  The mantra of the San Diego-specific pages of weather.com. That, or Partly Cloudy. It seems our hot weather was but a freak occurrence that won't be repeated again in the next 7 to 10 days.
No big loss, I've too much to do to be outside getting burned and dehydrated. Muchos gracias for the suggestions on how to halt the fraying, they are all excellent. The light at the end of the tunnel is Easter weekend, of course, because we (meaning USD, a Catholic school) get Monday and Friday off. By then my $&%@! law review paper will be turned in (they want 13 copies! 13! Paper copies!
At 45-50 pages each! ) and I'll be ready to concentrate on other aspects of school. Like, you know, those pesky classes I've been attending and taking notes in but not at all outlining (or even contemplating outside of class). Yesterday's ConLaw class was interesting because we began exploring Freedom of Speech. More specifically, we discussed the reasoning behind "Free Speech" as a right - why? Why Free Speech and not some other "right" like Freedom to Be Employed or Freedom to Eat at Denny's? My favorite argument was, as is often the case, the most philosophical: freedom of speech is a basic freedom because truth, and seeking truth, is one of humanity's most basic goals. The best, and only, way to determine the strength and validity of our ideas is to let them into the "marketplace of ideas" and watch them battle for supremacy over "false" ideas.
In a free and open marketplace, truth will always win. Marek pointed out that this approach is a wee bit unrealistic, as there is no such thing as a marketplace of free exchange, especially when you reach the broadest audience. While that is probably true, I still think Truth is the best goal to have. Everyone thinks their ideas are true, or at least more true than others, but the only way to make sure is to let those ideas out.
As Justice Holmes pointed out, "the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market. " And only those who fear truth will shy away from speaking their mind. I don't even believe that sometimes Truth is dangerous, at least on a large national or international scale. Sure, sometimes Truth is a bad idea (i.e. when it hurts someone for no reason) but that's not the same thing as The Truth about our foreign policy, or The Truth about our national security. The current administration doesn't seem to share this view, because in their eyes those who question their Truth are damaging society - this could not be farther from the reality of the situation.
I'm going to stop now because the word "truth" is starting to sound funny to me. You know how words start sounding incorrect, the more you hear them (or, as it happens, type them)? I've am afflicted with that particular malady now, so it's on to Tax Law where truth plays no real part in our discussion. 
