I Made It!

Since it's the end of September, I think I can say that I've officially made it through the year without putting in the air conditioner at home. Although we didn't have any record-breaking temperatures this year, we did have more 90+ days than usual. Quite impressive, if you ask me. All that money I saved on electricity - I am betting it's actually more than the extra cost of the water I used to keep my new plantings alive through the drought. Now, if the bonsai tree makes it through the winter (and the rabbits don't eat my poor little bushes), it'll be a pretty successful year for the garden!

Hmmmm -

Okay, as I was writing the last post I noticed my Economist Pocket World in Figures. I may have become slightly addicted to it, but it has such interesting tidbits.

The US is 9th in GDP per person and 12th in car ownership. New Zealand is both the top country in terms of car ownership per person, and also tops on the environmental performance index. The US has by far the largest rail network in the world, but we don't even register in the top 20 for rail passengers. The Germans beat Americans in terms of tourist dollars spent, and that's total dollars, not per person! With only 83 million people, I wonder how many are on vacation at any given time . . .

Bonjour, Messieursdames!

I'm not sure why it's been so long since my last post. I guess I've been a bit busy since French class started. Even with only one night a week, it still takes away from the little free time I have. Still, I'm really enjoying it.

I'm also going to blame the Economist, which I spend far too much time reading. And then to top it off, I've started reading books that are reviewed in the Economist. It's a bit inbred.

Boy, this is a dull post. To spice it up, check out the new ad campaign by Wyoming Libraries. Very funny, and it's caused quite a stir in the library listservs.