I sat on the beach today in Ft. Lauderdale and watched the sun rise.  Well, actually, I watched it being revealed.  How is it that something as powerful as the sun can be almost completely masked by smoky black clouds that are nothing but water vapor?  I’ve never sat still long enough to watch the rising sun play Peek-a-Boo with a cloud bank from the time when Sol is barely noticeable to the inevitable conclusion of the game when even my Ray-Bans offer insufficient protection for direct...


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