hot

It's hot here today, though not yet unbearably so. The great thing about having survived six, sultry summers in North Carolina is that I am, at least for now, suitably unimpressed by merely warm temperatures -- unless there is a strong dose of humidity in the air, I am not overly pained by the heat. Still, today leaves me wishing I knew where to find some shaved ice around here -- shaved ice flavored with sweet syrups but also things like red bean. Mmm.....