It's Hot! I don't mean warm I mean Hot. Last night I got home from work at 6:30pm and it had cooled down to 101 degrees, but at least there was 80% humidity. However it is suppose to get better by the middle of the week. I know what you are thinking, but Russ you sit in an air conditioned office building all day, why do you care if it is hot? Well, that is true, I do, but I have some very good reasons for caring that it's hot out.

1. The Little Boy, do you remember when you were a kid, I do, and the desire, no, the need to play was so strong that it would completely override the, it's too hot to play part of my brain. He's the same way. Yesterday evening we took a quick bike ride around the neighborhood. It had cooled down to an cool 97 degrees, so we got our hydration packs and rode. We rode for about 20 minutes and that Boy had drank a litter of water. (Minus the pint or so we were spitting at each other. What, he looked hot, I wanted to cool him down, and he just wanted to return the favor.)

2. We don't actually have Air Conditioning at the house, we have an evaporative cooler (swap cooler) and some room air conditioners. Not enough to cool the entire house when it's 108 degrees outside and the humidity is at 80%. Evaporative coolers work by well, evaporation, and so if the humidity is 20% to 40% it works like a charm, if its higher than that, well, it just gets more humid.

3. My Brothers still work in construction. While Dad and I have left the trade. The Boys are still out there sweating their guys out. I was talking with them earlier this morning and they are going through about 4 gallons of gatorade a day trying to stay hydrated. They are framing in the hot sun all day.

Well, It's hot out there, remember to stay hydrated and don't forget the sunscreen.