The cliché is true: it really is a dry heat. 90 degrees in Denver is *very* different than 90 degrees in DC.
For one: when you’re out in the sun, and you step into the shade, the temperature drops about 15 degrees!
For another: if it’s 85 degrees outside, and I simply keep the shades closed and run the house fan, the inside temperature can stay in the mid 70s.
Lastly: even if the day-time temperature is in the 90s, at night, the temperature drops into the 50s and 60s, which makes excellent sleep-with-the-windows-open weather.
It’s nice not having to run the AC 24-7.
The down-side is, it’s a *dry* heat. If more people move to Colorado, I’ll seriously consider buying stock in lotion. If not moisturized daily, my hands and legs look like a cracked dessert ground. 
Not to mention, I’m certain that 1/2 of the water I drink evaporates before I even swallow! Just when I think I’ve had enough water, I’m thirsty again.
On a different note, N8 and I are going to downtown tonight to wander around the DNC madness. I’m not sure where the public can wander, but I’ll try my best to find the national TV cameras, stand behind the anchors, and wave “hi mom!” while calling friends on my cell phone. (According to all the coverage I’ve seen so far, that’s what you’re supposed to do. . . when in Rome! )
