It's Hot!

I don't need to overstate the obvious.  Temperatures are rising.  Scientists are saying it might be too late to do much about it.  In the northern hemisphere where it is now summer,  it's hot in Europe, not just the US.  It's been hotter here in SW Florida than normal.  But the fact is it's hot.  I could write a lot about how the climate is changing, bu I won't.  Not everyone has air conditioning or cool ocean breezes like this early evening, as I am writing.  

Some find heat sexy, but when it's too hot one might not like hugs from a sweaty body.  It got up to 91 here today, and even those who have summer homes up north haven't been able to escape the heat or the summer torrential rains that have come with it this year.  It has been as hot as 95 here, which is hotter than usual.

I have always enjoyed hot coffee on days like today, but don't ask me why.  A pipe might be considered something one enjoys in the fall and winter, but I have sat out here on the lanai smoking my pipe all summer long and drinking my coffee in a T-shirt soaked on the back.  Maybe I'm a masochist when it comes to the heat, but this is shaded come late morning and into the afternoon, as the lanai faces east.  It's the rainy season here in Florida and I love to sit here watching the clouds.  

It is early evening, as I write, and the temperature is in the upper 80's and there is a nice breeze as I listen to the thunder in the distance.  I have to be careful doing much in the hot Florida summer sun.  It was 91 as I was out doing some work on the car earlier today, and after five minutes I came back in not feeling quite well.  I removed my T-shirt and after about fifteen minutes cooling off I felt better.

I live with the 30/80 rule because of my heart.  I have to be careful if the temps are under thirty or over 80, but still I have to carry groceries up two flights of stairs in the heat.  If I feel too tired after one trip, I need to rest a bit before I make another trip down and then back up the stairs carrying groceries.  I can see how heat can be a killer.  Everyone  just needs to be careful and not do much outside in this heat unless it's in the shade.

I'm still getting used to summer heat here, but things could be worse.  Out here on the lanai, there is usually a soft summer breeze.  But I enjoy it so much here on the lanai, as I love to sit here in spite of the heat.  Right now, as I am writing, it feels good.  I'm listening to music and smoking my pipe with some Tropical Export.

Sure it gets hot here.  But I've learned to live with it in the past couple of months and have learned to be careful in the heat.  I have learned to take lots of cool showers, although the tap water is only cool at best.  But a nice summer shower feels good.  I just feel good afterwards.  I've learned too to drink a lot of water, which I do.  I hope you are cool wherever you are and I think everyone needs to understand just how deadly the heat can be.  I thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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