Thurs 13 Jul

Nice hard rain in the night last night; today is supposed to be cloudy and cooler. Let's hope the cooler part comes through as promised! I'd like to hike tonight as it has just been too hot to consider it earlier this week. When there is heat and humidity in combination, you get a little ways into the hike and you're ready to quit. Wow! I feel like mosquito fodder! Kathy and I walked on the west side on the Zinda Dr loop, purposely assuming that staying on the paved roads would mean less bugs, but the little section with gravel road and closer trees proved to be a positive nesting ground. I couldn't keep up swatting them as fast as they landed so we ended up jogging for the last half block or so of that section. I can't wait to see how many bites I have. Food: 7:15 am 1 c Quaker Oat Squares, 1/2 c soy milk, 101 g blackberries, coffee 11:50 am 2 scrambled eggs, 1 tbl shredded Italian blend cheese, slice chocolate chip brioche loaf Exercise: 8:00-9:30 am Walk w/Kathy w/aerobic mosquito swatting