Maybe a Quick Nap, First

After a week of mostly pleasant weather¹, summer is trying for a comeback. Heat and humidity are on the rise. No matter. I have chores and maintenance to catch up on, so I'll hang around inside, overindulging in air conditioning and microbrews. I can almost hear you shouting to yourself, "That'll only make Global Warming worse!" I don't disagree with you,² but I don't feel too bad about it, either.³ If the email I recently received from PECO is to be believed, I'm using forty-eight percent less electricity than my average neighbor, while my most energy-efficient neighbors are using forty-four percent less electricity than me, or seventy-one percent less than the average. I'm honestly not sure how they're accomplishing that, but I suspect the energy usage is a lot higher at their summer homes.

The important thing to know here is that I am procrastinating. I typically avoid responsibilities by wasting time lurking in the comments of Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and so forth. I read the brainrot⁴ and skibbidi⁵ the memes, coming away all the dumber for it,⁶ but I almost never comment.⁷ Web 2.0 may have been a bad idea. It's like cigarettes for your soul.⁸ I'm trying to quit. Instead of reading online nonsense to help put all the things off, I'm writing online nonsense. I'm a contributor, doing my part.⁹ That way, I can imagine I'm being more productive than if I were scrolling — even as my chores remain every bit as undone!

Alright, it's actually starting to get cold in here. I better turn off the a.c. and get to work.