Nov 24 2008
this day in history…
I was almost excited to see that Dr. Who premiered on the 24th; unfortunately it was the 23rd.
From wikipedia, today in…
1898 - International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists opened (sorry Andy)
1940 - Slovakia officially joined the Axis powers
1966 - NYC experiences the smoggiest day in the city’s history
…and about 6 airline hijackings or crashes. Also, William F. Buckley was born, as well as Beth Phoenix aka “The Glamazon”.
Looks like they knew I was coming 
Hopefully the coming years will result in more propitious events on this day so I don’t have to assume I’m following a trend.
Um, otherwise, I got a beautiful peach-colored sunset today. My office windows face west and with the smoke from the coal you get a lot of fuzzy light. It was really pretty.
On the other hand, rumor has it that something broke concerning the heating system here, so no heat for people for a few days, possibly longer. Overnight here it’s about 13F/-10C. Day temperatures, at least according to the forecast, are just hovering around freezing.
My birthday treats were a shower at the showerhouse - wow, and I needed it - and the can of chili Bonnie sent me. I have to say I think homemade chili is better, but the beans were wonderfully cooked through and the meat was definitely something you don’t see here everyday. I pulled out a ration of cheese Lisa gave me, and made some hoecakes based on this blog’s recipe, and now back to work for me.
