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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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How we deal with the heat of an Oklahoma summer is this: When health allows, we don't do too much to try to avoid it. It's going to be here for a few weeks at the least. We're thankful for air conditioning, but try not to make ourselves prisoners to it. 

We 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?