If you said, "A popular American song from around 1896," you get 10 bonus points. If you knew it was composed by Theodore August Metz and performed by McIntyre and Heath Minstrels, you get an additional 300 bonus points. If you thought it had something to do with Old Mother Leary's cow, you get 3 bonus points. If you said, "Who is Old Mother Leary and what does that have to do with a cow?" you are probably a whippersnapper. No bonus points for being a whippersnapper.
The high temperature today in Phoenix is supposed to be 114º today. 115º tomorrow. Neither of which is in "record territory." That is hot... with a capital HOT. 86º when I got up at 6:15 this morning; 90º by the time I got Murphy outside at 6:40. If we don't get outside first thing this morning, he isn't going to get any outdoor time. He doesn't understand that it will burn his big furry paws. Last night, it was nearly dark before he got to go outside again.
There is an Extreme Heat Warning from now through 8:00pm on Thursday. You might think: "You live in Arizona - you get acclimated to the heat." Sorta. As of today, there have been 192 deaths in the metro area that are suspected to be heat related... 16 confirmed. The Salvation Army has opened cooling shelters in places around the Valley.
Thank goodness for air conditioning.
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