July 31, 2002

Heat wave

Here’s what’s chaffing my cheese…
When there’s a heat wave, the electric companies always ask the local media to hound residents about their electricity consumption. Having learned about turning off lights, water, etc. during the energy crises of the late 1970s, it’s already my habit to use as little electricity as possible. Now Penelec (Pennsylvania’s big [...]

July 31, 2002

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Wednesday: Hot & sweaty
Mood: irked
Song In Head: “The Rising” (Bruce Springsteen) (yap, two days in a row) (buy. this. now)
Here’s what’s chaffing my cheese…
When there’s a heat wave, the electric companies always ask the local media to hound residents about their electricity consumption. Having learned about turning off lights, water, etc. during the energy crises [...]