'When Tolkien changed The Hobbit' for Hobbit Day on the Autumnal Equinox

Happy Hobbit Day on the Autumnal Equinox!* I'm featuring Robert of In Deep Geek again with his tale of When Tolkien changed The Hobbit.



Robert is right; the original version of the riddle game in The Hobbit makes no sense given the powers and history of The One Ring and Gollum's relationship with it in The Lord of the Rings. The new version sets up the sequels. More interestingly, the original tale remains in The Fellowship of the Ring as a cover story, even after it has been replaced in the new editions of The Hobbit. I respect that clever use of the retcon. I also didn't know any of this before I watched Robert's video, so I learned something new. It's always a good day when I learn something new.

Enough fantasy. Time for reality with The National Weather Desk asking and answering What Actually Causes the Seasons? Meteorologist Breaks Down Fall Equinox.

Ever wonder why fall feels so different from spring even though they're both equinoxes? Meteorologist Evan Chickvara reveals the science behind why identical daylight hours create completely different weather patterns.

Evan Chickvara does a good job of explaining why temperature lags behind hours of daylight. It takes even longer for water to warm up and cool down than ground, so seasons are even more delayed in Michigan and other parts of the Great Lakes states.

Speaking of the Great Lakes, I'd heard of Manhattanhenge, but not Chicagohenge. Watch The Weather Channel's Fall Equinox Episode Of 'Chicagohenge'.

Two times a year, the sunrise and sunset perfectly align with some streets in the heart of Chicago, putting on a show between the skyscrapers. The fall equinox episode of “Chicagohenge” is about to happen, but will the weather mess up the view?

Detroit also has a lot of east-west streets, so we would see the Sun rise and set down our major streets as well, but it's raining here now, so not today. Darn.

*It's also World Rhino Day, National Elephant Appreciation Day, and Car Free Day today. I'll save those for when I have more time and energy.