The Heat...

It was a scorcher today in the City. Humid and muggy, everyone was irritable and spacey - myself included. While sweat trickled down my back and behind my knees, I felt a heaviness on my chest. It was almost as though someone was sitting on it.

Even in the air conditioning, the heat was oppressive. No escape. Even the temporary relief of cool water washed over my face seemed to only draw stark contrast to the fiery weather and enhance it all the more. Warnings on the news could be heard, heeding people stay indoors and as cool as possible. Apparently the pollution is killer this time of year. It only promises to be worse later in the summer.

Hello, heat-rash! Greetings, sweat-stains! Howdy, tension headaches! Welcome, shortness of breath! It's summer-time in the City.