There is one way in which the South is more civilized than the rest of the country. . . They don’t build a damn building without air conditioning. Everyone I know is complaining about the heat and it is damn hot here as well. But at least I have a refuge from it. Along those lines, my home town is doing me proud with this ridiculous article about men going shirtless in the summer. There is a reason that locals call it the Urinal-Sentinel. Anyway, the puff piece ends with one sterling insight.

“If we have to stay covered, why can’t they?”

However, I’ll argue that there is no reason for women to stay covered in the summer. I know there are cities where women can go shirtless anywhere that a man can. Would I do it? No. Does it make sense to me? Indeed.

I’m going back to Milwaukee next week, can’t wait to scope out all of those sweaty, beer kegs. . .