There is a fascinating article in the The Washington Times today about one of their headlines from 1922: "Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt." It discusses the fact that four of the ten hottest years on record in the U.S. were in the 1930s, with 1934 being the hottest.

With global warming being such a hot topic these days (no pun intended), it's always good to try and look for perspective. Here's my favorite quote of the article, from Marcus Aurelius:

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

In fact, this might be my new favorite quote, period. I think I'll use it.

Those Romans were pretty smart dudes.