Much of the country has been baking in higher-than-normal summer temps. Stinking hot, in meteorological terms.
Days like those call for tepid showers or long, cool soaks. This week’s giveaway will help you along. They will also help you not to stink.
I’m working in my underpants. Sorry if that’s way too vivid an image for you. But it’s in the mid-90s, my apartment has tall south- and west-facing windows, and I have no air conditioning.
Those of you who aren’t screaming and pouring Clorox directly into your eyes should read on for tips on staying cool.
You can’t win a wrestling match against a Himalayan blackberry vine. Some of the creepers are as thick as my finger, with spines the shape of shark’s teeth. If they want you, they’ll get you – and they’ll hold on.
The only way out is to dance.