CXVII. Hotter than Bangladesh. August 15, 2023

>driving Lyft

>pick up this lady and her son

>we drop him off at school

>continue on to her work

>we chat about the weather

>as one does

>it is stupidly

>brutally

>ridiculously hot

>the air is syrup

>lady says she’s only been in Tallahassee two months

>but it’s too hot here and she wants to go back home

>”Where’s home?” I say

>”Bangladesh,” she says

>so there you have it, folks

>Tallahassee is hotter than Bangladesh