After surviving the horror known as “Monday,” we slide into a slightly less horrific Tuesday. And a hot and muggy one, so they say. Depending on who you listen to, it will be anywhere from 96 to 101, depending on how much sun we get this afternoon. This is far too hot for us Northerners, but I guess we need to get used to it if we’re going to be the new Miami (Miami, of course, will be the new Saudi Arabia, and I don’t know what the hell will happen in places like Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona, but my advice for you folks would be to head north before the water runs out).

A couple of sad motes, as Deep Purple’s co-founder and keyboard player – Jon Lord – passed away at the age of 71 from a pulmonary embolism, and the Queen of Country Music – Kitty Wells – died at 92.

Oh well, back to work.