Hi there, Pals. It’s nearly 4 p.m. and the day has been a blur so far. I’ve just stopped to start the thread but I’m not prepared as I had no time to think of anything interesting to say. I had a bad experience yesterday at the doctor’s (no need for specifics) which made me realise (again) that unless you pay for a treatment or consultation, doctors rarely really care about you. What they want is easy and quick cases. I’m sad and angry. (nothing new) But on the bright side, it’s astronomy week at the local planetarium so I’ve been going to lectures in the past couple of days. The weather is awful though, so star-watching with a telescope will probably be cancelled…
I did a total-body routine today (requiring dumbbells) and my elbow is just as painful as it was before the laser treatment. No further comment about this.
Let’s move on to our fact-finder fragment. Have you ever wondered why the clocks go forwards in March and backwards in October. (They should stay where they are, if you ask me.) In 1784, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the Journal de Paris noting that the French could save money on candles in the evening if they just woke up a bit earlier. His suggestion wasn’t a serious one but yes, if you get up an hour earlier in the summer, you get more sunlight in your day. In 1895, New Zealand scientist George Hudson lobbied his government to move the clock forwards by two hours in the summer. (He wanted more hours of sunshine to observe bugs…) I’m not going to waste your time by listing any further advocates for this nonsense.
All right, Pals, I need to go, unfortunately, I have no picture for today.
Perspiration Pals 26 March 2025
Hi there, Pals. It’s nearly 4 p.m. and the day has been a blur so far. I’ve just stopped to start the thread but I’m not prepared as I had no time to think of anything interesting to say. I had a bad experience yesterday at the doctor’s (no need for specifics) which made me realise (again) that unless you pay for a treatment or consultation, doctors rarely really care about you. What they want is easy and quick cases. I’m sad and angry. (nothing new) But on the bright side, it’s astronomy week at the local planetarium so I’ve been going to lectures in the past couple of days. The weather is awful though, so star-watching with a telescope will probably be cancelled…
I did a total-body routine today (requiring dumbbells) and my elbow is just as painful as it was before the laser treatment. No further comment about this.
Let’s move on to our fact-finder fragment. Have you ever wondered why the clocks go forwards in March and backwards in October. (They should stay where they are, if you ask me.) In 1784, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the Journal de Paris noting that the French could save money on candles in the evening if they just woke up a bit earlier. His suggestion wasn’t a serious one but yes, if you get up an hour earlier in the summer, you get more sunlight in your day. In 1895, New Zealand scientist George Hudson lobbied his government to move the clock forwards by two hours in the summer. (He wanted more hours of sunshine to observe bugs…) I’m not going to waste your time by listing any further advocates for this nonsense.
All right, Pals, I need to go, unfortunately, I have no picture for today.