Happy Hot Holiday

Tomorrow is supposed to be a day to celebrate the birth of America 250 years ago. But it's just too damn hot where I live. If something is taking place outdoors in 90 degrees, count me out. That includes the 4th of July Parade in our little town. 

Instead of standing on a street corner watching the cars go by, decorated in red, white and blue ribbons and bunting, filled with waving people who somehow were convinced to participate, I will be at home in my air-conditioning.

Is that wrong? Remember, heat waves kill. Yesterday's Wall Street Journal had an article about that very subject, which asserted that in Europe, heat waves have "often caused tens of thousands of deaths." I did some fact-checking, and so far in Europe 1,000 people have died in France, another 1,000 in Spain and 25 in England during this current hot spell. I also looked up the meaning of "tens and thousands"and learned it means between 20,000 and 99,000, so I guess their AI bot/writer got that wrong.

Anyway, stay cool and Happy Fourth!