Yep, It's HOT!

I haven't completely acclimated to Tucson's weather. I don't wear a turtleneck when it's in the 70s. I'm still flabbergasted to see guys hot-tarring a new roof in the middle of a 105+ day. I still sweat. (Funnily enough many Arizonan's don't.) But everything that's in the news about the heat dome being brutal is accurate.

On the other hand, the heat seems to stop no-one from doing what needs to be done. You still run errands. You still go to work. You still see friends. In fact, a new friend of mine said it best. "I'd rather bitch about the heat than the cold." Now that I've been here a year, I am beginning to see her point.

I'm not sure if I can call this new person a friend yet. I met her at a nearby coffee bar/neighborhood market kind of place. She seems very kind. She knew about our "collective." Which surprised me. In DC your neighbor's house could be set on fire and no one would notice or comment. Unless Donald Trump happened to be standing nearby. I told this new person (I don't even have her name yet) a little about my current life. She told me a little about hers. And we agreed to have coffee together again and find out more.

I was kind of pleased with how easy it was to connect with a stranger.