Xbox 360 in a well ventilated position?  Check!

Xbox 360 not abused in any way?  Check!

Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death?  Check!

Much to my dismay,  it would appear that it's going to be a while before I can play again.   It takes one week to get my empty box, and another 3 to 4 weeks to get the thing back.  That, of course, is somewhat ridiculous.  They should send me a replacement and then I'll send the bad one back.  I'm not an uber hardcore gamer, but I can only imagine what it would be like to get the 3 red flashing lights right after, say, bringing home halo 3.   I did eventually succumb and purchase a copy, but at least I got to play it for about 6 hours before my console mysteriously turned itself off never to turn on again. 

Perhaps I should wrap my xbox360 in a towel?   I can tell you this much folks:  bad things happen to electronics when they get really hot, so it's not worth heating up your system to try to bridge a broken connection; you'll probably wind up causing other problems.  I think I will let Microsoft do their thing and go give my poor Wii some love.  Maybe download some old nintendo games.  Oh yeahh! :)