It's hot!

The past week's heat wave was so unpleasant and persistent that even people who say they loathe air conditioning actually broke down and turned it on. I have no compunction about running mine when it gets above 82 or so inside the house. The only bearable time to go out for a run was before 7 a.m., and while I was out there trotting along I got some baffled looks from painters, farmworkers, lawn guys, pool guys and others on their way to work who would be spending the entire sweltering day outside, involuntarily.