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I'm chuckling - but also feel bad for chuckling because, well, Curtis isn't funny 😬 It sounds hideous... I start whining when temperatures hit 25 degrees here...

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I’ve gotten used to normal “summer” but I do start whining at anything over 30.

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It gets hard to function when they top 30... Summer was on the cool side here this year, but the seasons are getting so messed up :(

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When I first read Curtis I thought you meant the novelist Curtis Sittenfeld because she recently did a kind of experiment in the New York Times, going bat to bat with ChatGPT to see if readers could tell the difference in what they produced as a beach read. But your Curtis is so much scarier, just like summer in Japan.

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Hahahah!!! Nah my Curtis was disturbed.

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I used to love summer in Italy.

My wife kept saying I was getting old and should temper my body, so I started working as a part-time tourist guide. In summer. I'm already thinking about retiring.

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I live on the other side of JPL near La Cañada so the real Curtis might very well be my neighbor. Should I punch him for you if I see him?

In related news, it's been over 100°F here for the past couple of weeks. Dry heat, though, so not quite Curtis.

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I never thought I’d say it, but I truly miss 100f (DRY HEAT) days in L.A. We moaned about those too, sure, but I now know what at least having breathable oxygen is like.

And thanks SO much for the share and kind words!

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Hahaha.

Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons should be named after tyrants. Imagine the report: (Name of tyrant) is wreaking havoc in the Caribbean…

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The winds of STALIN!!!!!

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💨😂😂

After I wrote that comment, I looked up dictators, tyrants, etc. 👀ooohhh

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Curtis has certainly made its point on my life this year 🥵

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He’s ill.

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