The weather's been unseasonably mild here for weeks.  No one's complaining, because normal here is triple digits, but it has been noticeable and remarked upon.  It reminds me of that old movie The Music Man, talking about the weather in Iowa.    Well, no one's talking now.  It's too hot to talk.  Summer came back with a vengeance this week.  Yesterday the Boss sent me to pick up some supplies at Staples.  The thermometer in the car said 112. 

Of course, this was an excellent excuse to get a nice, icy tea, and go for a swim after the errands.

There's something to be said for this miserably hot weather, though.  We've gotten a lot done around here.  Check out the new Menu Board the Boss designed.  Very cool. 

And Michael E. Benson's new book debuted this week.  A chilling story in the middle of the New Mexico desert.  It's called Alvarado's Woman. 

I've had a few entries to my Win-A-Review contest, but there's still time to enter your book.  Go ahead.  Send me the first chapter at [email protected], but don't wait.  I'm making my decision on Friday. 

The newest bean will be here next month.  TThe book is Raw, about a man who moves from Manhattan, NY to Manhattan KS to simplify his life, and complicates everyone else's.  And, the Boss says to add it's about cheese. 

It's seven fifteen am and we're already drinking ice water and turning on the fans.  So, I guess the weather's in season.

Stay cool out there.

BGP