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Saturday, July 15, 2006 Relief On Relief    Hot captures it quite nicely. Pretty much like last year at this time. (Can you believe we've been here a year already?). But ninety degrees and bluesky didn't keep Mom and Master from cycling down to the lakefront to take in the Tall Ships display. Only to discover they wanted ten bucks a piece to see a Schooner up close. All they had between them was $10, and after what would be twenty miles of riding something cold 'n wet sounded a whole lot better than squishing onto the hot deck of Schooner with hundreds of sweaty Ohioans. And in far too many cases their overfed children, too.    Jumping into the lake would bring no relief seeing as the water temperature was seventy four degrees. Better for taking a bath. At least when it got hot in Alaska, and it did occasionally, you could seek relief on relief. I'm talking about mountains, a place where you could enjoy a day hike and discover snow as late as June, sometimes even July. Peak III, Chugach Mountains, Anchorage, June 7th, 2006     There is topography in Ohio, but nothing high enough to support snow in July. Maybe five hundred million years ago in Southeastern Ohio, but not ever in Cleveland. Then again five hundred million years ago there was no Cleveland, or Lake Erie, or Starbucks with iced mochas on sweltering hot summer days.    How anything could have evolved without coffee remains an insolvable mystery. 10:28:39 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2008 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 7/26/2008; 10:58:46 AM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska