Since were on the subject of fire, and brimstone. It's 101f degrees outside. May go to 105f later. All sorts of warnings as to how this is deadly so don't do anything stupid like jugging.
...or laying asphalt.
Back in the day I was the care giver for a beloved elderly aunt. I got her an air conditioner, and cable. She loved "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy". It's just been re-booted on Netflix , and sucks.
Anyway she used to tell me,...
"Oh I just loves that Sissy show they're so funny".
They were too.
My aunt Tempy was in show biz so knew Queers from everywhere. She actually when very young danced at the famed "Cotton Club". She was also one of the first Negro performers to appear on American TV. This in 1949!
Anyway the heat never bothered her much. I mean I'd go by to look in on her, and there she's be. A room temperature glass of water in her hand all the windows open letting in the steam, and the air conditioner unplugged.
Like color TV that generation seriously believed certain appliances would burst into flame at the drop of a hat. Like old folks now think the internet is all porn.
Well it is, but still.
I remember the live-in nurse when we finally got one told me she turns the a.c. on when she knows I'm coming, and shuts it off when I leave.
The nurse had her own in her room...she wouldn't stay unless I got her one,...don't blame her. Anyway weather like this brings my dear auntie to mind. Our cat, and mouse game over that a.c.
Actually in my now old age being a fucking breath from 70. The heat don't bother me much at all. I'm noticing though it's fucking 100f in here I still haven't turned my a.c. on either.
So I've caught up with my dear auntie.
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