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blamebrampton) wrote2010-01-10 10:53 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2010-01-10 10:53 pm
I know that most of you don't want to hear this ...
But holy hell it was hot here today ... not as bad as Melbourne, nor Adelaide, where it was in the 40s again, and will be again tomorrow. Poor ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
anthraxia , I think of you and the lot down there! It was only low 30s in Sydney, so things could be worse, but still quite draining!
I may have to come back to London sooner than I had planned, so that I can strangle the Times's Dominic Lawson. One more chorus of 'Ooh, it's cold, therefore there is no climate change' and I shall be forced to beat him about the head with an atlas, before showing him that London and Calgary and parts of Siberia are all at the same latitude, and then strangling him. If the Gulf Stream stops, he'll be embarrassed about confusing science with alleged left-wing conspiracies, the goose.
Meanwhile, scarves wrapped around heads, two pairs of tights and two pairs of gloves, you lot! Good luck! I hope the gritters make your street and that the heat holds up inside. As for me, I am running out of clothes I can take off and still be able to go out in public ... And if anyone has recommendations for a sunblock that's good for sensitive skin, do share!
Oh, and Happy Birthdayladydeth12 !
anthraxia , I think of you and the lot down there! It was only low 30s in Sydney, so things could be worse, but still quite draining!I may have to come back to London sooner than I had planned, so that I can strangle the Times's Dominic Lawson. One more chorus of 'Ooh, it's cold, therefore there is no climate change' and I shall be forced to beat him about the head with an atlas, before showing him that London and Calgary and parts of Siberia are all at the same latitude, and then strangling him. If the Gulf Stream stops, he'll be embarrassed about confusing science with alleged left-wing conspiracies, the goose.
Meanwhile, scarves wrapped around heads, two pairs of tights and two pairs of gloves, you lot! Good luck! I hope the gritters make your street and that the heat holds up inside. As for me, I am running out of clothes I can take off and still be able to go out in public ... And if anyone has recommendations for a sunblock that's good for sensitive skin, do share!
Oh, and Happy Birthday
ladydeth12 !
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Ego are all right, but I still have a bit of a reaction on my face. I think that this is probably going to be par for the course, but fantasise about one perfect brand, rather than my current trick of use one for a few weeks till things become rashy, then change ...
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I'm starting to be convinced that scientists shouldn't be permitted to practise until they've passed some mandatory communications subjects. And the dictionary. And learned the meaning of 'simple' and 'straightforward' and the difference between 'proof of concept' and 'accurately models everything in the known universe'....(OK, slight spillover rant there).
Which reminds me - on the topic of climate change science and communications: the presentations from the IGBP Symposium I went to in Stockholm are up here, with Johan Rockström and Myles Allen's presentations being the highlights. There is more information on Johan Rockström's Planetary Boundaries stuff here.