Interlude: It's hot.

WASHINGTON -- After eight months, 2010 is running neck and neck with 1998 for the record as the hottest year.

It's hot.

In my city of Louisville, we just broke another temperature record. In two days or so, we'll break the most 90 plus degrees ever and surpass 1895.

It's hot.

In 1895. Lovecraft turned 5 years old. He'd be just past 120 today.

It's hot.

It's 6:30 PM right now, and it's 96 degrees.

It's hot.

I'm going off somewhere and melt.