Different Heat

Today, I walked for 30 minutes in the afternoon heat along a busy road that’s undergoing construction and felt amazing. (If you are from this area in Florida, I won’t have to explain about the eternal construction on Estero).

Back home, I hide from the heat indoors for months and still feel like I’ve been run over by a gigantic, angry lawnmower.

It’s not the hot weather I find so hard to tolerate. It’s the particular brand of hot weather nastiness that characterizes Southern Illinois.

Maybe I should look for a job in Florida. It would be such a relief not to feel like an invalid several months out of a year.

One response to “Different Heat”

  1. jmmatlock Avatar

    No one ever believes me when I tell them I could tolerate Louisiana/New Orleans summers just fine, but absolutely wilt in Indiana summers.

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