Astronomy Wednesday

    An actual NASA photograph of the relative positions of Earth, Arizona and the Sun.  This explains so much about why our summers are so hot.

The long hot Phoenix summer

    It was 92°F for a high here in Phoenix today.  Which is totally unheard-of for the middle of June here.

    Thank the Creator the long hot 2018 Arizona summer is at long last over. 

But It's a Dry Heat

    I admit, it was a bit balmy today here in Phoenix.  But it never hit the projected 121°F.  My phone says it topped out at a mere 118°F.  And it's a dry heat.

When does an air conditioner bust?

    In August, of course.  When it's 108°F outside and with monsoonal humidity.  Fortunately, our neighbors have their own A/C repair business, and fortunately they were able to come right over.  It turns out it was a capacitor on the fritz.