I’ve got a window AC unit perfectly capable of cooling down most of my entire little house here in western Michigan.

I haven’t used it yet this summer, because (please nobody start flogging me for boasting) western Michigan is having a very cool summer this year.

But if it gets to be in the mid-90s, I’m using it! Probably not the most virtuous thing to do, I realize. But it’s awfully hard to deny myself when I see so many people conspicuously consuming so much.

I’m sure there’s a psychological lesson in there somewhere. But I’m feeling a little too lazy to stir around for it.