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I don't have to tell you that a heat wave has hit Tulsa. You've probably been outside already. 

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The thing about the heat of an Oklahoma summer is this: If your health allows, don't do too much to try to avoid it. It's going to be here for a few weeks at the least. Be thankful for air conditioning, but don't make yourself a prisoner to it. 

Drink lots of fluids. Crunch on ice. Sit and stand in the shade whenever possible. Make sure not to leave pets and/or kids in the car, not ever, not even for a second.  

And make like a squirrel. 

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I love how they find patches of shade and flatten their bellies to the dust to keep cool. 

Concrete works, too. 

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So do walnuts. 

Walnuts and concrete. 

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And curious little boys to whom air conditioning is just background noise. 

What do you like to do in Tulsa when summer comes to a boil?