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Pastimes : Triffin's Market Diary -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Triffin who wrote (528)	1/21/2019 1:34:01 PM
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BC: TOASTY SIBERIA OR WHY I WORSHIP THE SUN .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Earth's Obliquity oscillates between 22.1 degrees and 24.5' degrees on a 41,000 year cycle .. Currently we're at 23.43' degrees and decreasing .. This results in the four seasons that we enjoy on this planet as we make our annual journey around the Sun .. At 40 degrees North Latitude where I reside .. Earth's Obliquity results in 10 hours of daylight and 14 hours of night during Winter And Earth's Obliquity results in 14 hours of daylight and 10 hours of night during Summer This 4 HOUR daily variation in solar input over the course of one year is enough to cause my local climate to vary from a tropical paradise to a frozen wasteland and back again .. Talk about catastrophic Global Climate Change !! Some Summers run a little warmer/cooler/wetter/dryer/humid than "average" and Some Winters run a little warmer/cooler/wetter/dryer/humid than "average" .. Forget regulating CO2 You need to regulate the SUN .. The Sun is gradually becoming hotter during its time on the main sequence, because the helium atoms in the core occupy less volume than the hydrogen atoms that were fused. The core is therefore shrinking, allowing the outer layers of the Sun to move closer to the centre and experience a stronger gravitational force, according to the inverse-square law. This stronger force increases the pressure on the core, which is resisted by a gradual increase in the rate at which fusion occurs. This process speeds up as the core gradually becomes denser. It is estimated that the Sun has become 30% brighter in the last 4.5 billion years. [121] At present, it is increasing in brightness by about 1% every 100 million years. [122] Why I worship the SUN * I can see the Sun * It gives me light * It gives me heat * It grows my food * It doesn't ask for my money * It doesn't ask for my prayers * It just IS Triff .. George Carlin And immediately, I thought of the sun. Happened like that. Overnight I became a sun-worshipper. Well, not overnight, you can't see the sun at night. But first thing the next morning, I became a sun-worshipper. Several reasons. First of all, I can see the sun, okay? Unlike some other gods I could mention, I can actually see the sun. I'm big on that. If I can see something, I don't know, it kind of helps the credibility along, you know? So everyday I can see the sun, as it gives me everything I need; heat, light, food, flowers in the park, reflections on the lake, an occasional skin cancer, but hey. At least there are no crucifixions, and we're not setting people on fire simply because they don't agree with us. Sun worship is fairly simple. There's no mystery, no miracles, no pageantry, no one asks for money, there are no songs to learn, and we don't have a special building where we all gather once a week to compare clothing. And the best thing about the sun, it never tells me I'm unworthy. Doesn't tell me I'm a bad person who needs to be saved. Hasn't said an unkind word. Treats me fine. So, I worship the sun. But, I don't pray to the sun. Know why? I wouldn't presume on our friendship. It's not polite