So maybe it wasn’t as hot as I thought it was. The record high in San Diego for May 8th was 81°F in 1941. Today’s high was supposedly 86°F.

In L.A., it was 95°F today. The record high for May 8th was 97°F.

Global warming? OK, I promised I wouldn’t mention it.

In other news, it is interesting to hear about news in essentially real time through the blogosphere. At 1:41 pm, I find this blog post on Metroblogging L.A. about the fire in Griffith Park [Griffith Park Arson Fire Spreads][More Photos of the Griffith Park Fire][Griffith Park Fire from Sunset Blvd][Griffith Park Fire Photos][Griffith Park Fire][Griffith Park Fire from 7th Street Bridge]

In any case, I’m clearly late to the game. But as of this afternoon, only 25% of the fire was contained, and it had encompassed up to 100 acres.

It’s hotter than a mother fucker out there.