A day ago I posted the heat-stroke induced blog-sizzling globally warmed verbiage you'll find below about how incredibly, awesomely, screamingly, blisteringly hot it is in Los Angeles these days. It's Baghdad hot out here, scary hot, the world-is-changing hot.
At the time, I couldn't quite believe that my car was correct in its extreme measurements, but it was more accurate than I'd imagined. The news today is that Woodland Hills, which isn't far from me, clocked in at 119 degrees fahrenheit. This is the record since they started keeping track back in 1949, and it's the record by a full two degrees.
I spent the day feeling lethargic, even inside in air conditioning. Walking outside is like walking into a wall of flame, and even going out to get the mail leaves you wasted. This is really something. Anyway, here's the original post...
Okay, I don't know what this means, but I just drove back from a meeting in Encino and my car's outside temperature gauge peaked out at 121 degrees! Maybe this thermometer is inaccurate by ten degrees, say, which would still mean that it's FREAKING BAKING HOT out there. The entire way home the normally quite efficient air conditioner simply could not cool the car off entirely.
If this is global warming, and there's still time to do anything about it, maybe we ought to consider taking some action. Or at least put it on the list with war, terrorism, disease, poverty, stem cells, and the price of a strong espresso. Because I can't post anymore, I'm about to pass out...
Oh my God... I'm looking at this late at night. The photo of the sun is from NASA, I believe, and was labelled "Sun's Umbra." The thing is that I used my iMac's iPhoto program to put a white "matte" effect around it. But now the umbra and the sun are looking like something else entirely...
I have tried to make a statement about global warming and I have instead created a photo of a fiery condom!
I'm not necessarily thinking of changing my business but, just to be on the safe side, I hereby declare the sole authorship and ownership of the "Fireman" brand of condoms.
"When things get hot -- too hot -- you need a Fireman to keep you safe."
Condom manufacturers may contact me directly...
