Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. - Cyril Connolly
Monday, July 17, 2006
If you think it's hot here.....
My buddy Robert who just returned from 2.5 years in Baghdad, reports that summer temps are ROUTINELY in the 115-120 range in Iraq, and they had several days where it hit 140. That's One hundred and FORTY degrees - not a typo.
In a country where even electricity can be a luxury, air conditioning is scarce, and the local culture frowns on things like public swimming pools.
