Public Service Announcement

The last time I posted, I was in Sitka, Alaska. High temp for the week was 57 with drizzly rain. Boy am I longing to go back! We’re sitting here baking in the Oklahoma sun with temps running 100+. Yikes! Doing ANYTHING outside just seems ludicrous. So I don’t. I’d wanted to ride the Harley to the meeting Saturday . . . but not when it’s this hot. Give me a nice air conditioned car, thank you very much.

All any of us want to do is hunker down and wait out the dog days of summer . . . which is early this year, I think. The heat drains you not only physically but mentally. Which isn’t conducive to being creative. However, when you have deadlines to meet you have no choice. You have to sit down and write. And hope it’s coherent, believable and engaging. I find that after I go to bed is when my mind finally kicks in and I think of wonderful lines and solve plot problems. But the problem is . . . by the next morning, it’s gone. *sigh*

Okay, now on to the Public Service Announcement portion of this blog.

It’s HOT!!!  So:

Wear light clothing – drink lots of water – avoid alcohol and caffeine.

Stay indoors under the air conditioner if you can.

Check on your elderly neighbors and family. They won’t ask for help; they’ll just sit in their homes and bake. A heat stroke can overtake you faster than you think.

If you think you or someone around you might be having a heat stroke call 9-1-1, then get the person cooled down as much as possible. i.e. get out of the heat and get liquids in them!

Keep your pets indoors, or if they go out make sure they have plenty of fresh cool water and shade. They can have heat strokes just like people.

I’m not a medical professional so I’m sure there are tons of things I’ve forgotten to list, but you get the general idea. It’s hot enough to fry eggs on the sidewalk so take precautions. We love ya’. :-)