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[GH4AU]

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well, it's 8:42pm and the weather channel says 30 minutes ago the heat index was 101 with 62% humidity...

in Austin, the heat index is 95 because it's only 39% humidity.....

p.s.
I was in Luling last weekend and even though it was 99 degrees, it still felt awesome...humidity wasn't even in the 40's....

kinda like being in Phoenix at 114 degrees - feels great when there's only 10% humidity lol....

Yeah humidity is wonderful.

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Still really hot but Humidity is 44% here

I agree high humidity sucks balls; I've been in Houston where stepping outside feels like you're being wrapped in a steamed towel... It's one of the reasons I'm not fond of the place.

But really "heat index" and "wind chill factor" are bullcrap that lets weathermen sensationalize temperatures. 95 degrees that "realfeels" like 101 is still actually just 95 degrees.

And take it the other way - 33 degrees with a wind chill of 31 degrees - you could stand in that all night but wouldn't actually freeze; it's only 33 degrees...

I hate ******* humidity. I am at 98% and within 2 minutes of walking outside get swamp-ass. It makes me ******* angry. I miss the dry heat of the West.

 

[GH4AU]

So, The Kid has a set of stackable cups she likes to play with in the bathtub. At some point she started pretending they were cupcakes. Then that evolved into pretending to actually make cupcakes...

"Daddy, what's the first ingredient?"

I don't bake at all; never made a cake or cupcakes. But I can guess what goes in them...

"Uh, flour."

"What's the second ingredient?"

"Uh, sugar."

"What's the next ingredient?"

"Uh, butter."

As I list each ingredient, she takes another of the cups and adds it to the stack.

"What's the next ingredient?"

"Uh, eggs."

"What's the next ingredient?"

"Uh, maybe some milk?"

"What's the next ingredient?"

"Well, what flavor do you want?"

"Vanilla!" (She says that flavor every time...)

"Ok, add some vanilla..."

"What's the next ingredient?"

"Well you mix them up and put them in the oven. When they're done you put on frosting. What flavor frosting do you want?"

"Vanilla!" (Again, every time...)

"Okay, put on some vanilla frosting." Another cup is added to the stack...

"What next?"

"Sprinkles!"

She loves sprinkles, and that just happens to match the number of stackable cups exactly...

This has gone on and on, turned into a ritual. Then one day I get the idea, why don't we make some cupcakes for real? Need to do it from scratch, though, except for the frosting, to match the ritual of the stacking cups.

I look up a simple vanilla cupcakes recipe online. To my relief, I actually got the ingredients right! There's also a tsp of salt (negligible) and 2 tsp of baking powder (small portion but very important), and the order you add the ingredients is different, but I can work with that...

So last weekend at the grocery store I pick up the necessary stuff I don't have already (which explains why I was in the baking aisle when that girl asked me about cooking chicken fried steak... ). When I get home I give The Kid the news, that we can make them for real next weekend, but only if she's a "good girl" all week...

Works like a charm. All week, whenever she started misbehaving, I would mention the cupcakes, and all resistance would vanish. Then, on Saturday, when she got back from Chinese school, she came up to me and told me what a good girl she'd been all week.

"So what does that mean?"

"It means we get to make cupcakes!!!"

(To be continued on the WOYP thread... )

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[QLR1]

I hate ******* humidity. I am at 98% and within 2 minutes of walking outside get swamp-ass. It makes me ******* angry. I miss the dry heat of the West.

As a southern native and resident, I'd think I'd be used to it, but it feels worse every year. I am ready for winter.

 

[Litos]

I hate ******* humidity. I am at 98% and within 2 minutes of walking outside get swamp-ass. It makes me ******* angry. I miss the dry heat of the West.

I'd go to Yuma Marine Corps Air Station every weekend from 1999 to 2001.

115 degrees felt awesome - you could actually play outdoor basketball and softball in it...

just remember, even in 115 degree heat, your body can naturally cool itself down....

when there's too much moisture in the air, your body can't cool off nearly as well.....

 

[GH4AU]

I'd go to Yuma Marine Corps Air Station every weekend from 1999 to 2001.

115 degrees felt awesome - you could actually play outdoor basketball and softball in it...

just remember, even in 115 degree heat, your body can naturally cool itself down....

when there's too much moisture in the air, your body can't cool off nearly as well.....

.....And you want to put a bullet in your head.

 

[kronin323]

How many WPM can you type?

I don't know the actual WPM but it's about the same as a slow-to-moderate talking speed...

 

[kronin323]

within 2 minutes of walking outside get swamp-ass.

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[kronin323]

Have you noticed you cannot tell links are links anymore?

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Yes, I noticed that the color contrast was so close it was hard to tell what were links and was going to give that feedback but he reverted to the former format before I posted anything.

 

[OakleyFreak]

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