It's 7:00am and my weather app says it's currently 30ºC/86ºF with a side order of relative humidity at 64% making it feel like 39ºC/102ºF!
Really?
At 7:00am it already feels hotter than midday in the middle of a freshly laid asphalt parking lot in Houston?
At 7:00am it already feels hotter than midday in the middle of a freshly laid asphalt parking lot in Houston?
Yes, and I'm chastised as a heat weenie because I think that this is uncomfortable and apparently, this is nothing compared to the weather I missed during Ramadan.
You see, when I realized that Ramadan, the 9th month on the Islamic Lunar Calendar, fell mid July through mid August, I decided that there were "pressing issues" that needed my attention in the cooler climates of, well - anywhere!
During the month long observance of Ramadan there is no smoking, no eating and no drinking (even water) during daylight hours for the followers of Islam; In the summertime, the sun rises at 5:30am and sets at 7:30pm.
Fourteen hours of pure fasting everyday for 30 days.
Understandably, it is considered bad form for non-Muslims to eat or drink in public during this time so cafes typically close for the month and restaurants only open for the evening Iftar banquets after sundown.
Some might judge me and cluck about how terrible I am to make tracks and leave my husband to fend for himself. Others, might see the wisdom of the decision. And my husband has informed me that he will be following my lead next year. So there.
Fourteen hours of pure fasting everyday for 30 days.
Understandably, it is considered bad form for non-Muslims to eat or drink in public during this time so cafes typically close for the month and restaurants only open for the evening Iftar banquets after sundown.
Some might judge me and cluck about how terrible I am to make tracks and leave my husband to fend for himself. Others, might see the wisdom of the decision. And my husband has informed me that he will be following my lead next year. So there.
But now I'm back and every so often, I get brave and pack up my camera and wander off exploring. And in my wanderings, I have yet to see one slushy-like machine.
Why not?
Is this pot-o-gold-opportunity only obvious to me?
Surely not.
There are Baskin Robbin shops every 15 yards but who wants that heavy stuff when your insides feel like molten lava? I guess frappachino's and iced latte-da's are the much more grown up way of beating the heat but it seems like a mint limeade slushy machine might just make me a millionaire.
But what do I know, apparently the demand is for furs and not slushies in Dubai.....
Why not?
Is this pot-o-gold-opportunity only obvious to me?
Surely not.
There are Baskin Robbin shops every 15 yards but who wants that heavy stuff when your insides feel like molten lava? I guess frappachino's and iced latte-da's are the much more grown up way of beating the heat but it seems like a mint limeade slushy machine might just make me a millionaire.
But what do I know, apparently the demand is for furs and not slushies in Dubai.....
