Could Americans kick our addiction to cool? Maybe more happily than we think.
A very interesting article from the Boston Globe @ How to live without air conditioning - Ideas - The Boston Globe
In many ways, ancient cultures here in the southwest got it right more than we do today. They built homes of materials that reflected and kept out the sun's heat. They lived a gentler style of life and ate food that didn't raise their blood temperatures. And, a lot more socializing took place in the cool of the evenings. Heck! They even got to know their neighbors!
A very interesting article from the Boston Globe @ How to live without air conditioning - Ideas - The Boston Globe
In many ways, ancient cultures here in the southwest got it right more than we do today. They built homes of materials that reflected and kept out the sun's heat. They lived a gentler style of life and ate food that didn't raise their blood temperatures. And, a lot more socializing took place in the cool of the evenings. Heck! They even got to know their neighbors!