Last night I was lying in bed sweating around 12:30 in the
morning. I finally thought to myself that it was as good a time as any to give
the new air conditioner a whirl. I closed all of the windows and shut the
bathroom and small bedroom doors. Then I turned her on and set the temp for 25
degrees Celsius. It was not cold, but it was refreshing and one of the best
night’s sleep I’ve ever had in this house, and I’ve been here seven out of the
past 11 years.
When I got up, which was more difficult because of how dark
it was in the house with the windows and security gates closed, I washed up and
headed out to play basketball at Lido Miramare beach club. It was the first
time I had done so since 2005 and almost immediately my hatred for their
backboards and rims set in. But it is the only court in town and it will do for
a little while. They must’ve thought I had been through a battle because I was
wearing a knee brace on one leg and an ankle brace on the other. On the way
home I stopped for meat, vegetables and bread.
Today is one of the most beautiful days since I’ve been
here. It is less humid, still hot, and not a cloud in the sky. The wind is
blowing a bit, which makes the 90 degree heat tolerable. I’m hoping when mom
arrives it will be weather more like this than the humid stuff that has been
the norm this year. We’ll see come Wednesday.
