Dog Days of Summer: Learn to be Lazy!

In case you haven’t noticed, we are in the middle of the Dog Days of Summer.  According to Wikipedia, this is the hottest, most sultry time of the year and is characterized as a period of stagnation or inactivity.

The extreme heat is explained as a direct result of the earth’s tilt with a planetary off-balance-ness, causing fever, hysterics, and frenzy. The Romans believed this to be an evil time of the calendar year – a time when seas boil and wine turns sour; a time when dogs grew mad.  Could this explain some of the craziness in our world? (more…)