we are having a heat wave. at least that is what everyone around here is calling it. i have tried to run in it twice already. it wasn't pretty.
it got me curious to see what the definition of a heat wave really is.
webster defines it (dated 1893) as a period of unusually hot weather. wikipedia defines it as a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. there is no universal definition of a heat wave; the term is relative to the unusual weather in the area.
my definition of a heat wave is a heat that is so horrific that when you go to inhale you feel as though you are inhaling lava down your throat, the wind blowing feels like a dryer on the highest heat setting, the power bill the highest of the year, waking up wet with sweat, legs burning from sitting on the car seat, and exhaustion from trying to entertain the kids inside because it is so freakin hot you can't go outside.
