I Very Sorry...

I apologize...

Deeply, Profoundly, and Sincerely. I simply could not carry on as it was. I could offer countless excuses or rationales: some misted veils of truth, others holding water to some degree. By and large, I was weak.

I had been strong for so long... 3 years... Maybe even longer, as I lost track/stopped counting the days, weeks, months as they passed. Each year was a small victory. Each season a feather in my imaginary cap. I was proud. Perhaps too proud. There were times I could have given in before now. Times of deep introspection. But I did not... resisted... fought the good fight...

Until today.

• Several days of increasing temperature...
• A humidex peak of 41c yesterday...
• Day Two of a smog alert...
• ... and the firm prospect of 4 more days of the same conditions

I have installed my Air Conditioner