It is sweltering in DC today. There were promises of thunderstorms, but they have not yet materialized, and to step outside is to begin to melt like butter, or candles, or lard, or anything greasy that melts in a sufficiently unpleasant way. I had to run a quick errand for the sake of Personal Development, and as I passed the house of a charming family I chat with near-daily, my heart melted — but in a super-awesome-pleasant way, like chocolate for fondue or ice in a stiff happy hour beverage.
I knew these were Good People ever since I met their pugs, but this clinches it. In front of their gate, and lining their (beautiful) garden pathway, they had stacked coolers filled with bottled water, and put a big sign up saying “Postman, UPS, FedEx, couriers, friends and neighbors — It’s hot outside. Please help yourself to some water.”
SEEEEE? This is going straight on my list of why humanity still has some good left in it! I think it is #4 or 5, but someday I’ll actually put the list up and we’ll know for sure.
