Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012.
Joining the Blogversation today is Mary Jean Babic, a Brooklyn-based writer and a new blogger on a Tumblr site called Her Royal Babicness.

What do you do to deal with the heat?  Beyond blasting the AC, that is. 
When we had that cool snap recently, the first thing I did was turn on the oven and bake something.
We have these undercounter lights in the kitchen that throw off so much heat I make a point of not turning them on on hot days.
I also swear I once heard of a woman who put her panties in the freezer, but that might have been something I read in a novel.  Still, it’s not a bad idea.
Mary Jean recently helped lead block party planning to get her neighbors celebrating summer in the street so I thought this little musical number might be a good fit for her post …
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