A blog from Tempe...which is just outside of Hades. This is the first "summer" (Arizona should have its own season name...like simmer or broiler) I have not traveled out of state for work or anything else and let me tell you...the 100+ degree days are taking its toll on my sunny disposition. Don't get me wrong...I wouldn't trade living here for anything but now I know why the people I work for stay away from June to October. Thank the Lord that I took this job at night where it "cools" down to the mid-90's (insert laugh track). But Mother Nature has been really pissed off this summer with monsoon rainstorms that come out of nowhere and humidity on top of the heat...(I will never insult the monsoon season here again. These storms caused havoc and power failures and dangerous lightning all across the valley). In fact, this summer set a record for highs during the day and highs at night also... The good news is that come next week, weather.com has predicted the end of the triple digit highs. Starting next Tuesday the highs will be in the 90's still but the humidity will come back down in the 20% range. Back to the dry heat I have come to love. By mid-October I am hoping for sweatshirt nights and t-shirt days again...(not exactly Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, but I'll take it).
October will also signal the return of the "members" to my job. After a complete renovation of the clubhouse, locker rooms and dining room, the club will reopen in October with a gala party and grand re-opening. That means that more people will be around and it will be busier for the security department...(but not necessarily my shift unless there is a late night party). Work has been going wonderfully. I just passed my 90 day mark, so my benefit package should take effect any day now. I will have go in and sign my life away but its a good thing. Being able to go to the doctor (I am okay, just saying...) if I need to is a thing I took for granted these last few years. And the summertime residents (snakes) are readying to go into hibernation in the next few weeks and that will make walking around a bit safer...although there are bobcats around (saw one last night walking across the street). October also signals reseeding and the rise of golf prices so the the focus will be on practice this fall. I found my hitting net and AstroTurf mat so I can set up outside and hit balls and will go to the range more often. Everything else is pretty good. Continued hard work on the dietary changes and working out have produced a 21 lb. weight loss and so far I have been able to keep it off. Really looking forward to cooler temps so that hiking in the morning after work can be added to the mix...
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