Well, I hope all of you summer fans out there are happy. It’s not even July yet and we’ve already hit the mid-90’s on several days here in June, the corn is already rolling up from heat stress, and as usual, there’s hardly a drop of rain in sight. July and August haven’t even reared their ugly heads yet. It’s shaping up to be a brutal summer. Welcome to the new normal. This past week, the thermometer touched 95 degrees…
“Hot enough for ya?” Good Lord, if I hear someone start up a conversation this way one more time in the next few days, I might just end up in a mugshot. Yes, it’s warm. Yes it’s muggy. I get it. Let’s move on. People often ask me what it was like living in Florida. Well, congratulations, because from about mid-April to late-October, this was it. Stifling heat, high humidity, and that wonderfully comfortable film of sticky sweat on all…
The cold days of winter (although our own weather this year has been a mixed bag) often make folks pine for the sun and warmth of the American south – most particularly Florida. Lots of people travel to the “Sunshine State” in the winter months to take a break from the ice and snow or to ride out the cold months until spring (aka “snowbirds”). These same folks often return from their winter repast with dreams of a permanent home…