Travel, and blogging uncertainties
I’m heading off for my week-ling seminar in NY State. The computer connections at this place are chancy, so I have no idea when I’ll be able to blog again. With any luck, this afternoon. See y’all later… :rainbow:
Category: Ephemera
What I'm thinking about today
Euclid’s Elements Book VII Definitions 1 and 2 Def. 1. A unit is that by virtue of which each of the things that exist is called one. Def. 2. A number is a multitude composed of units. NB: I am used to using the word monad instead of unit. Just so as you know.
The evils of the world, in short
An excellent summation of things worth working against: Ambient Irony: To The Point The Creationists pushing their fraudulent spin on Evolutionary Theory; the Post-Modernists denying the concept of Objective Truth; the Islamists trying to do both at the same time; the historical revisionists; the Psychics; the “Alternative Health Practitioners”; the academics who see their role … Continue reading The evils of the world, in short
It snows.
It’s snowing tiny, tiny flakes. Cincinnati Weather (KLUK): * reported: 13:59 UTC on 2004/12/19 Temperature: 25°F (-4°C) Dewpoint: 19°F (-7°C) Relative humidity: 79.5% Barometric: 30.05 inHg Windspeed: 12.7 mph Gusting to: 19.6 mph Wind direction: from the north (20°) Clouds: broken clouds, 2100 ft (640 meters); overcast, 2800 ft (853 meters) Precipitation in the last … Continue reading It snows.
white pebble 