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An alternative theory is that the Great Chicago Fire was caused by a meteor shower. At a 2004 conference of the Aerospace Corporation and the AIAA, engineer and physicist Robert Wood suggested that the fire began when Biela's Comet broke up over the Midwest and rained down below. That four large fires took place, all on the same day, all on the shores of Lake Michigan, suggests a common root cause. Eyewitnesses reported sighting spontaneous ignitions, lack of smoke, "balls of fire" falling from the sky, and blue flames. According to Wood, these accounts suggest that the fires were caused by the methane that is commonly found in comets.

Dear Chicago,

Burned down by astronomy! HOW ARE YOU SO AWESOME.

So much love,

Sam.

(Thanks for that link, twirlynoodle!)

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Wow. Dig the post office on December 22nd. One hour waits and "post rage" :D

I feel I am truly embracing the Christmas spirit! It's all very exciting and amusing. Great sense of communal human spirit, united in their universal hatred of the post office...

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I AM HOME.

And possibly never leaving again. *huddles*

Packages are mailed! That's the last of the Christmas mailing. I have to buy some sweets for people at work, and take all my stuff for the family home with me, but otherwise I'm done.

In Legend of Zelda I am almost to where I was when I quit playing in September. I can't wait to defeat that one boss and watch the messed up acid trip "You are halfway through!" mini-movie again, because the first time round I was at R's place and he wanted to have a moment or something, I don't know, but all I saw was Link flying all over the screen upside down and stuff before I had to pay attention to him (he is occasionally five, if not three, years old).

I have a to do list that usually has about five things on it per day. I usually get three of these things done. At this rate, if no new things are added, I will be done with all my "December" chores by mid-January.

Does the world really need my granola?

Well, yes, actually, because my granola is awesome, but it doesn't need my granola tonight.