Shhh... tell no one...

After more deliriously gorgeous conditions yesterday, we have another lovely marine push cooling things down this morning. Mother and I had a wonderful 8 block walk just as the morning cloud cover started to burn off, raising the temperature from low 60's to low 70's. Out rolled the blue skies.
Around 1:00, I went out for a run up in the hills and a workout at our Nautilus gym. Absolutely perfect conditions; can't even regret not being out on a hike somewhere, although it's best not to dwell on that. Grabbed a little snack before volunteering for errand duty, walking down to the U-District bank branch to deliver some papers, as well as try again to find a couple of our bookgroup selections. Had to get a new copy of Maugham's Razor's edge, but found a used one of Bradley's Chaneysville Incident.
Even just walking back up hill to our neighborhood QFC was delightful. 80 degrees, cooling breezes...what more could one ask for? oh, I guess it'd have been nice to be up in Squamish, B.C., getting ready for a climb, but if one is stuck in the city...
I have coined a term for the non-leaders of the USA: The Dukes of Moral Hazard. More on that later.