Last day of summer!

The mornings have really cooled down and even the humidity has been pretty low all things considered. This is the last day of summer, however, being a realist about this, it is still over 90F in the afternoons, so not exactly autumnal yet :) I am not stopping swimming outside any point soon.

The schools went back last week so my morning commute has at least three cars now, but still not too bad. The worse parts are the 20 mile an hour school zones. It is key to observed these speed limits as there are always police around, and as of tomorrow a new driving rule comes in. You are not allowed to use mobile phones in school zones. It is a really good idea, but a shame it is not a total ban of mobiles. I was only saying to Stuart that I must have no friends as I am barely ever on my mobile, out of the car, yet I see every second driver with the phone to their ear, and all those not talking to someone, are texting - great even safer!

I nearly 'rear-ended' (drive in to the back) of someone today - indicating is optional and generally you are all driving along a a reasonable speed then the person in front decides to turn with no warning. Fortunately, there was no one behind me, otherwise I might have been rear-ended! Laura is always telling me it is a matter of time before you or the person behind you does it. Quite often it is at lights! It also explains why many of the cars are missing bumpers. I don't know if it just a Houston thing - I have a suspicion it is. I was reading in the Houston Press that Houston is probably the most car-centric city in the nation. They also say 'if you walk here, you get funny looks'. I know that to be true! I thought I would let you see what you pay for petrol here compared to home! Not a lot really, hence why you can be car-centric, and do your commute with a V8 engine.

I forgot to tell you I think the head is coming off my 5 iron. I was speaking to Andy at work, and he said because of the heat, the glue melts and hence your club head becomes lose. I did play with yesterday, and fortunately it didn't come off mid swing, but I have been told about a place close to the office that I can take it to get fixed. It is my trusty club, so cant survive without it!

Another chilli plant - this time with chillis already on it - and they are hot!!! I couldn't speak for at least 5 minutes after trying a really small dried one.