So last night, Hollywood Shuffle took up the slack. My favorite Robert Townsend movie is The Meteor Man, particularly the episode of the making of the Hero Costume. After yesterday's brief respite, it's as hot as ever, so we've put out little bowls of water everywhere that's near shrubbery to serve as a safety zone; this morning there were three half-grown cardinal birds out drinking at one time just outside the dining-room French doors. Just as the heat is bad for auto batteries, it seems to be bad for light bulbs also: three were out this morning. It's time for the weather to change.