Mild Summer

For those of you unaware of the brutality of Texas summers, suffice to say that it isn't uncommon for the media to count the number of days in a row that the temperature rises above 100 and/or never drops below 80. The locals also like to discuss historical heat waves to compare current conditions. Stuff like, "Yeah, 106 is hot, but it's nothing compared to the 112 we got back in '81...when we had 74 days in a row over 100." It's twisted, but Texans seem to pride themselves on being able to grin and bear it when it comes to extreme weather.

But those types have been strangely silent as thus far in the month of June, we're some 4 inches above normal with rainfall (and normally we only get about an inch in June) and rain is predicted for the rest of the week, and we've yet to have a day over 100.

So, forgive me, native/fellow Texans, if I enjoy sitting outside and reading the morning paper and take a great deal of pride in the fact that 70 degrees at night provides a better backdrop for nice moods.