At first, I was going to bitch about hot it is. Then, I looked at the forecast and saw that today the high is 89 and on Friday, we're going all the way to 100.
I'll save my bitching for later.
Then I wondered exactly what the phrase "the dog days of summer" means. I looked it up:
Dog Days (Latin: diēs caniculārēs) are the hottest, most sultry days of summer. In the northern hemisphere, they usually fall between early July and early September. Dog Days can also define a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant, or marked by dull lack of progress.
Now you know.