The title comes from as a riff on a Joe Cocker album “Mad Dogs and Englishmen”, which derives from a song by Noel Coward entitled “Mad Dogs and Englishmen”. Coward lampooned British Colonialism and may be heard singing the chorus (wav). Joe Cocker seemed to be a bit of both a mad dog and an englishman.
With summertime here, it is time to review how to handle the Heat and Humidity. Check out Heat and Solar Related Illness and out Top Ten Tips For Summertime Running . Updated material on sunscreens and solar protection is on the way, and some of it is already available.
In tropical climes there are certain times of day
When all the citizens retire to tear their clothes off and perspire.
It’s one of the rules that the greatest fools obey,
Because the sun is much too sultry And one must avoid its ultry-violet ray
* Noel Coward (1932)
Walk This Way
What's next after the penguin?
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