Heat wave

I originally published this post by mistake on the Collegiate EMS blog to which I contribute. Eight days later, no one seemed to notice. I wonder what that says about how many people read the other blog ... Anyway, here it is now, lightly edited for timeliness.

Last week saw a brief but brutal heat wave, with temperatures regularly topping out in the low- to mid-90s. Those of us without air conditioning welcomed the challenge! Ellen is a big proponent of closing all the windows and drawing the blinds early in the morning to keep the sunlight out, which works pretty well, and I would add to that the less thermodynamically-sophisticated tack of taking a shower in the afternoon.

Dartmouth has been in the news recently for a handful of positive occurrences. First, Charlotte Johnson has been named the Dean of the College. Ms. Johnson, who previously held that post at Colgate University, replaces Acting Dean Sylvia Spears. Second, the Dartmouth rugby team was just crowned the victor at the national championships, and finally, All-Ivy pitcher Kyle Hendricks '12 was selected by the Texas Rangers in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. As of yet I can't find any information on whether or not he has signed with the Rangers or intends to do so.

On a smaller scale, the Upper Valley Church Softball League is finally underway, despite starting the season with a few weather-related cancellations. I didn't play last year because I was in Buffalo, but I had a blast playing the year before, when Christ Redeemer Church won the championship of the three-team league. This year two more churches have joined the fray, and I am thrilled to be back out there!

In other news (and since I can't let a title like this one go to waste), the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat four games to two to win the NBA Championship. I admit that the original version of this post concluded with the line, "At this point I have resigned myself to a Miami triumph, so at this point any Dallas victory just seems like dragging it out." I am pleased to see that I was mistaken!