It's very warm in the Sacramento region right now. Despite the high winds which have been pummeling our building, it was actually about 77 degrees Fahrenheit today, which is about, um, in the twenties Celsius (je crois). I am all flummoxed by the Fahrenheit/Celsius thing now. It never bothered me before, but for some reason I have it in my head that it fluctuates, like currency rates. It's the same with the Metric/Imperial systems. "How is the Metre doing against the Yard?" Somebody asked today on Wall Street. As for weights, well forget it. In France I never could tell you how many kilos I weighed, knowing only the imperial 'stone' system, yet here they do not give their weights in stones, but in pounds. And I can never remember how many pounds to a stone, or ounces, or whatever. I can tell you one thing though, with all this junk food here, I need more than a calculator to keep up with how much I'm weighing. And it's Thanksgiving next week.
Avoiding Any Imperial Entanglements
16.11.05 04:12
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