Well, the high today was about 10 c. That's about 50 f – which makes it the coldest day so far, this fall. And a chill wind blowing, so that the weather news here for the first time decided to mention the concept of windchill. I was walking around my neighborhood, not feeling motivated to go into Seoul today, and felt cold for the first time since coming to Korea.
It was a listless day and I ended up coming back and reading the afternoon away, losing track of time. I'm reading Henry George's Progress and Poverty. Pretty dry, and radically out-of-date, from a politico-economic analysis point of view. But… I still think some of the argument may have merit. Not sure. Will have to get back to everyone on that question.
In other news: I'm thinking that Mr. William B. Ide may be a candidate for holding the record as the person who dropped furthest in a single demotion. In June of 1846, he was the elected President of the de facto sovereign California Republic. In July of the same year, he became a private in Captain Fremont's California Battalion.
Check out the 2006 abridgement at http://www.progressandpoverty.org/
It is in contemporary language, and a good deal shorter than the original, but follows it thought by thought.
It is a good read! Enjoy!