Wednesday, April 28, 2010

It droppeth as the gentle strains of mercy... again


The weather man (woman) forecast rain for the morning and he (she) was right. Not hard but it started in the early morning hours and has let up somewhat but I'm not anxious to get caught out there in the rain. The picture, taken a few days ago, is to remind us the sunshine will return.
Yesterday I saw the long hair black and white cat again. The last time I noticed that he had large mattes in his side. They must be irritating but I don't think I should pick him up and take him home for the removal. He has a collar with a bell but no name tag.
I'm deep into the book by Cal Tech physicist Kip Thorne. "Black Holes and Time Warps". I'm in the black hole part. the most interesting thing about the book is his historical approach. He introduces successful as well as unsuccessful ideas chronologically so the trail to knowledge is clear. He also emphasizes the Charlie Anderson saying,"Nature gives up her secrets verrrrry reluctantly". Isn't science great? Thorne has been a part of the search for many years and knows all the participants intimately. Well not really intimately. After all he has long been married with a daughter which I'm sure resulted in a drift to the more conventional.
Or not.
Searching for the answers is proof that we're all on this flight together.

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