{"id":272,"date":"2008-07-23T20:40:14","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T19:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/?p=272"},"modified":"2008-07-23T20:41:09","modified_gmt":"2008-07-23T19:41:09","slug":"summer-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/23\/summer-arrives\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Arrives!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was summer today!
\nHip hip, hooray!
\nIt was a really warm day!
\nMaybe it will stay…<\/p>\n

People swarmed all over the public spaces of Dublin’s city centre today, to enjoy one of what may be just a few summery days of the year. I had a few errands to do, and I found myself compelled to take the long way round. (To get between two points on the southside separated by about three Chicago blocks, I walked over the River Liffey, across two districts of the northside, through Temple Bar and along Aungier Street, then across Grafton. Net travel time: two hours. Net happiness: lots.)<\/p>\n

\"Sunning<\/p>\n

More than once, I heard a well-dressed office worker say into his or her mobile: “Ah, I think I’ll just stay out this afternoon. We’ll get it done later.” At one of my favorite cafes, I sat outside and eavesdropped on a conversation between a solicitor and her receptionist. The woman had just sat down with her mocha, but the receptionist appeared from a nearby doorway. She spent a few minutes trying to convince the receptionist that she didn’t need to take the “urgent consultation”. Finally, she left her mocha on the table, leaving for “just a minute” to get the bothersome business out of the way.<\/p>\n

Stephens Green was packed, of course.<\/p>\n

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It was about 22 deg Celsius (71 F) and I was sweating, with just one layer of clothing on. No undershirt and short-sleeves — yer damn right that’s something to write home about!<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow is supposed to be “Very warm and humid tomorrow. Heavy possibly thundery showers.”<\/a> Thunder? This is madness!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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