{"id":64314,"date":"2022-09-05T08:23:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=64314"},"modified":"2022-09-06T06:20:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T13:20:20","slug":"another-hot-day-is-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=64314","title":{"rendered":"Another Hot Day Is Ahead!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Fact:\u00a0 The hottest natural temperature recorded was July 10th, 1913, in Death Valley, California.\u00a0 It was 134 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was 80 when we got up this morning; hard to believe, almost like being in Phoenix or Las Vegas!\u00a0 Rumor has it the temperatures are starting to drop.<\/p>\n<p>I could not sleep, so I did the Daily Diary early.\u00a0 I looked at the thermometer, and it was already 75 degrees!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"frame aligncenter wp-image-64318 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pix-4940-650x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pix-4940-650x340.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pix-4940-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pix-4940.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We walked the garden to determine what must be done before it got hot, and suddenly, we heard a flock of geese!\u00a0 They landed in the schoolyard behind us and stayed there for quite a while.<\/p>\n<p>Mary told me this reminded her of action movies and her favorite actor.\u00a0 I was puzzled, and she said, &#8220;Goose Willis.&#8221;\u00a0 Of course, I had to replay, so I asked Mary, &#8220;Which side of a goose has the most feathers?&#8217;\u00a0 She studied the geese for a while and gave up.\u00a0 I responded with, &#8220;The outside!&#8221;\u00a0 Mary chased me back into the house, honking.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64319\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64319\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64319\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000-650x587.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000-650x587.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000-150x135.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000.jpg 789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They are loud and very messy!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got a text bright and early from our dance group; we got together for a group photo.\u00a0 We look pretty good after dancing for two hours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64320\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64320\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64320\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000a-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000a-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-000a.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A picture of the gang from last night&#8217;s dance.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We watched our series for a while, and Mary, not to be idle, fixed her hat for the tea; I assisted by drilling holes in the little space-related decorations and provided thin steel wire to fasten them onto her hat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64322\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64322\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64322\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-002-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-002-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-002-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MA\\ary&#8217;s hat is ready for the tea.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I worked in the garage for a while, attempting to move tools not used regularly into the He-Shed.\u00a0 I assisted Mary in slicing onions and slicing the zucchini and wondered what she was up to in the kitchen.\u00a0 At lunchtime, I was provided with a delicious stuffed zucchini, and it was terrific; I ate two pieces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">\n<p><strong>Did You Know?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A zucchini has more potassium than a banana.<\/li>\n<li>The flower of the zucchini plant is edible, and fried squash blossoms are considered a delicacy.<\/li>\n<li>The world&#8217;s largest zucchini on record was 69 1\/2 inches long and weighed 65 lbs.\u00a0 Bernard Lavery of Plymouth Devon, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_64323\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64323\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64323\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-003-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-003-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-003-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-003-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary did it again, stuffed zucchini!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While having lunch, the news came on, and I watched Biteme and his seriously ill-informed press secretary &#8220;talk.&#8221;\u00a0 It reminded me of what the two cowboys said to each other.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64324\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64324\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64324\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-004.jpg 466w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-004-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I should not watch any news program; it is too depressing.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today&#8217;s high was less than one hundred but still quite unpleasant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">\n<p><strong>How hot is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cows are giving evaporated milk.<\/li>\n<li>The chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.<\/li>\n<li>I saw a dog chasing a cat, and they were both walkin&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Hot water now comes out of both taps.<\/li>\n<li>Every time I think about ice, water pours out of my ears.<\/li>\n<li>You burn your hand opening the car door.<\/li>\n<li>You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.<\/li>\n<li>The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.<\/li>\n<li>The potatoes cook underground, and all you have to do to have lunch is to pull one out and add butter, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Farmers feed their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>We went to Jan&#8217;s in the afternoon and brought her some ice cream and other goodies.\u00a0 The sun was partially obscured because of the fires around the local area, and I began coughing, just looking at the sky.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64325\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64325\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64325\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-006-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-006-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-006-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-006-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-05-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-64325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Houston, we have a problem.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We stayed until almost sunset and then returned home to watch Mrs. Maisel; we are on the last season and episode four.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fact:\u00a0 The hottest natural temperature recorded was July 10th, 1913, in Death Valley, California.\u00a0 It was 134 degrees Fahrenheit. It was 80 when we got up this morning; hard to believe, almost like being in Phoenix or Las Vegas!\u00a0 Rumor &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=64314\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,184,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friends","category-just-us","category-working-around-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64314"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64335,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64314\/revisions\/64335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}