Weather It Is (Just Right)

Good Morning:

The weather has turned just right.  It wasn't always this way. In fact, we've had a spate of somewhat hot summer days, but punctuated by high humidity.  This has made what might be a tolerably hot summer day feel uncomfortable, even in the mountainous areas that are typically hot, but usually dry.

It looks like the middle of next week will turn quite hot again as hot air moves westward from the Saudia Arabian desert, but temperatures should cool off in time for Shabbat and Ninth of Av.  This will make the fast go easier for many folks.  The cooler temperatures will arrive on westerly winds as strong low pressure is forecast to develop over the Black Sea and Turkey.

Have you ever noticed that families often have children, and then (when the children grow up a bit), they get a dog or a cat or even two.

It is really a shame that couples don't practice first with a pet or two before they answer the unknowns of child raising, or even that husband or wife "to be" don't practice by themselves, before tying the knot.

For instance,  animals can teach communication: when I hear a "Meow" outside the door, I know to let my cat in (the opposite is true). When I hear the Meow in the kitchen, it means  "special food."   Did I mention that when the dog sort of makes a sighing sound at the door it means: "please open the door?"  A loud bark means: "I am excited!"

Constrast with what happens between husband and wife, when the husband is in the kitchen (he may be just passing through, or looking for a glass of water).  "Meow," goes the wife.  The husband immediately translates: "What are you doing? Why is there a mess? Why are you in the kitchen?"  He doesn't answer because he doesn't know which question to answer.  When the wife says that the trash is full, does this mean that the trash is full or that the husband should take the garbage out?

Think of this from the wife's point of view.  The wife comes home from a hard day at work, or even a hard day at home with the kids and pours her hearth out.  The husband -- not knowing how to solve such a difficult "problem" just whimpers like a dog.  Or, the wife observes the husband all excited (perhaps even barking like a dog), but doesn't know what to say (e.g, "that's great, I appreciate that!") -- when the house is a mess.

There are practical things to learn before marriage and kids, and a good teacher (cat and/or dog), can help out, but perhaps too much.

And that's the real "rub."  One wonders if the reason for cat and dog is the husband seeks simplicity (cat), and the wife seeks someone who will actually listen (and do) -- the dog.

Barry Lynn