foolish things i've done

That whole tiger balm thing reminds me of that one unbearabley hot August night when I was living in Newark with Chaw. We were both adamant about never using the air conditioning in the house but it was so muggy that it was difficult to sleep. So I got the bright idea to put mineral ice all over myself. I thought it was a clever solution to the problem when I immediately started feeling cool all over, an immense relief from the overwhelming heat. But then I just kept getting cooler. I ended up sleeping under 3 heavy blankets that night with my teeth chattering because I was freezing.

When I told that story to my friend he tilted his head, looked at me and asked, "Why didn't you just take a shower and rinse the stuff off?"

I said, "I didn't know I had that option."