It was hard last week to relate to the snowstorms on the East Coast, as here we had record temps all week: 84, 85, 86+ degrees F. In a parking lot on Monday afternoon, the car's thermometer said it was 92 outside.

It seems normal to us, but apparently we are only supposed to have highs of 69 at this time of year. That's almost how warm it is in the morning.

It feels nice, though. We cool off the bedroom at night with a little air conditioning, but the near-constant breezes make us feel as though we're on the coast of Florida. And as the 15-foot wall on the south side of our house is about one foot thick, we've always got cool shade to sit in during the day.

In other news: our tap water was dirtier for about a month, perhaps due to this being the windy season. Glasses had milky streaks on them after drying. But maybe it was due to no crowds of visitors visiting. Apparently, when there are regional or international festivals, the city dumps extra chlorine in the tap water to make it safer for out-of-towners to drink. Yuck...

We use three kinds of water at home: we wash the dishes and brush our teeth with what comes out of the tap; (so far no illness) we cook and wash food with water from an under-sink filter; and I wrestle home from the grocery store 5-gallon jugs of water for drinking and coffee. The brand of the bottled water, though hecho en Mexico, is "Alaska."

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