My New Yorker subscription has run out. I am surprisingly sad about this. Each issue is chock-full of good stuff, such as cartoons, crossword puzzles, and interesting articles. But, these things come at a cost. In terms of price, The New Yorker is ridiculously expensive. It also arrives weekly, which is far too frequently for me to keep up with it. It steals reading time that would otherwise go to Smithsonian and Rhode Island Monthly, leaving those publications neglected. So, I will probably have to settle for digital access. That is, unless I am offered another subscription at a no-brainer discount price, in which case all bets are off.
The weather is getting in the way of my walks. It always seems to be muggy, buggy, oppressively hot, and/or pouring. Though the skies have been mostly gray, there has been a bright side to the situation. The excessive rain has kept our stream running merrily along at a time when normally it would be dry. I am delighted by that.
Summer comes with bug bites. This has always been the case, and it always will be. Consequently I am willing to accept a certain number of them, barring tick bites, without complaint. But, lately I have been getting eaten alive, and unfortunately that affects my sleep, because the itching wakes me up in the middle of the night. The more bites I get, the worse my allergy to them gets, which means bigger welts and worse itching. I need to be a little more careful about what I wear outside, and when and where I walk. I may even have to consider using a mosquito repellent (if only it weren’t as repulsive to me as it is to mosquitoes!).
Do you not like bug spray because of the combination of chemicals or because of how it makes your skin feel? I’ve switched over to a more natural brand that really works for me if it’s the former.
Do you not like bug spray because of the combination of chemicals or because of how it makes your skin feel? I’ve switched over to a more natural brand that really works for me if it’s the former.
It’s the chemicals, the smell, the feel. All of it.