heat wave!!!
Let’s begin with the song:
https://youtu.be/XE2fnYpwrng?si=iuxU68CPvWTnivME
Then, a little 5 minute pep talk:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cPcOE3CDmdx_AuVrEAn4vm0kJ38b5Gas/view?usp=sharing
Next, a review of how to prevent HEATSTROKE:
Heatstroke signs and symptoms include:
High body temperature. A core body temperature of 104 F (40 C) or higher, obtained with a rectal thermometer, is the main sign of heatstroke.
Altered mental state or behavior. Confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and coma can all result from heatstroke.
Alteration in sweating. In heatstroke brought on by hot weather, your skin will feel hot and dry to the touch. However, in heatstroke brought on by strenuous exercise, your skin may feel dry or slightly moist.
Nausea and vomiting. You may feel sick to your stomach or vomit.
Flushed skin. Your skin may turn red as your body temperature increases.
Rapid breathing. Your breathing may become rapid and shallow.
Racing heart rate. Your pulse may significantly increase because heat stress places a tremendous burden on your heart to help cool your body.
Headache. Your head may throb.
(from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heat-stroke/symptoms-causes/syc-20353581)
And, supportive links to that conversation on racial characteristics that give us advantages/disadvantages, depending on where we “originated” and where we have “settled”
Hair.
Everywhere.
So there!
Hair types:
https://www.haircode.io/en-gb/articles/what-is-your-hair-type-1a-4c-types-explained/
4C Hair
https://us.davines.com/blogs/news/4c-hair
I hope this blog leaves folks more comfortable with a lot of things connecting us to summer in Vermont!
P.S. one more editorial “Thing To Think About”:
https://www.wfmt.com/2018/09/10/the-true-origins-of-gershwins-summertime/
“Paul Robeson, the great singer, actor, and civil rights activist, recorded the song in the 1930s. In his version, we could easily replace the words to "Motherless Child" with those to "Summertime" to hear how the original tune was subtly changed.”