Of course, a house is only as climate controlled as one makes it. We don't own an air conditioner. I think there was maybe one day this summer where we looked at each other and said, "God, i wish we weren't so stubborn." But that's one day out of the summer. The rest of the summer we're quite happy with fans running in our open windows. No television here either. We don't miss that at all. In the winter time, the wind rattles the windows on this drafty old house. To me, this is somehow comforting. We keep the thermostat low, about 62 degrees. I figure, it's winter, I'm supposed to be cold. In summer i'm supposed to be hot. It's the natural order of things. Is there any place on the planet where it's 72 degrees all year round?

Anyway, I love being outdoors. In addition to cycling, I garden. I also just hang out in the back yard. The preferred post-cycle chill spot is not indoors, but rather in the back yard in the hammock, under a shade tree.