Texas Winter

In Chicago, when the temps drop under 28 degrees, it's down right uncomfortable to be outside. People stayed indoors and just waited out the winter. We played darts, bones and puzzles. We watched movies and read.

Now, it's the same case here in Dallas. Heat. It's not the discomfort of ice forming in your nose hair, it's the discomfort of feeling your flesh burn during the short moment you cross the street. It's the heavy air that can't seem to fill your lungs. It's uncomfortable and the trend is to stay inside and wait out the summer. According to all the media, this is a hotter than normal summer. So was last year. The year before that was quite mild, with only a handful of days in triple digits.

Today is the seventh straight day of triple digits and at least four more days are expected. I'm not sure what the total is, but I'm pretty sure that's not the total for the year. We've hit 100 at least once prior. This heat wave is primarily hitting north Texas--Austin and Houston are getting plenty of rain.

So, instead of the gear you see above, it's shorts, T-shirt and flip-flops.

Update: 4pm, it's 106 on the Grid