Savage Goldfish: Now a Cactus

It's been too hot here for entirely too long. Triple-digit hot, and the last time that happened in this area was....twenty-odd years ago or more. Yesterday we set a new record high for this area with a toasty 105 degrees F. And it's dry. I don't think it's rained more than once or twice through the whole month of June despite constant forecasts of "Big storm coming!" Everything fizzles out before it gets here, or goes right past us. We did get one torrential, hellish, downpour thunderstorm about a week ago, and that's it. The grass is quite brown and crispy all around, and the only comfortable spot in the house is approximately 8 inches in front of the air conditioner.

It's hot, and dry, and I think it's fitting that my Savage Goldfish mascot now be a cactus. Because holy crap, it's hot.