It’s getting hot out there.

According to the United State Environmental Protection Agency, the average temperature in some parts of the United States has risen by nearly 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the period between 1901 and 2021. While four degrees may not seem like a whole lot, my body as of late is telling me it is.

I know I’m growing older — and heavier, too, especially in this post-Covid era — but I am certain the temperatures of today are far superior to the temperatures of yesteryear.

I live in the part of the country with a fairly neutral climate, four recognizable seasons and all that. Our summers are usually relatively mild, temperature-wise, as compared to say, Arizona or Utah or the armpit-of-hell that is northern Florida.

The thing is it gets very, very humid here. And more so lately.

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