It’s Wednesday. The heat and humidity continues into day 4 of our heatwave in Illinois. All you can hear outside is the electric hum of all the air conditioning units working hard throughout the neighborhood. However, relief may be on the way this weekend when the temperature is expected to dip below 90! That’s right, they’re predicting a high of only 89 Saturday & Sunday!

Today I have a gallery of automotive goodness from something called Oldstice in Olds, Alberta. I’ll let PJ explain below.

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Hi Keep,

My wife is in Olds, Alberta for a college class and she got some shots of a car show there in celebration of “Oldstice”. Olds is aboot 60 miles north of Calgary, aye!

“Summer Oldstice returns once more – June 15th, 2024! Summer Oldstice is an ever-evolving celebration of summer activities and “retail therapy”. We kick things off with our annual Pancake Breakfast in the parking lot of 50th Street and 50th Avenue. We are excited to have the Mountain View Pistons host a Show ‘n’ Shine on the streets of Uptowne Olds until 2 pm. Sidewalk sales bustle with specials. Our restaurants have patios popping and delicious specials available for your palate. Games and activities abound for the kids. There are more attractions and opportunities to take in, and more ideas come forward every year to keep the event fresh and fun.”

Feel free to use or not.

PJ

It’s Tuesday. We’re into day 3 of our first heatwave of the summer and the evil-wicked humidity persists. If you’re working outside in the extreme heat, be sure to take breaks to hydrate. Unless you’re in Florida—then you’re screwed.  In late April Desantis signed Florida House Bill 433, which prohibits local governments from requiring shade or water breaks for outdoor workers, or even giving preference to employers based on their heat exposure requirements. WTF?

Anyway, now that summer is here it’s time to get some things done around the outside of the house. In this video a Home Inspector takes a look at a new deck that was recently built, and… well, let’s just say that whoever did the work may be a less than stellar carpenter.

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Just as a side note, whether you’re building a new home, an addition, or deck, be sure to have the work professionally inspected before you give them the last payment for the job.

It’s Monday. The heat is on! Here in Illinois it looks like we’re in for our first heat wave of the summer. We had 95 degrees and a whole bunch of humidity yesterday and it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere soon. I was outside washing the car for a couple hours yesterday and it was just too much. I don’t mind the heat, but damn, that humidity just sucks the life out of you.

We had a good time in Michigan over the weekend. The wedding wasn’t bad and the vegan menu at the reception wasn’t as bad as I originally feared. I had some Impossible beef tacos, yellow rice rice, spicy mushrooms, salad, and washed it all down with a bunch of open-bar margaritas! The biggest surprise was the Impossible beef—it was actually tasty.

I hope everyone had a good Father’s Day. In an effort to honor all the Dads out there, I decided to put together a special gallery of babes just for them. Enjoy!

-keep