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Today is July 2nd, the halfway point in the year. We are currently midway from New Years Day to New Years Eve. My goodness, where has [the first half of] 2006 gone?
Tomorrow is aphelion, the point at which the Earth lies at the furthest point in its orbit from the Sun. Perhaps that explains why today was so gosh darn hot... probably the hottest day in Oxford so far this year.
To cool down from this pre-aphelion heat, I went for a swim this afternoon. Yesterday, which was almost as hot, EO-W pointed out to me that there is a semi-public open air pool in Oxford. So today I went to investigate... and to go for a dip. It was a very welcome way to cool down from all this heat, since air conditioned homes (and offices) are not commonplace in England!
Now, to be fair, I have lived in Arizona, and I must admit that this heat pales in comparison. However, said heat is also coupled with humidity and the aforementioned lack of air conditioning. So, yeah: pool = good. Wasn't it just over a month ago that I wrote about shivering in my office???
Tomorrow is aphelion, the point at which the Earth lies at the furthest point in its orbit from the Sun. Perhaps that explains why today was so gosh darn hot... probably the hottest day in Oxford so far this year.
To cool down from this pre-aphelion heat, I went for a swim this afternoon. Yesterday, which was almost as hot, EO-W pointed out to me that there is a semi-public open air pool in Oxford. So today I went to investigate... and to go for a dip. It was a very welcome way to cool down from all this heat, since air conditioned homes (and offices) are not commonplace in England!
Now, to be fair, I have lived in Arizona, and I must admit that this heat pales in comparison. However, said heat is also coupled with humidity and the aforementioned lack of air conditioning. So, yeah: pool = good. Wasn't it just over a month ago that I wrote about shivering in my office???
