It’s hot and it’s cold

When we had the addition put on the house, one of the best decisions we made was to install ceiling fans in all the bed rooms. They help move the air around whenever it gets stale or a little muggy, and these days, that’s huge. In the last few months in the Northeast, the weather has been crazy. We’ve been up to 90 and down below 30 in a 24 hour period. More than once.

I don’t know if Global warming is real or not, but the reality of a truly wrecked climate situation on this planet? No question. Global warming has never been my buzzword of choice, but when people start talking about “abrupt climate change” and all of the meaning loaded into that phrase, you’d better bet that I’m listening closely.

Dirt Nap

Tonight I’ll be sleeping on the ground. Well, not directly on the dirt, there will be a few layers of canvas and plastic between me and the ground, but for all intents and purposes…

Tonight is the first of several Cub Scout camping trips over the next couple months. So I will be getting pretty intimate with the inside of my Coleman 4 person quick-setup tent.

Actually, I’m not coplaining. Really, I’m not. I only camped a handful of times as a kid, so getting out there with the kids and their friends usually ends up being pretty fun. And I’m not one of those family condo tent people. I don’t get it. I’d rather have a handful of small tents than one of those massive 12 people things.

In part, I find the promise of the mega-tents a little… lacking. They advertise the separate rooms, ceiling hooks for lanterns, and some even have power supplies and such. I’m surprised they don’t have cordless roman shades and intergrated flat screens with satellite service.

Additionally, I can set up my little tent in about 5 minutes. I could easily set four of them up in a half hour. No problem. In fact, if the kids actually help we can probably shave that down. But when I watch the family tents going up, it seems to take forever and I hear a lot of muffled cursing. So I’m keeping it simple.