It’s incredibly hot. There’s a perennial flurry of dust on the sidewalk near my house, left over from the road repairs that finished a month or so ago. Every time a car rushes by and I happen to be walking past, I don’t know whether I should cover my nose and mouth, or my eyes. Always a mini dust-storm. I can’t remember the last time I saw actual legitimate rain in these parts– a little shower might’ve helped clear up some of that dust. I’m sweaty even indoors. I’ve been lazy about putting on make-up because it feels like gunk that melts on my face in this heat. This weather…