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I hate these hot, sticky days! And this house is not exactly made for catching the breeze either.

I've never really thought of these things because I've never worked from home in Summer, but now... I think I'm going to need an air-conditioner in my office! We do have an air-conditioner, in the dining room, but it's old and costs a fortune, and my office is in the other end of the house. It would cost a fortune to cool down the entire house every day just to keep one person, in one room, comfortable.

I've got a fair bit of work done today, except for one very perplexing problem where I'm not sure if it is a) some, hitherto unknown, web browser-bug that only effects one user in the world, or b) the client reporting the error is just having us on because they couldn't work things out in the beginning. The more I try and find a reason to suit option a) the more likely it seems the me that option b) is the answer. Nevertheless, I keep looking, and the problem keeps gnawing away at my mind.

But! It's too hot to do anything else today and I've got a roast dinner to cook before Kylie gets home (a roast dinner in this weather? I'm a glutton for punishment.)

• Roast beef marinated in garlic, mustard and red wine
• roast potatoes
• roast sweet potato
• roast carrot
• roast onion
• fresh string beans lightly boiled and served with taragon butter
• a bottle of 2001 Victorian Taltarni Cabernet Sauvignon.

That's the menu for tonight. And then we'll watch Mythbusters, get the kids to bed, skip Southpark (because it's getting silly) and chat until it's time for Father Bob! Speaking in Tongues (SBS, 9.00pm Monday nights) has very quickly become our most favourite show. Who'd have thought my favourite TV personality would turn out to be a grumpy old Catholic Priest!? Wonders never cease.