Ellipsis...

I'm just popping out to Germany for a bit, do you need anything? A pint of Milch, a loaf of Brot?

Back soon!

Wikipedia...and Durians

Wikipedia is an online encyclopaedia (/encyclopedia) that anyone can edit. It is quite useful, because there are now so many facts available there. Imagine, a book that's always growing! It is not perfect, of course, but I think the principles are pretty sound. I am in favour of it - any complaints that could be made about it are a bit pointless because it is the best we have.

I sometimes correct ridiculous spelling mistakes and things, as I am reading. I haven't written anything longer than one paragraph, since I am not really an expert on anything! Today I updated my User Page. You can read there a lengthy diatribe about Wikipedia! Hooray!

I wanted to write about durians today, but there is not time. For now, here is a relevant picture instead!


Other facts of the day: I have realised that I don't really like chocolate. Also wheat makes me sleepy, on the whole. So I will be watching out for those!

Roosting, Twinkling

There is a whitish pigeon sleeping outside my front door. I thought it was an ornament! But it moved very very slightly...

I don't have a picture of it.

Today is the 8th May. That is Gottschalk's birthday, and the day Ethel Smyth and Luigi Nono died (not the same year...)

For the last four days, a giant mechanical elephant and a giant little girl have been performing in London, near Trafalgar Square/Piccadilly/St. James's Park. Not only do I not have a picture of it, I didn't even see it!

This is something I have seen, many times. It is the constellation Orion (Orion the Hunter) which is the constellation I most easily recognise in the sky over England. (Photo credit: Matthew Spinelli)