On March 26 I cut the hedges, which needed it badly. (If you want to see what they looked like before, ask Google Maps to take you to N 42° 26.209' W 71° 04.568', ask for 'Street View', and look for the house to the north.)
chienne_folle kindly agreed to call some nice yard people to haul away the mess. Only she forgot. And because I want anyone to think I'm ( Read more... )

I encountered this story on a programming-language list of all places:

Bian Que was a very famous doctor in China (about bc 500). He had two
elder brothers who were much better than he. But they were not
famous. A King asked Bian Que why he is the most famous one, and Bian
Que answered as follows:
The doctor who prevents illness is not known ( Read more... )

Today before breakfast I spent about an hour hiking in the Fells. The rain and the holiday kept things quiet, except of course for those who must walk their dogs. No friendly dogs this morning, but one spooky dog with owner and one overinflated golden retriever, apparently unaccompanied, carrying a very large stick.

Class went well today. For a change I was able to set my students some exercises they could do, and everyone learned something and left happy. Wish I could do it more often...