Two thoughts for this morning.
Over breakfast, my dad and I were discussing global warming. Latest theory (that actually makes sense) that we've discussed is the Tunguska fireball. Quite believably, this little freak event messed up a bit of the balance of water in the atmosphere. Apparently, after that time, temperatures went for a gradual plunge over a few decades, and at some point between then and now, the balance returned, and they're returning back to the norm.
I was asking if he thought they'd stabilize once they reached that norm, but apparently, among the dozens of other factors that come into play, the sun is starting some version of stellar puberty - being very moody, with lots of breakouts - that's supposed to last about eleven years. It's believed that this may have some effect on our planet. Go figure.
In fairly unrelated news, I'd like to introduce you to
Scott. Not tambourine-Scott, this'd be a Scott of a different color. Literally - tambourine-Scott's of Asian descent. This
Scott has been entertaining us over here (particularly me) for about two years now. I happen to think he's awesome, and I want one. More as a pet than anything else, but knowing a guy like this would be incredibly cool. He's a geek with a beautifully overdeveloped sense of the random and wacky. And wild hair. What's not to love? I could take him for walks and feed him and everything!
Unfortunately, I haven't yet found one wandering the streets. I have the sneaking suspicion I'm in the wrong state - that, and he doesn't go outside. More's the pity. Why must all geeks confine themselves to the indoors? I realize that they're allergic to sunlight, but they could come out on cloudy days!
That's about as productive as my morning has gotten.
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