Beat the Heat: 4 Easy Ways to Stay Cool This Summer

Truman Capote wrote that the “Hot weather opens the skull of a city, exposing its white brain, and its heart of nerves, which sizzle like the wires inside a light bulb. And there exudes a sour extra-human smell that makes the very stone seem flesh-alive, webbed and pulsing.” He had it right, it is hot out there baby, and we need to cram all our activities and hobbies before the school season and holidays hit. Yes, the cookouts, swimming pools, and reading a great book on the beach is what we long for during those cold months. Summer is a time when we can also overheat, overdo it, and become so overwhelmed with the heat we rather be inside all day. How can we stay safe, cool down, and enjoy the summer?