It was at 7:23 local time here this morning.
And in the words of Douglas Adams:
Several billion trillion tons of superhot exploding hydrogen nuclei rose slowly above the horizon and managed to look small, cold and slightly damp.
A quote made for this image:
The early morning fog is already burning off, and we’re in for another sunny Autumnal day.
Have a good one, wherever you are.
It’s today. And I’m timing this post to appear on the internet at exactly the same time as the sun begins to light up Cape Town.
Which it is doing like this:
It’s one of my favourite Douglas Adams quotes, and it seems wholly appropriate for the chilly, moist conditions that typify a real Cape winter, and with it, today.
The days get longer from tomorrow, guys. Summertime may be a long way off, but it is on its way.
I’m re-reading The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It’s unusual for me to read a book and it’s even more unusual for me to enjoy it.
I’ve probably read (and enjoyed) this one about twenty times, but it’s been a long while since I last did, so this weekend seemed as good as any time to start again.
Now you might not agree with my views on reading, but then maybe you just need to look at things from another angle:
It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much – the wheel, New York, wars and so on – whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time.
But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man – for precisely the same reasons.
It’s wonderful stuff, and what’s more, I’m reading the compilation of all four of the books in the trilogy.
And what’s more, I’m reading it in a clumsy, unwieldy book made of paper!
Old Skool Rulez!
#vintage #paper #oldeworlde #hipster