Indoors, go barefoot whenever it is safe to do so. The coolest air in a room is on the floor; it is silly to insulate yourself from it.

Outdoors, in damp heat, wear as little as the law allows (think of the Pygmies). In dry heat, wear loose, light-colored clothing all over (think of the Arabs).

If you don't have airconditioning, keep the windows closed in the daytime. In the evening, when the outdoor temperature drops below the indoor temperature, open two windows & put a fan in one of them.

--- Joe Fineman    joe_f@verizon.net

||: Drinking is what straight men do with each other instead. :||