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07/15/2003 Archived Entry: "TOOOO HOT!"

TOOOO HOT!

Yesterday the thermometer on our deck registered 110 in the shade. I hear our trees whistling for Jack. Here Jack! Here Jack!

It's just too hot.

I'm trying to keep things watered and that's an uphill climb both ways. The water coming out of the cold water spigot is as hot as that coming out of the other. I feel like standing under a shower of well water as it is cool.

I need to go to town, but there isn't any place to park where there is shade. After half an hour in the sun with leather seats it would be the same as if I had a bike wreck, was knocked out and left lyiing on the pavement to cook to death. Everyone would pass me by and think I was taking a snooze in my car. Alas. Maybe I just naturally have that "fried" look about me that doesn't raise suspicions.

So...it's nice to be cool and inside. Maybe someone will come visit and join me in something cold to drink. For sure there is plenty of that around here. I can make instant sun tea in an instant.

And, I've made sure my phone is on the hook. It was off all day yesterday just when I was hoping someone would call. I accidentally shoved my tower up against it when I was rearranging stuff and infuriated friends who were trying to call.

I've never known it to be too cold except on a couple of occasions when the house froze, along with the toothpaste and everything else, and that was too cold. But I'll take winter anytime to this.