'Twas a nicely bucolic day, including the ritual toast to Ludwig von B. (who had also picked that date to drop in.) Turns out that cognac + rum makes eggnog nearly palatable.

A taste of arctic nip (by CA stds!) when we hit 32F by 8 pm.. reminded that we have power and stuff. <Thanks!! James Clerk Maxwell, Nikola Tesla et al>


Youse guys in the Ice Belt:

Stay. Warm.