It’s a hot day as I write this, a bit muggy even, and I’m reminded of summers in East Texas. I lived there for three years while attending college in the Piney Woods, a humid little slice of the Lone Star state encompassing towns with names like Big Sandy, Gladewater and Longview (birthplace of Matthew McConaughey — save that for your next trivia night). I can describe East Texas summers like this: When you step outside, someone throws a hot, wet blanket over you, making it difficult to move and breathe. Wherever you go, you are only ever thinking about this blanket, and how it has completely negated your morning shower by transforming you into a human sweat fountain.