Dog Days of Summer
[Skill check results listed in brackets to record their successes] August 9th, 1986 : The last days of summer are here; 2 weeks before school starts back up. With the average high temps 100* and less than 6” rain all year, it’s a dry heat! And few homes have air conditioning. Kids all over Boulder City swarm the Arcade Emporium, the movie theater, air-conditioned malls, or go swimming in pools or at the beach in a desperate attempt to stay cool. Eric (Mike): spent Thursday night re-reading Poe’s “The Raven.” Woke up in the morning to see a raven sitting at on his open bedroom sill, saying “Nevermore.” He suddenly realized mom was rousting him, “Eric, wake up or you’ll be late for Lacrosse.” Eric stumbled down the stairs finding mom and his grandparents already at the breakfast table. Eric handed mom the morning paper as he tried to remember, “You wouldn’t believe the dream I had.” As mom blasted off for work, Eric sought refuge from the heat at th...