Columbus & a countdown

#1

Reality gradually forced Columbus to a new conclusion: he had not reached India or China, and after a second voyage in 1493-still convinced he was in the Pacific Ocean-Columbus admitted he had stumbled on a new land mass, perhaps even a new continent of astounding natural resources and wealth. In February 1493, he wrote his Spanish patrons that Hispaniola and other islands like it were "fertile to a limitless degree," possessing mountains covered by "trees of a thousand kinds and tall, so that they seem to touch the sky." He confidently promised gold, cotton, spices-as much as Their Highness should command-in return for only minimal continued support. Meanwhile, he continued to probe the Mundus Novus south and west. After returning to Spain yet again, Columbus made two more voyages to the New World in 1498 and 1502.

[- A Patriot's History of the United States, Schweikart & Allen, 2004, p.4]

#2

Your eyes do not deceive you. I count only 38 more days until the release of HP7 (part 1).

Try now to get off work. Excuse yourself from classes. This is a midnight showing event if ever there was one. So it's not in 3-D. It will still be worth the $12 or whatever they decide to charge.

Get in line early and don't forget the gummies!