I guess the dog days of summer are here. I wonder how long it will last. Possibly another 2 days? Temperatures are soaring in to the low 80's and it feels like a tropical paradise. Sun is shining; there are blue skies with puffy little white clouds. I am sure my tomato plants in the garden are soaking up all this sun and will produce an abundance of fruit (or vegetable if you so choose). My dogs are easily tired in this hot weather and seem less rambunctious. I read the Pope is currently on vacation in the Italian Alps. According to this article I found on yahoo: "Pope hails vacations as escape from frenetic life".

The Pope feels that a vacation is necessary to deal with day to day life of a city deweller. I say right on Pope Benedict.