Many years ago my husband asked me, "Why do so many women cut their hair short when they get older?"

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15. even better than a cold shower

Keep a bathtub full of cool water -- just make it tepid, and then the temperature it settles at is fine. Lie in it to cool off. Saves water if you have to do it more than once a day, and is more efficient at getting the heat out of your body.

I've done this in extraordinarily hot summers, like one year when I was having to paint my apartment. Fifteen minutes painting, five minutes in the tub ...