It IS the heat!

This late summer heat wave is in the process of ending as I type this. It has been brutal, with a brief (and fortunate) respite last Saturday for our home meet. Good timing as well, with the Siena meet upcoming on Saturday. How hot has it been? Well. Imagine my surprise late this morning when my cell phone rang with the call from the Hyde Park Central School District, announcing an early release ... because of the excessive heat! Now. That's a first (as far as I can recall?). Some classrooms at the nearby middle school had readings in the mid-90s ... inside! That's not really conducive to learning. So? An early release. Now, that's hot stuff. Literally.