Got up at day-break to beat the heat jogging. Did 6 miles and never saw a car or another person. Two dogs ran at me, however. That's always scary.

My house stays relatively cool without using AC (which I have but don't like). I open a basement window and "attic" windows, which allows cool air to rush through the house. True, it's humid air, but the house stays around 75, even if it's 95 outdoors. Perfect.

I'm a little hot under the collar at my doctor. Remember he brushed off my contention that I had wax in my ear. He said I had an infection. After 10 days of amoxicillan, I was no better. Yesterday, I returned, and he said "you have wax in your ear". No duh!! He washed it out, and I said "Hallelujah!!!" I could hear again. I suffered unneccessarily for two weeks. Plus it cost me two office visits and two prescriptions. Grrr.

I'm really losing faith in those people that run our lives--politicians and doctors. We trust them to do the right things, but in the end, they're just human like the rest of us. We all make mistakes--sometimes costly. Well, have a nice weekend. Stay cool.