Is summer ever going to end?

It's not that I want time to speed up. I just need some cooler weather. Northeast Florida has been way too hot this year.My brown beast (Yoda, the chocolate Lab), doesn't understand that he can't go out and play with the Frisbee at noon unless he wants to suffer from heat stroke. He just pesters me all day long, which means I am getting NOTHING done.

Yes, I take him out early in the morning and in the evening, but now I have to fight off all of these mosquitoes that have become downright militant. Because of all of the rain we've had, the swarms of bugs are really bad. I have one of those blue, battery powered bug repellents, and I must say, it works, but only if I wave it around. It's hard to do that and walk a dog at the same time.

Just ten degrees cooler, that's all I ask. 

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I am pleased to report that one of my short stories has made the cut and will be published in FWA Collection #2- A Slice of Life, as the #5 Favorite. "The Coupon Queen" is based on my many experiences standing in line at a well known national drugstore chain. The book should be out in the Fall, 2010. I'll keep you posted.