Good morning, Houston. There's nothing quite like a building implosion to lift our spirits at the beginning of the week — if, of course, it's a building we won't miss. That happened to be the case with the Crowne Plaza hotel in the Medical Center, which was reduced to rubble Sunday; click the link for video from KHOU. (Be prepared to wait — there's a lot of buildup to the big moment in Channel 11's video. For a shorter, sweeter look, watch this time-lapse video from Houstonist flickr contributor j-a-x.). The former hotel was demolished to make way for the Texas Children's Hospital maternity center, a 15-story, 720,000-square-foot building scheduled to open in 2011. Interesting fact, by the way: The Medical Center has more square footage than the combined downtowns of El Paso, Fort Worth and San Antonio. Who knew?

>> Oh, so that's why it's called 'Bikes and Boobs': Ten-year-old Cody Martin bought a DVD of motorcycle stunts at a Houston motorcycle show recently — but when he watched it, he was surprised to find that the disc contained video of topless women. "We put the DVD in and here came the stuff that I ain't supposed to see, or no other kid is supposed to see," Martin told KTRK. There was a parental warning label on the video, and Martin's mother, Vickie, is wondering why it was sold to Cody in the first place. "I will be the one purchasing the DVD and watching it first" in the future, she said. The DVD's producer, which is based in California, apologized to the Martins and said the sale was an accident.

>> Missing skydiver found two days after jump: A skydiver who didn't return from a jump last week was found dead in a field in Rosharon on Friday. Scott Bell, 35, was apparently the victim of a parachute that failed to open and a backup that didn't work. He had made the jump at Skydive Spaceland on Wednesday; Bell was a maintenance worker who lived in a trailer on the property, so co-workers didn't think it unusual when they didn't see him return from the jump. "On the last jump of the day, a lot of guys just go home," Brazoria County Sheriff's Lt. Russ Baker told KPRC. Crews began looking for Bell on Friday after a pilot saw what looked like a canopy in the overgrown field about a mile from the Skydive Spaceland facility.

>> This week's weather: So you're thinking to yourself, "Hey, it's mid-November, so it's going to get cold soon, right?" Well, uh, no — at least not anytime in the next couple of weeks, according to current forecasts. This week, look for highs in the 80s through Wednesday, with a slight cool-down at the end of the week (we're talking about mid-70s vs. mid-80s, so don't get too worked up). Humidity should hang around, too, with a rain chance through the middle of the week. Today, expect a high of 80 with a 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon; tonight, the rain chance will decrease a bit as temperatures drop into the mid-60s.

Think cool with this morning's headlines ...

• Family and friends of a Galveston federal court employee say suspended U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent repeatedly harassed the woman over the course of several years
• Two weeks after the remains of "Baby Grace" were found in Galveston Bay, no one has come forward to claim the girl's body
• An infant was abandoned at a Houston fire station Saturday; doctors are examining him to determine whether he's healthy
• The average price of a gallon of gas increased 14 cents in Houston last week, to $2.86 — still the cheapest in the state
• A train and an 18-wheeler collided in north Harris County on Friday, injuring at least one person
• In the debate over the future of the Astrodome, the public and officials with the Rodeo and the Texans seem to be dividing into opposing camps — so where does that leave Harris County officials? Stuck in the middle, it seems
• Some local veterans were pretty steamed when a lawn-mowing crew ran over a series of roadside signs honoring people who served in the military
• A group of West End townhomes under construction were destroyed by fire early Saturday morning
• A party crasher in the Sixth Ward took refuge on top of a house after briefly being chased by the cops on foot
• State education officials are keeping a close eye on the troubled North Forest school district
• The father of the woman who was raped in a Galleria parking garage four years ago: Getting over the attack "will probably be a life process for her"
• In case you haven't heard, Cactus Records is back
• Investigators say a duplex fire in the Upper Kirby area on Friday night was caused by an alarm clock
• Think it would be tough for thieves to make off with a $15,000 tractor? Think again
• Ohmigod ohmigod ohmigod ohmugod ohmigod! Hannah Montana was in town this weekend!!!!!!
• Five local malls will get an early start on Black Friday shopping — anyone up for a 6 a.m. run on Spencer Gifts?

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Photo: flickr user j-a-x