Lynn What is will never be what was. What was will never be what is. This moment will pass and never return. Live each moment through the eyes of a child—savoring, with excitement, every spectacular piece of life with curiosity and admiration, limitless- without the fear of

True story: Drying gravel with hair dryer for a repair job. Daughter comes into room. You’re drying gravel with a hair dryer?!! Me: yup. Long pause………….. Daughter: OK, I’m cool with that!! Followed by world-class eye rolling!

To see a butterfly come flutter by.

Polymyalgia rheumatica: killing them softly Linked Comment by David Liew & Claire Owen bit.ly/4eiha6W

Practising guitar. Daughter: Practising guitar? Me: Yup. D: Looks at sheet music – but that’s a Mozart clarinet concerto! Me. Yup. Long silence……………………………….right! Walks out shaking head.🤣

Me. TV won’t work! Wife: No wonder, look at the tangled power cable. Me: Tries to explain the science. Wife: Carefully untangles cable. TV works again!! Me. What do I know!🤣

Engineer, physicist, pure mathematician travel to Scotland. See a black sheep on hillside. Engineer: there are black sheep in Scotland. Physicist: there is at least one black sheep in Scotland. Pure Math: in Scotland there is a sheep, at least one side of which is black!!

On radio: tells how Virginia Woolf (authoress) describes woman walking down the street, bemoaning the mess she had made of her life, suddenly sees something in a shop window and thinks ‘I wonder if they have that in my size’. Encapsulates (for me) all that is lovable in women.😂

I have just enjoyed an intriguing and novel experience - a conversation with Grok on the meaning of time! I asked question about time. Grok answered it, and then asked me a question and we proceeded in that way, like a chat between friends. Brilliant - I thoroughly recommend it.

I saw a bright light in the trees. Suddenly realised it was the moon. Got camera. Tried to photo - camera said "use flash". I said the moon is 240k miles from here, what do you mean 'use flash'!. It sulked. Anyway - this is what I shot:

Vigorous tech exchange with Grok on topic outside my discipline. Out of curiosity asked Grok to rate my performance. Said I was a non-expert (spot on) but very well informed. Explained its analysis v clearly. Impressive!

I looked at Grok’s profile of me: It said that I am: “A curious scientist from a quaint village”! I guess “A quaint scientist from a curious village” works equally well!🤣🤣

Practicing Belafonte's 'Island in the sun' on guitar and singing to music.... Just noticed, there aren't as many birds in the garden as usual! Strange that...!!🤣🤣

Grok re credibility that an entity (God?) created the universe? This is part of debate: “[A creator] provides a single, unifying cause for the Big Bang, unlike multiverse theories that multiply entities (infinite universes) or quantum models that rely on abstract, unproven laws.”

Right –who thought that the meeting tomorrow in Alaska was about Ukraine? Me too. So Putin has decided (!) Ukr OK - but more important is talk of strategic arms limitations and US/Russ relations! He’s playing games. Trump: cancel the meeting now + support Ukr in winning the war!

The US DofE has announced that it will hire 3 scientists who have expressed doubts about the scientific consensus on climate change! Wow! This comes as the Gov is taking steps to reduce gov research in this area (drill baby, drill?). After Erika McEntarfer alarm bells should ring

"Sense of self-importance Preoccupation with power, beauty, or success Entitled Can only be around people who are important Arrogant Lack empathy Must be admired Believe that others are envious of them" Narcissistic personality disorder. Now who does that remind me of??

The alien object (31/ATLAS) that entered the solar system is, apparently, glowing with possibly (?) self-generated light. If 'alien spacecraft', that seems illogical (‘dark forest’ hypothesis). Prob = natural phenomenon. Closest solar approach is 29 Oct. We will know more then.

I looked up from my desk and saw this - ran, grabbed my camera, took the pic. 30 secs later the sun had gone behind a cloud! A moment of magic!

Sad to hear just a moment ago of the death of Robert Redford. Initially I had viewed him as just another 'pretty face' in Hollywood. But then I saw his film 'The Candidate' and was a fan from that moment on. Great guy, great actor. May he rest in peace - he will be sorely missed.