Things to remember in very hot weather

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On Jul 2, 8:39 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Never been in a sauna?
No.

What a remarkable sheltered and pathetic life you must lead. A life of
nots -- not flying, not hot, not cold, without friends, all wrapped up
in an opinionated judgmental persona. You offer us a benchmark to
remind us to be joyful for our lives.

I was thinking exactly that yesterday.

In the morning I walked outside and had to choose weather to drive or ride
to work. Anthony chooses between walking and the subway. (I chose to ride)

At lunchtime, I decided to ride home and have leftovers from a home-cooked
meal for lunch. Anthony has stated that he doesn't cook (someone once gave
him a rice cooker, but I doubt he ever used it), so he gets to pick from the
various fast food establishments in Paris.

After work today, I'll ride to the airport, get in my plane and go flying.
If I need fuel, I'll put it in, leave a note saying how much I took, and pay
for it at the end of the month. Anthony may fire up his computer and pretend
to fly.

The truly sad part is that Anthony chooses to live in poverty. We are both
about the same age (47), and have similar educations. The difference is that
when Anthony hit hard times, he let it destroy him. When I hit hard times
(roughly the same time frame that he did) , I sulked a little (probably too
much), but kept trying. I ended up going backwards in pay by five years, but
found a job that pays the bills, and pays for my toys.

I presume he would display the same superior attitude in a job interview
that he does here, which explains why he's still trying to get by on less
per month than I pay in taxes.