We're having a heatwave. Yes, a heatwave has descended over England bringing temperatures to a shocking 86 degrees! It sounds ludricrous -- especially after Davis summers of 110+ -- but it's quite serious. The Queen Mum has heat exhaustion ("she certainly can can-can"), the beaches were thronged with people, people on the Tube are collapsing, and there's a lot of talk about avoiding sunstroke in the media. Bless this little country so not used to the sun. Fret not, it's all said to be disappearing tomorrow and we're back to our regularly scheduled gloom. Still, it's nice to see the throngs of pasty white bodies in the parks.



IXL and Scient merged today. Oddly, they chose to keep the Scient brand for the company. I wonder if Lance still has a job.