So the past few days have been hot...I mean Dallas Hot! But everyone around here acts like its a real anomaly. And tonight, after a couple of days that started out in the mid- to upper- 70s and ended up with a heat index of over 100, we had rain and when I walked to my neighborhood store for a couple of items, it was downright pleasant.

And the guy in the store acted like I was his new best friend. We've built a relationship of sorts, kind of like charging my groceries at JMH in West U in Houston. Small-town friendliness in the nation's capital...yes, it can happen!