Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 04, 2015

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richard's poor almanac november skywatch by richard thompson this month the "sun", a flaming ball of mostly hydrogen, makes occasional and increasingly brief transits of the daytime sky. in the d.c. area it is most often glimpsed between morning & evening drivetimes, depending on visibility. man: what was that? woman: where? zip many ancient cultures depicted the sun as a big flaming smiley face, re-garding it as the bringer of happiness & dispeller of gloom. thus seasonal changes and sunsets were frightening - what if the big happy ball didn't come back? it would be the end of the world! this left people anxious, antsy & somewhat depressed, in a kind of fatalistic way. guy 1: look - it's the end of the world! guy 2: and me in this silly hat. zip of course, now we know better. lady: hey! the sun's out - nope, too late. zip