The Importance of Thermoregulation

Stay cool.

Stay calm.

Stay collected.

Stay well.

Stay alive.

http://youtu.be/I_izvAbhExY

I am somewhere more interesting than are you or maybe, than you are.
Ninety-eight to go.

The author of the Huffington Post item has obviously not experienced the female menopause. Body thermostats? Design fault! Where do I apply for a refund?

meanwhile, back at the ranch....again....
anyone up for bacon and eggs?

Hazel - good morning! And the author needs to know that it never re-regulates.

What about MANopause? (That's when WE have to get up and open/close the window for the one we love)

Don't sweat petty stuff and don't pet sweaty stuff

Eugene, the sweat man..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XLX-8szDD0

Why would anyone like that want to work with electricity??????

I don't think so, Spring, that has BOGUS written all over it.  He would have frozen to death if some friendly Eskimos hadn't found me and melted me with little candles...sweats the color of the Gatorade? I think that this chronic sweater belongs in the Owner's Manual under None of a Kind.

I wonder if Guest got past 92. How do you get all those bottles on the wall in the first place?                                                                                                                                       I am okay if my "left ventricle has to work overtime to continue pumping blood back into the body" I pay it time and a half, double time on Sundays and holidays, plus it has great benefits, free healthcare, paid leaves of absence (it grows fonder) and 2 weeks paid vacation. Whoever put the infographic together has spent too much time watching the wizard of OZ.  We have a Brain for the Scarecrow, a Heart for the Tinman and Guts or even Intestinal Fortitude for the Cowardly Lion.  That's enough on topic for me for one day. Next.   

 Hand me down one of those cold ones.                                                                                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXq48rTTsAQ

paolos, you are just too much!  Behold!  Evolved man!
 
lotlot, you said a lot!
 
Good morning all!  Had my breakkies already, so no bacon for this gal, although I love it!
 
Somehow in all their discussion (shame on you Mayo Clinic) they forgot the hypothalamus, which is the body's thermostat.  It isn't fully developed in the very young and beging to, er, age gracefully with the rest of our lovely bodies.  That's the main reason for the elderly being found in the heat of the summer in an enclosed room with a ton of sweaters on.  Their hypothalamus is telling them they are cold.
 
To have a discussion on body temperature without mention of this primary mechanism is misleading and irresponsible.  Although it will generate a lot of discussion on how to stay cool (I myself prefer a lovely tank I got from Mr. P and a pair of cut-offs, despite my age), it is "Bad dog!"

Speaking of dogs, Pooka is still eating!  Took her treats yesterday, so she's feeling much better!

Gotta go feed the birds.  Back later, if possible.  Paolos, lift one for me while I'm gone.  If you won't, I'm sure Road Yacht or TT will!

Someone tell Ivan hello for me when he gets back on today.

I honestly try to stay outdoors as much as possible in all seasons explaining my misspelled words and miskeys since I have sweat in my eyes or glare or some such; and I am learning to dislike places that keep the temperature @ refrigerator levels. Going in and out of extremes is the worst thing to do in my opine. The kids at my wife's school where she teaches are so use to indoors they whine during time outside. That breaks my heart. I keep my thermostat set around 75 and like fresh air in my office using a fan (moving air is so refreshing) and an open screen door. I work on my covered patio off my office when I am not traveling. I live my Quicksilver's song...take a another hit of fresh air. There is nothing like reaching into a cooler of ice cold beer and laying it across your forehead before popping the top and taking a slug and going ahhhhhhhhhhhh 

I went cyber shopping today at the J Peterman Bazaar and as I perused the back streets of metaphorical Old Key West, I replaced my misplaced Hemingway Cap; XL to fit my oversized caveman head and then to my own fantasy stroll down the backstreets of Leningrad to snatch the deeply discounted Red and Cream striped Russian Navy Shirt. You can find me when you find Red October. I'm the Ruskie with the southern accent. Finally A new bottle of Bay Rum  and can't wait to get it so I can splash it on, put on my eyepatch and go upstairs and have my way with my allegorical wench (aka Ms Typical). Mr. Peterman keeps a boy's childhood dreams aliive and well and sometimes at discounted prices so I feel like I am haggling on the streets of Marrakesh...all aboard that train Graham Nash sings....

RY.....re: your 9:14.......or the freezer

Just packed my striped Russian Navy long sleeved JP shirt in the suitcase, getting ready for the temps of N. Dakota, Montana, Alaska. Looking forward to this trip. A few good colorful T shirts, denim jeans, some white chinos, and a fanny pack has me ready to go. The old Silverado is ready and idling for this thousands' miles jaunt. Good friends here to house sit and feed the pets, too.

Not much to say about thermoregulation, having left behind the old ma'am-o-pause several years ago (thank the Lord!), keeping the inside thermostat set on 74-75, except at night when it cools down to a chilly 68 or so (the better to sleep, my dear), and staying out of the yard due to mosquitoes and chiggers and deer ticks here in the N. GA woods. Trying to live up to the wonderful UK poster ('39) --
"Keep calm and carry on."

Ginger -- So glad your Pooka is doing much better. All that TLC paid off!

Hazel -- No refund, but if you wait it out, the time past the hot flashes is a great time to be alive! No plumbing problems, no sweats, no birth control, and generally no woman worries....Give a cheer for Over the Hill! Now, if I can just get the calendar to slow down a bit and let me enjoy more of the time until I hit dirt.

 Miss MooseL ~ Alaska?  That is cause for celebration.  If you run into Sam McCord and George Pratt, give them my regards. If you are working the thermoregulator, I'll have mine baked.                                                                            

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zei2KoHtT1Q
                                                                                                                     
                               Baked Alaska in the club car tonight, Chef Deb.  Iced coffee, anyone?

I love that link Paolos, in fact I have several items of clothing that I call my "North to Alaska" coat or whatever, from that song! And yes, Baked Alaska it will be...hopefully there will be Villagers we have been sorely missing.....

That will be one long trek for a Silverado I expect the Alaska part of the jaunt will be a cruise.  I hope she brings me back one of those tees that read Cicely, Alaska home of the Palin Family.   Wait a minute, I think I have some video from her last trip north.                                                         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVwK6Nkfx2c

Always a treat!

I could have done better. I hope Miss Loop has a safe journey and sends a postcard. Don't forget to stop at WALL DRUG Miss MooseL. So this is how the rapture will be.  Hmmmm.

paolos - You are the bomb! I loved Northern Exposure characters! Why do they take off the good shows?

Yes. we are driving to Seattle, then jumping on a Princess boat to cruise up the coast to see the coastal towns most tourists see....Not into back country, wilderness hiking, bear watching, or being dropped in the god-forsaken by a seaplane! Just want to see the bits we can see in a week.

Having a day or two in Roosevelt Natl Park and the Wild West show in Medora, ND, visiting Custer's Last Farewell site, Glacier Park, Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton, Canada, Whitefish, Mt. Rainier, and on to Seattle for the fish throwing and the chowder. Understand they are in dire burning just east of Seattle, so hope we can avoid that.

We did the Mt. Rushmore, Chief Crazy Horse mountain, Black Hills, Deadwood, Yellowstone tour in 2006, so we know how to stay out about 30+ days and survive. We love the scenery-- miles of road like a ribbon rolled out before you, acres of sunflowers, windmills, corn, pastures of cattle, bison, and the fun of finding a mom n' pop cafe for dinner.

Baked Alaska sounds yummy...all that browned meringue over the ice cream....Had it once years ago....haven't seen it on a menu in ages. Maybe ChefDeb will serve some in the club car later. Not looking for the Palins, or anyone, but will be traveling with good friends (in their own auto, and then in their own ship room on a different deck.) I am eager to hit the road!

Oh, the Silverado...It is a '99 with 225,000 mi. and has taken us all over the USA, and Nova Scotia. It has a new engine, new speakers and new fancy remote controlled radio/flash drive/CD player, new tires, new steering box, and various other updates, so she is ready to roll. If we have car/truck trouble, we will just find a Chevy dealer out there somewhere, or a shade tree guy who knows the brand.

Some people stay home, worrying about the old car, the price of gas, the fires out West, the crime and road rage on the highways, and so on, so on...and never go. We go, and refuse to worry about all that....Just go....and so far so good.

MOOSE--have a great trip!!!  Wish I was with you.  Enjoy the scenery and the time with your special one and the time with friends!   Bon Voyage.

,,,,and wouldn't it, indeed, be fun to be able to conjure up a trip to Cicely Alaska?    You don't know?  Well,.....'alaska!'  Wouldn't it be fun to be able to conjure up a trip to Cicely Alaska?

Moose, a scented dryer sheet tucked in the back of your shirt will get rid of the mosquitos and other insects. Enjoy your trip:) I don't sewat much, but I P a lot-sorry too much information ha.

One reason I want to be cremated is I don't like the thought of staying in one place and having a plaque noting a start and a finish summing me up. I would rather have my carbon blowing me here and there endlessly. Moose I can sense the excitement as you speak of your upcoming adventure. That's me. When I see my aunt in that old folks home in the final stages of Alzheimer's I look into her eyes and I see that she is on a journey I can't understand but I wish her Godspeed. I fear that many people I see each day are the walking dead. In that little bag we carry with us will not be our things but rather our experiences gathered on our journey as we find that life is an action verb. Heat stroke is bad but a cold cold heart is worse...far worse. Anyway North by Northwest is on tomorrow I do believe on TCM.

Mooseloop, you have it right.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Guest, out late last night running a dog, caught wafting pipe smoke and came aboard the porch for drinks and to give me a hand sealing up a wasp's nest in the soffit… in retrospect, we might have considered the relative order of those events.
He/they must have hung around after I turned in. I counted the lime wedges this morning.

ChefDeb ~
Baked Alaska! My favorite (lie, he Binged it). Is there coffee and a seat next to yours? I'm in.


Air conditioning can be and is a life saver to persons with respiratory problems.