Norma's Wanderings around a small section of Montana |
We had a fire callout this afternoon. Seems a bird hit an electrical wire, got electrocuted, dropped to the ground and started a small grass fire. They're calling it the 'fried chicken fire'. Well, let me tell you. That bird could have just flown through the air today and become fried chicken. The high was 107°. The newscaster for Billings said, "What? I looked at my phone and said 'I don't live in Vegas'." Crazy hot weather. No rain. |
Professor T was on PBS tonight. This series is about a Cambridge professor of criminology. He has OCD, triggered by a childhood episode. It is interesting in only the way a British series can be. Quirky, intelligent, and thought provoking. He told his class to write an essay about who they thought a criminal could be. Then after the class turned in their essays, he proceeded to proclaim them all worthless attempts, threw them in the garbage and read a previous student's paper. Anyway, it's all wrapped up with this professor being asked to consult on police cases around Cambridge. And of course, difficulties in his private life. Quite well done, quite intelligent, and quite fun. It's the end of a hot day here. I just opened all the windows and doors. We don't use A/C. The cool air at night we pray cools off the house enough to stay the day, since we insulated the heck out of it. We use ceiling fans and close everything back up once it gets warmer outside than inside. Hubby and I both hate A/C. So this is our way of coping during this hot spell. The high today at our house was 102°. The low this morning was 58°. Crazy. More hot days to come. We pray no one does anything stupid to start a fire. |