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It’s summer. Summer’s hot. Hot means more showers. More showers means more bathroom time. More bathroom time means more time the lights are on when you’re in the shower. And that’s when it hit me. In the shower. Like so many of those bright ideas we all get. Those bathroom lights, you know, the ones above the mirror - the ones that make you wonder if you secretly aren’t a Broadway star - well, they’re hot! I’ve got a row of eight (Manhattan bathrooms are pretty small; you probably have more) and once those suckers have been on for a few minutes, even though they’re only 40 watts each, it gets hot in there! In the middle of a sunny day, do I need a ton of round, 40 watt bulbs heating up in front of a wall-to-wall bathroom mirror, while I’m in the shower with my eyes closed so the shampoo (yes, bald men use shampoo!) doesn’t get in my eyes? No! Besides, who likes taking a shower in the hot, humid summer, only to step out into an “air-conditioned” bathroom that feels like an oven? You know, you towel down, and have to start all over again because you’re dripping with sweat. Yuck!

So, here’s today’s “365Thing”: Buy a dimmer. They’re cheap. They’re not hard to install (turn the switch in the fuse box off first!) and a dimmer will save you money and even make your showers a bit more romantic. Hmmm…. Maybe buying a dimmer is a bright idea after all!