Summer in the “Cities Win-Win, or, “Worshipping False Idylls” [Editor’s Note: I originally ran this post over the 4th of July weekend two years ago. With the heat index in the Twin Cities this weekend expected to be over 100 degrees, I’ll allow that there’s a little more reason to seek cooler temps up north....Read More
Steamy, Sticky Air What’s it like to get hit by a blast of hot, sticky air — of the sort that’s descended on the Twin Cities this week — every time you open your car, house, or office door? As I was trying to come up with a good analogy, I had to open my...Read More
I walk around with a humidity gauge — on the bridge of my nose. Judging by how much of the day I’ve spent wiping off my glasses . . . today’s is up there! In fact, with dew-points in the 70’s and temp’s in the high 90’s, the so-called “heat index” (how warm it feels)...Read More
