Now, I just want to say, by way of excuse in case I seem whiny about this, that we do not have air-conditioning here and also (to re-iterate) there was a big SNAKE sunning itself on my front porch last weekend.
"What does the snake have to do with anything?" you may ask.
Look, it's hot. We are all just going to have to significantly lower our expectations with regard to productivity, comprehension, and coherence.
