It has been so hot that as soon as we open the door to the front porch Huck runs inside. Yesterday Will made a comment about it being the "Dog Days of Summer". Thanks to Wikipedia here is a little info on what that means.
The Dog Days originally were the days when Sirius rose just before or at the same time as sunrise (heliacal rising), which is no longer true, owing to precession of the equinoxes. The Romans sacrificed a brown dog at the beginning of the Dog Days to appease the rage of Sirius, believing that the star was the cause of the hot, sultry weather.
Dog Days were popularly believed to be an evil time "when the seas boiled, wine turned sour, dogs grew mad, and all creatures became languid, causing to man burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies" according to Brady’s Clavis Calendarium, 1813. [1]
The modern French term for both this summer period (and for heat waves in general) "canicule", derives from this same term. It means "little dog", again referring to Sirius.
The past two weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays I have been up by 5 and at the gym by 6 to do Boot Camp. This week is the last week of the class. There are two weeks off in which I will work out with Jolene. Then the next quarter session starts. I am thinking of taking the beginner and advanced class which would mean 6am classes Mon-Thursday. I haven't been running. However this week it is supposed to cool off (at least into the 80's instead of the 90's) so I'm thinking I can run later in the day after work.
Cheryl's last day was Friday the 13th. I am on my own this week. Monica starts Tuesday the 24th. I will be working with her everyday for a few weeks to train her. Hopefully though I will have more time overall because she will be working Tuesday through Friday.
Something else that happened Friday the 13th: Will gave his first talk in Laos and I was a householder. We were both very nervous! Our class is about over. Saturday the 28th is the last day of class and picture day. There is talk of a graduation party, but no specifics as of yet. In October there is going to be a big shindig. Lynn Brown is coming to Columbus for a visit and bringing a Thai circuit overseer with her. The congregation is very excited about this visit and is planning to have a big party then.
Josh Westfall left for Guyana. If you want to follow his blog it is : http://www.nutso42.blogspot.com/
Take care
G-Nat
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