The trouble with window AC units is that you can't open the window until you remove the AC - although I suppose if you had double-hung windows that really functioned as they should, you could open the top sash.
The air outside is pleasant - a relief after these few days of humidity - and we should open up some windows and let the air in. We installed the second AC on Friday, before all our dinner guests came over, and then yesterday we switched the two so that the quieter one would be in our bedroom and the larger one would be in the living room. No shortage of windows here in this apartment (all with dysfunctional storm windows, ack), so the remainder of the weekend should be comfortable.
What's interesting about the Treaty of Versailles is how little agreement there was on the part of the victors about how Europe (and the colonies) should be shaped. It's more than just colliding interests - the statesmen themselves held quite different worldviews, from Wilson's optimistic attitude that a coalition of nations could police the world, to the more cynical and punishment-seeking views of the others. The treaty process was hugely complicated and took almost a year to work out. No focus on Poland yet - Stachura might be right about how its concerns and interests were not taken seriously in the process.
I've collected all my materials on trenches, and I looked on Thursday at two possible venues for submission. I also formulated some questions that I think my research answers that make it a new contribution to the literature. Articles in these two journals, though, don't use that metacommentary technique of outlining what they are up to upfront. On one hand, that makes them seem intellectually sophisticated; on the other, the articles sort of meander with no clear objective in the reader's mind. I like the folksiness of Historical Geography. I doubt if "folksiness" is in my stylistic future, however.
Posted by otto0114 at July 4, 2004 09:11 AM