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A Heat Wave

         Omigosh, the heat! Of course, when it runs too long, our AC freezes up. Every afternoon as it hits the high 90's, it just runs but doesn't cool. We have to turn it off for an hour or so, and let the heat defrost it. Then it works fine the rest of the day. The repairman comes, and he can't fix it either. It's just too small a heat pump for our house. It looks huge as it is, but the house is not that big.

         So when we start baking, our energy goes. Today, we actually lasted until dinner time. So I watched an old movie from 1973, with the ceiling fan going, and a floor fan in the other room. I had to crank the volume to hear over the fans.

         I'm really getting into these old movies more than ever. Richard Benjamin, James Coburn,James Mason starring in The Last of Sheila. I don't remember ever hearing of it before, and I was a big fan of all those stars. There's a young Dyan Cannon and Raquel Welch.I kept staring at Raquel, knowing she was a young version of someone I should recognize. I had to look it up.

         It's an Agatha Christie style whodunit, with lots of bends and turns. And, no I had no idea who did it, until the very end. It's about movie stars, directors, and producers. It makes them all look like a very cold bunch. (No stereotype there.) Your sense of justice is not served in the end. The ending brought to mind Deathtrap, which also starred Dyan Cannon years later. The Last of Sheila is a spell binder!