Today the hottest day since January 2009: 44*C and 2% humidity. Warnings without end - where already bushfire occured, how to prevent bushfire. Drink a lot, stay inside and not underneath a gum tree (because they tend to loose their limbs when stressed by heat)....

http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/news_media/current_incidents.jsp

... and don't fall off the Fiscal Cliff. Otherwise your New Year's Party will end like this:

Neither fish (scientific) nor fowl (pulp fiction) but somehow in-between and entertaining. Especially the little episodes at the beginning of each chapter. The author describes the life with her former dog Pump(ernickel) and you can feel the love she has for her furry friend.

http://www.insideofadog.com

[German: Was denkt der Hund? ISBN 978-3-8274-2969-8]