So how have y'all been attempting to beat the heat? I've mostly been spending some quality time getting re-acquainted with my TV friends. Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters were hosting Shark Week last week so they did a two-hour episode taking on shark myths from Jaws, plus the show's being re-run more frequently, so I've been able to catch up with some older episodes I've not seen. Also, Tony Bourdain has a new series, No Reservations, on the Travel Channel. It's an hour long and based on the first episode (in Paris, titled "Why the French Don't Suck") I'd say that the forced economy of the half-hour format of Cook's Tour was good for him in some ways. But even the self-indulgent aspects of the new show I find kinda endearing. (side note: the main title music for No Reservations is by Blues Explosion) Plus Bourdain is seemingly even more profane, which I think all to the good. In the current climate of fear and cowering I appreciate folks like Jon Stewart or Tony Bourdain who will just say "motherfucker" if that's the appropriate word for the moment and let the button-pushers worry about bleeping it out. Finally, I discovered that one of the Disney channels is showing reruns of the Tick.