Summer's Arrival

Summer arrived
eight days early
with triple digit temperatures
that cause power bills
to rise
toward the national debt.

Air conditioners hum,
their songs echoing
through the neighborhood,
while excessive heat warnings
are sent to smartphones.

I also posted this poem in the journal, Writing in Snow, under the folder Awardicon Items, located in my writing.com portfolio. Visit My Portfolio @ Writing.Com

Thursday Poem

I don't want to watch world news today,
I just want to write and pray.

I might write a poem,
story,
or essay
about something positive
I have to say.

I will take a walk in the house,
because the excessive heat warning
prevents me from going out.

This poem is also posted in Writing in Snow under Awardicon Items in my Writing.com port. I am Prosperous Snow.

Happy Father's Day

Jamal (Beauty), 16 Núr (Light), 173 BE - Sunday, June 19, 2016 about 1:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time 

Happy Father's Day from Las Vegas. This morning I shared a picture of my father's gravestone on Facebook. Then I finished my Father's Day entry in my writing.com blog. After that, I downloaded a graphic from my one of my e-mail boxes to a photo album. I still have to upload the graphic to another website, but I can't seem to figure out how to accomplish this. I've uploaded stuff before  to this website, but it's been a while since I uploaded a graphic. 

I know uploading is simple, but I haven't upload a graphic in several years. I'll call the help desk on Monday to see what they say. In the meantime, I'll work on something else. Since we're under an excessive heat warning here in Las Vegas I'm going to stay indoors as much as possible. I may have to get out  of the house sometimes this week to see my doctor for a prescription refill. I have enough of the meds to last until Wednesday, so I'll call for a appointment on Wednesday or Thursday. I would rather wait until Thursday because the excessive heat worning is supposed to be over by Wednesday when we are expecting 115 degree temperatures. 

Midweek Reflections on Excessive Heat Warnings

'Idal (Justice), 5 Núr (Light), 173 BE - Wednesday, June 8, 2016 about 3:19 {M Pacific Daylight Time 

It's that time of year again when temperatures rise into the triple digits and the national weather bureau issues Excessive Heat Warnings for the Las Vegas valley. This means that you need to make sure your pets have plenty of water and shade. In addition, you need to provide a fan for your outdoor dogs to keep them cool. Yes, I wrote a fan. I heard on  the news last night that there is a law that states you have to provide a fan for  your dogs if they stay outside. 

I think this is a good idea. I know when I had a dog she was stressed if she was left outside during the day. Of course, I always brought her into the house during the day. It's always cooler for dogs in a house with air conditioning. I owned a Springer Spaniel, so every year at the end of March or the beginning of April I would take her to the groomer (which was in the vets office) to have her shaved. She didn't seem to mind losing all her winter hair at once. It helped her stay cooler and it cut down on how much hair she shed. 

 

Excessive Heat Warning Continues Through Wednesday

Kamal (Perfection), 17 Kamál (Perfection), 172 BE - Monday, August 17, 2015 about 6:51 pm Pacific Daylight Time

Listen
to the air conditioner
singing its summer song.

It's another hot day in Las Vegas. I have the air conditioner set on ECONO mode which means it's supposed to shut off when it reaches the desired temperatures. The outdoor temperature at 5:56 pm was 108 degrees Fahrenheit and it was supposed to get up to 110 degrees today. I don't know if it reached that because I haven't watched the news and I only check the temperature on line twice a day.

I wonder
as I listen to the central air unit
if this excessive heat is a sign of global warming.

When I lived in the studio apartment, I turn off the air when I wasn't working on the computer. I don't turn the air conditioner off when I'm doing housework, watching television, praying or meditating during the day. I let the air conditioner run and don't worry about the power bill because I paid it this month. I'll deal with next month's power bill when it arrives.