"Summertime and livin' is easy..."

Who said that? Well, it is kind of easy you know, because in this kind of tropical climate you simply must take it easy. Push too hard and your inner thermostat will go berserk—your vital organs will seize up and you'll croak on the spot. I've seen it many times, Anglo-Saxons in Calcutta, suddenly stopping in their tracks, dropping like flies. You want to avoid that sort of thing.

The best way to beat the New Orleans summer heat is to be prepa...