I just discovered that the BA website got a nod from The Philadelphia Inquirer. They got the URL a little messed up, but it should still point people to my Bad Seasons page. Come to think of it, the autumnal equinox is coming up soon. Summer ended three weeks ago!
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September 10th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
Celebrate by balancing an egg!
September 10th, 2006 at 5:11 pm
I’m a cook. I balance raw eggs on a daily basis. It is fun:). I’m not sure why people believe that equinox thing. Even if they gave it minimal thought you’d think that they’d come to the conclusion that it is unlikely to be true. I think that people simply don’t think about things at all.
September 11th, 2006 at 12:08 am
I like a particular cultural definition of summer: Memorial Day to Labor Day. For folks here in the United States, that’s from last Monday in May to the first Monday in September.
September 11th, 2006 at 4:01 am
Wake and smell the coffee BA. That Bad Seasons thing was for the following blurb,,,not yours.
Thank Newton for the end of simmer(no error). If the temps continue as they have I’m moving to antarctica.
Gary 7