Just as that which is red is known to enrage and attract a bull, dark clothing will invite mosquitoes. Avoid tendency to wear garments that are darker in color or shade, if you’re interested in keeping mosquitoes at bay. In addition, scents such as colognes, perfumes and after-shave also provide an invitation to these pesky insects.

Air-Conditioned environments are not conducive to providing type of scenario that mosquitoes prefer. Whenever possible, stay indoors in a climate-controlled area so that you’ll remove possibility of mosquitoes becoming a nuisance. You may still find occasional errant mosquito, but will typically be safe in air-conditioning. This is true for both daytime and nighttime hours.

If at all possible, try to avoid participating in outdoor activities at night. After sun goes down, atmosphere is ripe with mosquitoes, and possibility of being bitten is increased significantly – especially if there happens to be a body of exposed water nearby, since this is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

A couple of years ago we might have missed a moment like this. Like many others, we would probably have been watching TV, even though it was a gorgeous day outside.

WHERE HAVE THE "GOOD OLD DAYS" GONE?

It's funny how critics lament passing of "good old days". They wonder what happened to communities, neighborhoods, civic virtue, or family values. Pundits rant at right and left, blaming each or other.

Yet, biggest change over last two generations has been advent of television. In two generations TV has grown to suck up over four hours of peoples' time per day. No other social change comes close to this shift. It eats up about half of individuals' free time.

What did people do with those four hours a day before television came along? They spent time with neighbors, with their families, and with their communities. The "good old days" were simply sucked into television set. The fastest way to get them back is to get rid of your TV.

TV ISOLATES US

TV does not unite us. It does not bring us together in any meaningful way, although it is sometimes portrayed that way. The physical act of watching TV isolates us from one another. We don't chat over dinner. We are plugged into TV set. We don't visit neighbors. We watch "Friends". We don't play ball with our children. We watch "Playoffs".