Dave, I've had to learn handle to handle the heat also. I try to be in the shade by lunch, then back out later in the afternoon. The thing I hate about summer here is changing shirts 3 times a day if I'm soaking wet.
We used to take golf trips to Florida every summer, and the humidity is what got me there. The coastal areas from TX to Fl get and stay really humid. It's not unusual to be dripping sweat at 7:30 in the morning.