We have had nothing but a trace of rain in August, and August is usually our hottest month. We have had 20 (out of 25) days over 100 degrees, and we really are dry. If you cannot wrap your head around how dry it is here, reference the picture included with this entry. It is dry. I have watered the beds all weekend, and gone through close to 6,000 gallons of water. We really need the rain. On the bright side, the second weekend of October will be here before we know it, and that will make everything better. When people ask me when it will get cooler in Texas, my 'go-to' answer is always the second weekend in October. That has been my experience in the 34 years that I have lived here. The second weekend in October. Hopefully we will be able to survive until then. Oh, and we got FIVE eggs today, which means there are five of the 12 girls lying. Close to fifty percent. Not too bad!Phlegmatic -- Adjective. 1. resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm. 2. having or showing a slow and stolid temperament. "Their sister, Mellie (Riley Keough), a hairdresser with a lighter spirit than her two phlegmatic brothers, takes the curse theory in stride." Dana Stevens, Slate, August 17, 2017
Did You Know? According to the ancient Greeks, human personalities were controlled by four bodily fluids or semifluids called humors: blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm. Each humor was associated with one of the four basic elements: air, earth, fire, and water. Phlegm was paired with water-the cold, moist element-and it was believed to impart the cool, calm, unemotional personality we now call the "phlegmatic type." That's a bit odd, given that the term derives from the Greek phlegma, which literally means "flame," perhaps a reflection of the inflammation that colds and the flu often bring.
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