We haven't had any recognizable hot water pressure in our kitchen since the repair guys came in to replace our faucet when the sink began to leak all over the place. I've been boiling water in the kettle on the stove and adding it to the cold water to wash dishes ( Read more... )

First, we have no winter - none. Then, we have no appreciable spring with a drastic lack of spring rain for summer crop growth. THEN, we leap head first into 35C days in May. And THEN, we dive back down to 15C and receive all of our spring rain in one go. A couple of my house plants committed suicide by diving off the window ledges due to extreme ( Read more... )

Dear Mother Nature,

Have I offended you in some way? If so, please accept my most profound apologies for the slight - it was not intentionally done.

I realize that you have a playful sense of humor, evidenced by the recent temperature fluctuations, the monsoon rains and crazy-ass winds. I assume that this is payback for that whole global warming ( Read more... )