Going Into Labor (Day)

I was all set to say that we are close to cooling off, but aren't quite there yet today...then I looked at the 10 day forecast and I saw that next Wednesday (September 7th) has a forecasted high of 90 degrees. NINETY degrees. In Syracuse. And I was like what the heck is going on? What-the-actual-heck?! The only conclusion is that #suebroketheweather. Sue has broken a lot of crap over the years, but to break mother nature? It's amazing and revolting at same time. SUE - enough. ENOUGH!

For tonight - low 80s, some sun and some very annoying car traffic at TRY time. I would say to enjoy it while it lasts, but, thanks to Sue, apparently summer is going to last until winter. We are transitioning into a two season cycle: Sue and Elsa are going to be our new seasons from this point forward.

I have personally proven that the hand printable New York State Fair coupons work and work well. Family and friends saved well over $10 yesterday on things we would have bought anyway. Cha-ching! If you are going, and like saving money, do yourselves a favor and print out the whole set, or use my "cheat sheet" image below of my guess at the most useful ones.




Now that I've explored about 2/3 of it - the redesigned fair is "interesting". Parts of it now seem like they are abandoned and ignored, some vendors got totally screwed with their new locations, and it can be confusing to find an old favorite. BUT, it is so much easier to get through some once crowded locations and the sight lines and walkways are much more open. Certainly there are some pluses and minuses, but it isn't dull and isn't the same which makes for fun fair outings this year.

For those of you who expect something related to running. Here it [sort of] is:
You know how I predicted "elevation masks" would be the next big thing? And that I expect Jake to show up any week wearing one? Well, they haven't exactly caught on fire yet, but I did see one in full, open use at the B'ville Y this past spring. And now a study has come out using SCIENCE to prove that they work. Kind of. But not in the way that you (or they?) expected.

Read the full details in this active.com article (Will take up to a few minutes to read), but the conclusion for those who don't want to read it, is that they are already changing their name and their claims and were never an elevation mask, after all. (They are now called "training" masks but still have a promising future in improving endurance performance.)

Do they make a pink one for ladies? I would love to see a lot of Lady Bane's running around at the park next year. (What it is really going to take is for a company to come up with a cute face to put on them...once you can look like a super-hero or really anything that isn't completely awful to look at...I would expect a big increase in sales. Where is Disney and Marvel on this?)