It was rainy here yesterday. And cold. 8C/46F at lunchtime. That's respectable winter weather.

I almost didn't go to see the Ridiculusmus version of The Importance of Being Earnest last night in Adelaide. Yesterday was one of the city's hottest days in living memory—45.7°C/114°F—and the heat...

I just had an email from a friend who works at a news service, with the subject line: it is 45.1 frickin degrees. (Looking for Fahrenheit? Try: it is 113.1 frickin degrees.) It is meant to continue...

It is hot, dry and blustery today—42°C/107°F, with the scent of bushfire on the air. It is making me nutsy. (Chlorine overload from a long day at the pool probably isn't helping.) Fortunately my craft...