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July 03, 2002
Good lord! I keep trying
Good lord! I keep trying to tell myself that it was hotter in Uzbekistan, but I just can't recall it being this hot. That first summer in Tashkent, it was regularly in the 110's to 130's. That was hot, but it wasn't this humid. They had these great adobe houses that would stay semi-cool during the day. You would get home, rip your clothes off, and just sweat in your room, rather than burst into flame outside.
A great friend of mine from my medical evacuation time in DC was in town, and I wanted to meet her this evening. After a long sweaty day, I was a bit funky (actually, musk oxen have nothing on me), so I took a shower before meeting her. I clean up, I step out the door... and I'm sweaty again. Isn't there some sort of jet stream that should make New York cooler than, say, an oven?
I get home, strip down, turn my little oscillating fan on, and think about mint juleps. Maybe one of those a/c units isn't such a bad idea, although our place isn't bad. Another one of these days, and I'm simply staying on the subway train, just for the cold air.
Posted by G at July 3, 2002 12:21 AM