Time For A Commercial Break

I interrupt this oppressive summer heat with a commercial break.......

Ice Cream

Ice Cubes

Snow

Frost

Blizzard

Snow Storm

Air Conditioning

North Wind

A Marble Floor

Freezer

Ice Pops

Cold

Brrrr....

Goose Bumps

Icy

Sleet

Freezing

Chilly

Cool

I hope this has helped to give you a little boost, when most of the country is under 100+ heat indexes. You may now return to your sticky, hot, uncomfortable day.

P.S.   Remember this, a mere 3 months from now will be October 24. It will be chilly and Fall-like. Ahhhhh......

Ice, Anyone?

• This is what NOAA reported today:

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES WERE FOUND
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AT NOON. COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID
70S...HEAT INDICIES ARE ALREADY IN THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S. AS
TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 90S...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL TOP OUT
BETWEEN 100 AND 105 THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO AVOID
PROLONGED WORK IN SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO...
KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT.
HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN
RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS...
RELATIVES...OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT
RISK.

That's it people. The National Weather Service has given me permission
 to stay inside in the air conditioning and drink iced tea.
Who am I to go against them? After all my health could be at risk if
 I do. I think this calls for extraordinary measures. Lots of
iced drinks, freezer pops, cool compresses, air conditioning,
 and maybe a Christmas movie to make me think of snow. It's a 
sacrifice on this hot as the blazes, summer day. But, I'm willing 
to do it, 'cause that is just the kind of gal I am:)

So Hot, It Sizzles

It's hot here. Really, hot. I don't care for hot. As a matter of fact I really hate hot. I know it isn't as hot here in Ohio as it is on the east coast right now, or in the southwest part of the country...but still, any hot is uncomfortable. Oh, I also strongly dislike humidity. So does my hair. It does no good to curl my hair and then walk outside. As soon as I do my hair goes back to its natural, "straight as a stick" look. That's not fair. Did I already mention that I hate humidity?

I would have been a real dud as a pioneer woman. No air conditioning. No electricity for fans. Lots of flies hanging around (which I also don't like!). Plus I would have had to go outside to do my chores, and I would have sweat. Ick. I would never have made it. All that aside...having to use an outhouse on a hot, humid summer day. That would have put me over the edge. I would never have made it. My family would have found me passed out in the back field, with a very full bladder.

Yes, I suppose I am spoiled with air conditioning....but, air conditioning has made me a better person. Really. Just the other day my mom and I were discussing the fact that I did not have air conditioning growing up. We lived in northern Maryland. It gets hot and humid there. I guess back in the 70's when the house was being built, air conditioning was optional. We opted for no. What were my parents thinking???? People in the 70's must not have not cared about sweat. Just sayin'.

I guess I'm going to go get something cold to drink....and enjoy my air conditioning, as I look out my kitchen window at the llamas across the road. They are woolly. I bet they are hot. I wonder if llamas sweat? I'm glad I'm not a llama.