The Heat Is On

[Sally]

The Heat Is On

I know you are beginning to cringe

As Sally suddenly starts to unhinge

This is not about pressures to conform

To pretend and to seem to be the norm

This about the joys of Summers in Texas

Where temperatures are always excesses

Just the end of May and the mercury climbs

Air conditioners fade quickly as my rhymes

So here I sit with a ceiling fan on

With heat going to 90 and beyond

But I cannot afford to pay for those repairs

With a move out of state next in my affairs

So much to do with so little time and always broke

Now how do I pack and still avoid that heat stroke

I have no idea of just exactly what to do

Eighty-eight degrees at a quarter of two

Even the middle of the night affords no rest

Just lying down seems to take my very best

Just another two weeks I can buy a fan

Then on to packing just as fast as I can

Lizzy has the Internet and cable TV

Does any of that really matter to me

No she has air conditioning that keeps it very cold

But that is news that makes all of this so very old

I have to survive all this to that very end

Living in the cool with such a good friend

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Donna Jean]

I like it, Sally, but, it's kinda short....

Donna Jean

Ok....I'm not losing my mind...when I first saw this post it was just a title and no text....

Sally, you been messing around here!

[Guest Hoslers_wife]

I'm confused.....

[Guest ~Brenda~]

It's a good start Sally

Hey, isn't that the name a some movie theme song? (some late 70's early 80's movie, I can't remember the title at the moment). I think it was sung by one of the guys from the Eagles.

Brenda

[Sally]

OK, so now you know how I work.

The name goes on and the poem just follows.

You also know how quickly I write.

This lap top does some stuff on its own - that was why I had set that title as invisible - you do know that I approve my on posts - Donna Jean!

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Donna Jean]

that was why I had set that title as invisible - you do know that I approve my on posts - Donna Jean!

Love ya,

Sally

Uh oh.......

That explains what happened!

My bad, Sally....

It had me all confused!

Sorry...

Donna Jean

[Guest Hoslers_wife]

lol, now i get it.

God, I wish it was 80 here. It's 50, windy and the sun is being bipolar. :-(

Good luck on the move my dear.

Love,

Chelsey Hosler

[Sally]

That's OK, Dee Jay - I forgive you - really!

Brenda - good call, Glen Frey of the Eagles performed it in Beverly Hills Cop - the first one.

Sorry to have confused you Chelsey - could you send a box of that 50 degree wind?

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Elizabeth K]

The Heat Is On

I know you are beginning to cringe

As Sally suddenly starts to unhinge

This is not about pressures to conform

To pretend and to seem to be the norm

This about the joys of Summers in Texas

Where temperatures are always excesses

Just the end of May and the mercury climbs

Air conditioners fade quickly as my rhymes

So here I sit with a ceiling fan on

With heat going to 90 and beyond

But I cannot afford to pay for those repairs

With a move out of state next in my affairs

So much to do with so little time and always broke

Now how do I pack and still avoid that heat stroke

I have no idea of just exactly what to do

Eighty-eight degrees at a quarter of two

Even the middle of the night affords no rest

Just lying down seems to take my very best

Just another two weeks I can buy a fan

Then on to packing just as fast as I can

Lizzy has the Internet and cable TV

Does any of that really matter to me

No she has air conditioning that keeps it very cold

But that is news that makes all of this so very old

I have to survive all this to that very end

Living in the cool with such a good friend

Love ya,

Sally

In the good ole summer time

New Orleans Chill Out Version

In the good ole summer time!

In the good ole summer time!

Sally in the Texas heat

Is a friend of mine.

She loves the cold and so do I,

And that’s a very good sign.

She’ll love the place we soon will share

In the good ole summer time!

Lizzy

Sorry you are sweltering - our apartment rules say, do not set the cold below 70 degrees, leave it at 75 degrees when not at home.

Just waitin' on ya dawlin!

[Sally]

Of course the bad news is that in New Orleans the humidity is nearly 100%!

But I am moving in with Lizzy anyway, cause we both need it.

Love ya,

Sally

[Carolyn Marie]

Nice piece of work, hon.

Hey, I have an idea. Get a 10 lb. bag of ice from the grocery store, and hang it under the ceiling fan.

Then all you have to do is cover the furniture with plastic wrap.

I have lots of great ideas like that. I think that's why they wouldn't let me help design the space shuttle.

Carolyn Marie