After a weekend that turned out to be mostly slacking, I find myself with a large to-do list again this morning. About half the list is stuff I should have gotten done over the weekend, but didn’t. Topping that part of the list is setting up the air conditioner. It’s supposed to get up to 88F today (31C), and that’s the kind of weather that really wants conditioned air. The problem is that the windows nearest my office area are not near grounded outlets, which I need to plug in the A/C. I’m not sure whether I’m going to rewire an outlet or put the A/C somewhere else and try to push the cool air around with a fan, but I need to decide pretty soon.
I also realize that there are a couple light fixtures that could use ceiling fans. I thought about this back when I was thinking of interior projects to work on, but installing ceiling fans once the weather has already gotten hot is miserable work. Oh, and I haven’t bought a step-ladder yet, either. At least I have a truck to haul such things in now. Maybe that’ll be an evening project.
I think this hot weather is just what I need. I had decided that I was done with interior projects for the summer, and was going to concentrate on outside work around the house, but I was conveniently leaving a few projects off the list, and now I’ve got some impetus to get them done (hopefully before the day heats up too much). I’ve a feeling this is a lot better than leaving them until it gets even hotter.
- Minnesota’s Gun-permit law’s legitimacy challenged on constitutional grounds, specifically because it was added to a bill about natural resources, which may have violated a Minnesota Constitution provision that says no law shall embrace more than one subject. Joel Rosenberg has commentary on the article. [strib]
- A New York service will rent guys a wingwoman to act as a Girl Magnet for $50/hour. What’s the gal get out of it? $30/hour and whatever drinks you buy her. Sounds like a workable plan. [fark!]
- Researchers have found that Sex is good and good for you. Maybe that’s why I’ve been sick so much lately… [press-patch]
- A Copenhagen-based Director rolls out film on Spider John Koerner later this summer. Sounds like a good thing, and one of the few movies I’ll probably go to a theater to see. [strib]
- Wow. Thanks to Bill St. Clair for the link to a way to get Affordable Accuracy out of a rifle. Bill Johnson tried various
tweaks
and reported back on the accuracy improvement and cost of each. Useful! The most cost-effective of the lot was the Tubb Final Finish Bore Polishing System, which I’d rush out and buy right now if it didn’t require loading the abrasive-coated bullets yourself. [endwar]