well, Hell

 I will not complain about January

    Well, not now, at least.

    I envy friends Renee and Wendy, lounging about in Door County, where the weather, scenery, and water are much better than here.

    Sad to say, it was not hotter than Hell in Rochelle  today.

    Hell is an unincorporated area in Michigan, not too far from Ann Arbor, if I  read Wikipedia correctly.

    Hell peaked at about 97 and is supposed to be 96 tomorrow.  That is pretty close to what we were, so I can't really say we were hotter than Hell.

    Temperatures are funny.

    Can you tell a difference between 92 and 93?  Or even 95 an 97?  All I know is that is hot.  I don't care what the number is, it is hot.

    If it makes you feel cooler, 96 F is about 35 C.  

    When Julia lived in Switzerland, it would sometimes hit 30 or even 32 C.  And not many people have air conditioning in Europe, although with the climate warming it is becoming more frequently found.

    Weird.  Air conditioning may make the climate worse, but we need AC because the climate is getting hotter.

    As a side note, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is noticing armadillos are moving north.  They have established colonies in southern Illinois but now there are reports of them moving farther north.

    They are not as far north as I am, but the day may come when they are.

    And I don't know if it is "arm a dillow" or "arm a deeyoo".    Personally, I don't think we should arm anyone.

    The IDNR is also asking people to report sightings of,  "feral swine, fishers, nutria and large carnivores like black bears, gray wolves, and mountain lions."

    I know nutria are huge rat like creatures, but I had to Google fishers.  Besides being a town in Indiana with a lot of web pages connected to it, the animal fishers are carnivores that live in forests.  They are on the smallish side coming in at under 10 pounds.  

    Actually, they look kind of cute.....but I won't be picking up one anytime soon.

    I just took Beth out (about 11) and it was beastly.

    Take care tomorrow.  Stay hydrated, stay cool, stay safe.

Peace and Love