Unfair to Dogs

To call these the Dog Days of Summer is patently unfair to dogs. (Yes, I know, they're named after Sirius, the Dog Star, prominently featured in the summer sky in the northern hemisphere. But still.)

To say this weather is a bitch is likewise unfair to bitches, some of whom are dogs.

I've lived in DC for nearly a dozen years now, and this is the most appallingly miserable summer I've seen yet. We've had hot, we've had humid, we've even had hot and humid, but I do think that this is by far the MOST HOT & HUMID I've suffered through yet. I mean: when the freakin' dewpoint is in the upper 70s for days on end, sumpin ain't right.

All this is encouraging me strongly to think about getting out of dodge the week of my birthday. Preferably somewhere cool. And cheap.

Any suggestions?