I have found the perfect heat wave survival food

[Ocelot II]

9. Fruit salad is great in hot weather.

Or maybe just some cold watermelon. I don't have much appetite in hot weather but that sort of food is more appealing than something like mashed potatoes. The heat wave is finally over here, mid '70s and breezy, just went for a nice walk (which would have done me in yesterday).

Another observation about hot weather: I was invited to a potluck yesterday, which would have been outside on a patio in normal weather, but we stayed inside with the AC - leaving the host to cook the brats outside in the heat. Anyhow, what was interesting that all the women, included me, showed up in loose dresses instead of jeans or shorts as we probably would have on a normal day. They, and I, almost never wear dresses. But when the heat index is up around 100F it sure feels good to have a little air circulation around your body, while you enjoy your cold beer and watch the men sweat in their polyester Hawaiian shirts.