[cogitator]

Looks like we’re still waiting for the cycle low.

Harvard Medical School Law:
"Under the most rigorously controlled conditions of pressure, temperature, volume, humidity, and other variables the organism will do as it damn well pleases."

Same goes for the Sun, I reckon.

The page from where I got this is great:

100+ Murphy’s technology laws

Here's a couple more.

Apropos to recent events:

The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.

More generally:

No matter how clever and complete your research is, there is always someone who knows more.

If you think you understand science (or computers or women), you’re clearly not an expert.

Dobie’s Dogma: If you are not thoroughly confused, you have not been thoroughly informed.

[palmer]

I thought we were going through a cycle low around August based on peaks in GCR flux (inverse to solar activity). But I agree on the unpredictability of the sun and earth's response, kind of like this one:

You can never tell which way the train went by looking at the track.

If the sun and earth aren't predictable that applies in spades for GCR.