watch "Lawrence of Arabia" and imagine how much hotter it could be.
Posted by: Obi-Wan on July 30, 2009 11:47 AM
3. As someone else aptly put it elsewhere, between the temperature pushing 110 and jets flying overhead, you might just close your eyes and imagine what it would be like in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Except, you know, with even hotter temperatures, more jets, and bombs and small arms fire.
Posted by: demo kid on July 30, 2009 01:28 PM
4. Even worse...imagine sustained heat like that with little or no water and/or food and the inability to even clean yourself, as in some parts of Africa. We have no complaints folks. :)
Posted by: Duffman on July 30, 2009 01:33 PM
5. Ahhh, the memory of Rainier this spring is almost as good as the cool breeze we are getting this evening.
Posted by: deadwood on July 30, 2009 09:01 PM
6. When do we get the next "Global Warming Update," y'know, the one where you relate local temperatures to the theory of man-made climate change? It's been awhile...
Posted by: tensor on July 30, 2009 11:24 PM
7. If you zoom-in on that person at the end of the trail it appears to resemble pudge (with his guitar)...could it be? :)
Posted by: Duffman on July 31, 2009 06:37 AM
8. Doubt it...that would be too much work...
Posted by: Alphabet Soup on July 31, 2009 06:54 AM
9. Nice Summit, but I'd rather have been a fly on the wall at the white house "beer summit" with the nutty professor and officer Crowley. I wonder if they had to get their credit cards out to pay for it like the CEO's had to when invited to lunch at the white house?
Posted by: Rick D. on July 31, 2009 07:49 AM
Posted by: Rick D. on July 31, 2009 07:49 AM
10. Interesting seque there Rick...but I'm thinking that 'we' paid for those beers. :)
Posted by: Duffman on July 31, 2009 07:57 AM
11. Yep, these past few days forced me to add Air to my car. :)
Posted by: Duffman on July 31, 2009 08:32 AM
12. By the looks of it, you really need to take advantage of the CARS program there, Duffman. As for the beers on the house, lunch isn't dichotomy...when you're a host and have guests over to your home, it's rude to charge them for the items they consume, don't you think? Especially when it was you that provided the invitation in the first place.
Nearly as tacky in decorum and protocol as the DVD box sets gift.
Posted by: Rick D. on July 31, 2009 09:05 AM
13. Funny that demo kid mentions Afghanistan which is hero Barack has intensified with NO plan for victory. Afghanistan will be remembered as a Vietnam for Barack.
Posted by: Crusader on July 31, 2009 12:48 PM
14. Funny we seldom hear any more about Iraq, now that Bush is gone even though things have not changed much since 1/21/09. It is time to consider moving more troops out of there and bringing them back home.
Afghanistan is Obama's war and likely a tougher one over the long haul- his Vietnam. Thankfully he has Robert Gates for Sec. of Defense, who turned out pretty well for Bush so it may not be a total disaster, but no plan yet.
Posted by: KDS on August 1, 2009 11:30 PMPost a comment