Heatwave

The weather here has been unusually warm, even for summer time. Temperatures in the high 30s and early 40s have been rocking our area, much to the shock of the people who live here. It's actually kind of scary, seeing the effects of the heat. I saw an older man on the sidewalk yesterday who was down on his hands and knees and he looked like he was having trouble breathing. He had a group of about three or four people around him trying to help him. When the weather gets this hot it's really tough on older people and kids and pets and there's nothing we can really do, besides try to shield ourselves from the heat. It's pretty crazy! People talk about global warming and climate change and stuff with all of their new theories and whatnot, but in my personal experience the weather here has definitely been getting a whole lot more extreme in the past few years. I mean, we got snow this year?!?!? A whole bunch of it, for a really long time. And it actually got below-freezing!!!?! That rarely happens here. We generally have such a mild climate and what we are experiencing right now is anything but mild! That being said, I am enjoying the warmer weather! I don't feel cold anymore, lol. The downside is that I feel like I need to shower every couple hours. I don't like feeling sticky :S I also have a valid excuse to grab a Starbucks frap or to zip over to Booster Juice ;)In the wintertime it's a bit more difficult to explain my preferences for frozen drinks, but this is coming from someone who gets cravings for a caramel macchiato on the hottest day of the year... My inner thermostat is just totally messed up :P Anyway, I think I'm gonna head over to the mall to revel in summer sales and air conditioning. Hope you are finding ways to enjoy, or beat, the heat ;)