The Houston Chronicle had a jaunty front-page article this morning about how the temperature in Houston is going to be lower than the temperature at McMurdo Station in Antarctica on Friday morning. The forecast low there is 21° and we’re supposed to get down to 19–the coldest it’s been around here in 14 years. I recall, however, my first winter in Texas when it got down to 4° around Christmas, back in 1989. Pipes burst in people’s houses everywhere.
I’m still watching Men of a Certain Age and the show is maturing, I think. Less awkwardness and more relevance. The scene with Ray Romano and his daughter’s ex-boyfriend was probably his best thus far, and Andre Braugher’s resolution of his problems with the city was classic, too. He found the key.
Learned this morning that The Stephen King Illustrated Companion won in the non-fiction category at the London Book Festival, which honors the best of international publishing. I won’t be going abroad for the award ceremony, which is later this month at Grosvenor House in London, but it’s a nice little nod to the book. I purchased the last available copy at the local B&N yesterday, taking advantage of the 50% discount.
