The Heat Is On

Whew doggie, we have reached it haven't we? That time of year I mean. The big heat up, the first real solar wave of the year. Out here in the Pomona Valley there was quite a jump in temperature from a couple days earlier; if it didn't reach 100F, it must have been just a bitter drop of sweat away from the century mark. It is always expected, you just never know when it will arrive - sometimes May, sometimes April. It was enough to convince even myself to saddle up earlier than I otherwise would have this past weekend. Well, I have always believed that gettin' the old body acclimated to the blast furnace early in the season, makes the dog days of summer that much easier to take. We'll see. Anyway, in between checkin' out the waterworks, the ridin' was good; hope yours was too.

"... The shadows high on the darker side

Behind the doors, it's a wilder ride

You can make a break, you can win or lose

That's a chance you take, when the heat's on you

When the heat is on...

Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho...

The heat is on..."

(Faltermeyer & Forsey, as performed by Glenn Frey)