Thursday, August 05, 2010

Time for another Daily Llama

A summery one for you....
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5 comments:

moonrat said...

haha i sure wouldn't enjoy having his coat on a day like today...

August 05, 2010 4:12 PM
Froog said...

I think the insulation works both ways, Moonie. The light colour reflects a lot of heat away, and the thick hair keeps cool air trapped next to the skin.

No, I'm making that up. There's a reason they live at altitude. If you find one in downtown Manhattan, bring it indoors, and turn the air-conditioniong up.

August 05, 2010 11:45 PM
JES said...

A couple of days ago, as we were driving home from work, the temperature was still above 90 (F) and the humidity, I'd bet, was pretty close to that. We passed a fellow jogging, dressed in a crop-top athletic shirt, lightweight shorts, and ankle-less socks.

By itself, not very notable.

What made it so was that he had his dog on a leash, out for a trot with him. The dog in question was some large breed normally associated with Arctic climes -- a husky, Malamute, something like that -- with a thick white coat resembling this llama's.

The Missus isn't normally a violent woman but that jogger was lucky she had no weapons handy at the moment.

August 06, 2010 6:28 PM
JES said...

P.S. No sunglasses for the dog, however.

August 06, 2010 6:29 PM
Froog said...

No, you probably shouldn't be keeping long-haired pets in such climes in the first place. Certainly shouldn't be exercising them outside.

I hope there were at least plenty of drinking stations around. One of the reasons I like running the Mount Vernon Trail alongside the Potomoc on the opposite bank to Washington, DC, is that there's a drinking fountain every mile or so.

August 06, 2010 11:33 PM

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