Ugly hot out there.

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Too hot to do too much.  I made a good jab at getting shopping done.  Everything but groceries.  If I can get out hiking tomorrow, perhaps I can catch those on my way back.  I did buy what I wanted for the humidifiers (swamp coolers), looked for a replacement buckle for my pack in two stores... no buckles but I did pick up some (I think) darning needles and yarn (another new project), and there was something else.  I wasn't exactly thrown off by the heat, it wasn't that rough.  I did get my friend out as well.  He's thinking shooting would be fun, but not in this heat.  When it cools, whenever that might be.

I ordered some buckles from Amazon.  I can only look locally, I can't make them carry what I need.  I ordered a few other things as well.  Actual flint, as another form of fire starter... looked for flint strikers that suited my size.  Nothing.  So I went to ebay.  All their strikers were children sized as well.  Then I noticed a hand fashioned high carbon blade for sale, in the same price range.  It isn't sharpened, has a sheath.  Perfect, so I ordered that.  I suppose I could sharpen it, but I have enough blades.  Good cooking utensil, too, in my opinion.  I also ordered 2" nylon webbing, to make a chest harness, and sliders for the set as well.  And then, finally, a refillable butane lighter.  I have three or four means of lighting a fire, I just want to have more.  Different ones for different duties, seasons, reasons.  Some of it is, currently, inexpensive experimentation.  Some of it I can try right on my grill, along with the egg carton, lint, and paraffin fire starters I make.  See what makes the best sparks, and how to optimize all the various sorts.

I should hit it.  It's later than I like to be awake.  I'll put one, or both, of the humidifiers together soon.  I really want to see how much that will help in here.  This front, southern, computer room... with the sun, the computer, and myself, gets really warm in the afternoons.  Which makes it difficult to cool down for sleep.  Yeah.  I'll turn on the ac and fan in the bedroom, open some windows out here, have a bite to eat, then hit it.  Good night.