Yesterday's mention of the cold the previous day was a bit premature, as it was 2 degrees (without the wind chill) yesterday in New York City(!). We've always suspected the heat was on the fritz to some extent here in the Blue Tower, as it's never really too warm in the winter, while some New York City apartments can be famous for their all or nothing heat that can put apartment dwellers in the odd position of cracking open windows in the winter to ease the heat. However, when folks from the building came in to do a storm window inspection, and one of them commented "it's pretty warm in here," I knew our radiators were doing as well as could be expected. Next stop, the local appliance-atorium, to pick up a couple of space heaters that promised "instant sun-like warmth" (that is really what the box says--needless to say we didn't believe it, or one would have sufficed). I also picked up some long underwear to boot, which is probably way more than you wanted to know about what's going on here, except the image of myself sitting here doing the high-tech news in a genuine low-tech red Walter Brennan union suit (complete with the flap in the rear), amuses me, so I thought I'd share (just call me Gran'pa Blue). Oh, for the record, I believe the space heaters may actually be a few degrees cooler than the actual sun, but it is helping... if it gets any warmer, I can take off the mittens, which should improve my typing.

Link of the Day: mIRC Announces 10th Registration.
Story of the Day: An ordinary Dutchman stumbles into African kingship. Thanks NippleEye.
Bonus Story: Among the Inept, Researchers Discover, Ignorance Is Bliss (NY Times registration required). Thanks Jeff Magill. This reports "...that the skills required for competence often are the same skills necessary to recognize competence," quoting a researcher saying "Not only do they reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it..."
Image of the Day: The Game Cook - The Game Patch.