The last few days have been record breaking heat with temperatures as high as 110 at my place. By afternoons all I can do to survive is retreat in doors in hopes the air conditioner does not breakdown or the power goes out. The power did go out Sunday night from 9 to 11pm. Not knowing how long it would be out, I got my generator going to keep the refrigerator on. Trying to catch any sleep with a generator running on the front porch is a challenge. Just about the time I felt sleep taking hold to the hum of the generator the bed side lamp came on. I got up to shut the generator off and returned to bed until the rising sun got me up with the overwhelming need for coffee to jump start the old body into action. The first chore of the early morning when the outside temperature is in the sixties is to water plants. One of the benefits of living in the hills with no nearby neighbors is no need to completely dress, so out the door with just my underwear on. No fear of anybody turning me in for being indecent. The only food that appeals to me is cold pasta salad, cold beams or just a bowel of cereal. Just think on the positive side of life, I'm 18 degrees cooler than Death Valley, where they had a recent high of 128.
A collection of stories from the life of Michael Burke. He worked for the Forest Service in Alaska, California, and Oregon. He lives in Oakland, OR. His wonderful wife, Celia, passed in May of 2021
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