It is rawther hot here, temperatures over 40C (104F). Too hot for walking whether Spo or Harper Hound. I don’t envy the roof-men although perhaps they are used to it and take frequent water breaks etc. They delivered the new tiles while I was at work so I didn’t see them. They were like Santa although the prizes are still up there; I can see the boxes. Next week I fly to Chicago so I won’t see them working; I come home to a new roof. I wonder if I will even see the difference.
The only good thing about the heat is it hight enough to make the first batch of solar tea I love it so. I found the glass container and put it out along with four tea bags (Barry’s Irish breakfast, no rubbish).
Someone (bless his heart) gave up trying to put together the entertainment system. It’s time to call in The Geek Squad (or someone like them) to do it for us. Electronics are so damn complicated these days, worse than neuroanatomy, and one needs a specialist. I have a terrible intuition when it is all set up I won’t understand how to work it and end up never using it like the last entertainment system. Oh the embarrassment.
Mr. Bezos (the dear!) sent me a six pack of Moxie. I was about to call it ‘Moxie cola’ but I am not sure it is a cola or even sure what it is. I’ve heard about the drink from thems who live/d in New England. I’ve been meaning to try some; it’s been on my bucket (small b) list for some time. So I finally got some. It’s nothing I’ve had before so its taste is off-setting as it tastes like a bad root beer or perhaps a cola that someone put something in it. I am not certain I like it. I have five more cans to determine so. I texted my friend DougT who grew up in Massachusetts but lives in Chicago that I have tried it. He replied he never liked it much but only knew it from bottles. I said I could bring him one next Tuesday. We saw some irony in this it is I who is bringing him a Moxie.
This being Father’s Day I will call Father and wish him a good day and then we will look for boats via the The Great Lakes webcams. I do this with most everyday already. The rest of Sunday isn’t much. I will do some preliminary packing for my trip and drink iced tea. Happily I am caught up with blogs, a relief. Stay indoors and try not to go out. Hugs.
33 comments
Comments feed for this article
June 16, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Anonymous
Thanks so much for temp in F. I can relate so much better. It is high 90s here, so I imagine it is too hot for dog feet, too.
Too bad about having to call in someone else. I imagine you will like it.
Moxie does not sound like something I would like, but I might try just one.
Bacteria in Sun Tea Risk | Snopes.com
Practical Parsimony
June 16, 2024 at 2:08 AM
jdwightdmd
Good Luck with the new roof and the trip DwightW.
June 16, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Anonymous
Typing on my phone, I need new glasses. DwightW.
June 16, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Urspo
I will try to report the temperatures in C and F but I won’t do K.
June 16, 2024 at 4:24 AM
David Godfrey
I have never tried Moxie, it is is in that in between taste range, it would likely not interest me. The Scots do one called Ironbrew, I would like to try that (next May?) Have fun in Chicago.
June 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Urspo
I have had Irn Bru; it takes like an orange drink that has gone bad or someone laced it with something.
June 16, 2024 at 4:45 AM
loriahawkins
Enjoy your Sunday and have a wonderful trip to Chicago next week. It is hot and very humid here so I’m staying inside today to get things around the house done.
June 16, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Urspo
Humidity ! I haven’t experienced such in ages.
June 16, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Moving with Mitchell
I’ve never had Moxie. I’m told it’s kind of like root beer (which I live) but with a bitter aftertaste! It’s been around for about 150 years.
June 16, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Urspo
Mitchell – I just had a look-see on your blog and none of my comments seem to be sticking. I will keep trying
and Happy Birthday !
June 16, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Sluggy
If you ever get to upper NH, beyond where the “Man of the Mountain” used to be, to Lincoln New Hampshire, there is a tourist attraction called “Clark’s Trading Post”. They had/have? a huge collection of MOXIE memorabilia, collected by Eddie Clark, one of the 2 brothers of the owners who founded the attraction. I got to see W. Murray Clark(the other brother)perform with his trained bears.
Here’s an article about the history of Moxie, the different drink.
https://www.unionleader.com/news/history/the-moxie-machine-sodas-heavy-marketing-created-a-trove-of-memorabilia/article_e6888290-6eff-5683-a7af-35c826814e00.html
Clark’s even has one of the last remaining 1929 Moxie cars.
As for me, Moxie is nasty tasting stuff(though my daughter liked it when she was a teen, but that might have just been her rebelling since I didn’t care for it). Give me an Irn Bru any day over Moxie swill! 😉
June 16, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Urspo
So far the consensus is Moxie=nasty. So who drinks the stuff?
thank you for the link.
June 16, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Jenn
I’ve never heard of Moxie, although there is a chain of restaurants called Moxies where my niece worked for a time. Might I suggest that you hand write some notes on “how to do what” when the time comes to learn about the entertainment system, or better yet, take a series of photos on your phone to remember a sequence, or whatever the confusing parts are. Just a thought. Our temps are going up into the 30’s this coming week, but people always complain how it’s a humid heat and unbearable. I don’t know what a dry heat feels like, but maybe someday I will visit your part of the world. -Jenn
June 16, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Urspo
I dry heat is just that: no sense of moisture. It sort of resembles the air from your hair dryer but less noise.
June 16, 2024 at 7:33 AM
jefferyrn
It’s only supposed to be 108 here today. Yesterday was 113. Stay cool and hydrated.
June 16, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Urspo
I wonder how many people get out of Palm Springs for the summer?
June 16, 2024 at 7:06 PM
jefferyrn
Literally half go back to Canada.
June 16, 2024 at 7:42 AM
rjjs8878
Never heard of Moxie soda. There’s Moxy hotel here which is a division of Marriott.
June 16, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Urspo
I think the pop came first and the noun moxie came afterward?
June 16, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Robzilla
I also have never heard of Moxie or seen it stocked on shelves, and with the way you described its taste it’s a hard pass for me.
I hope you have a safe trip and the roofers and Geek Squad fix all that ails.
June 16, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Urspo
Thank you
Someone is in charge of both endeavors; may they go OK.
June 16, 2024 at 10:48 AM
spwilcen
Have a safe Chicago trip.
June 16, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Urspo
thank you!
June 16, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Anonymous
Another possible resource if you are ever in Los Angeles – Galco’s Old World Grocery and follow the link to The Soda Pop Stop. Back before the last ice age I lived in northeast Los Angeles. At that time Galco’s was known for their deli sandwiches (A small sandwich would be enough for two good sized dinners – although my 17 year old college freshman self never grasped that). I understand that the generations in the neighborhood changed and Galco’s took up and became known for the soda pop sideline. According to their website, they still may have the deli counter in the back of the store. Perhaps a place to stop on the way to Descanso Gardens when Pasadena is just too, too much.
Will Jay
June 16, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Urspo
Old time soda is a marvel. Once in a while I have root beer made that way and it beats all by a country mile.
June 16, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Parnassus
I thought that Moxie was discontinued and then reinstated, as are a lot of candies, etc. Perhaps the current formula is different from the original. When I used to occasionally drink Coke, I could tell the difference from different bottlers, so the taste ranged from delicious to horrible, presumably depending on the local water supply.
–Jim.
June 16, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Urspo
Coca-cola tastes different to me if it comes from a bottle, a can, or a pop dispenser. I like the cola made in Mexico.
June 16, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Sassybear
I had moxie once and did not enjoy it. But the history of it is neat (I wanted to know where the phrase “you got a lot of moxie” came from.)
June 17, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Urspo
So I’ve heard. I wonder who drinks this that it keeps being made?
June 16, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Old Lurker
Did WordPress eat my earlier comment? Stirges.
June 17, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Urspo
Stirges indeed !
June 17, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Blobby
Bad root beer is an oxymoron.
June 17, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Urspo
I had to think there for a moment what this means.