2005-07-15

Hey what about this heat.

This summer is becoming one to remember for the long period of heat. It seems that unlike when I was a boy growing up in Oklahoma I can no longer take this type of heat with out complaining all the time.

I never remember thinking it was hot when I was young and I am sure that it must have been just as hot then. When summer started my younger brother and I would get up put on our shorts and head out for the day. That was the attire for the summer no shoes, no shirt, and just shorts. We would play all day only coming home our mom came and found us or the water hose at the house we were at did not work. Other than that we would only go inside to eat dinner, because our dad would be there and we were concerned what he would do if we did not show for dinner.

I can not tell you what we did or where we did it now, however I can tell you that I was never bored and always was ready to go the next morning. Now when it is hot like this it is a major event if I take the trash out or mow the yard. The heat is more than I want to bear these days. Now with central air I believe I have become soft. Unlike when I was a boy it may have been hot outside, it was still cooler than in the house. We had no air-conditioning of any type.

Ah the days of carefree living. I think those were the best days of my life.

Peace and Love

Joe