I said it was hot.  Now that 101° F sounds quite comfortable.  Right now it's 107° F.  And the heat index?  Oh, that's only 111° F.

Welcome to August in Texas.  Hot, humid, miserable, and otherwise unbearable.  The good thing is that, although August is our hottest month, it heralds the coming autumn.  Texans know that, when August arrives, it's going to be quite hot, but it also brings with it the promise of cooler temperatures to come in just a month or so.

Those cooler temperatures can't get here quickly enough…