Dad waffles again about politics

When the election battle was on, I was rooting for Palin as a better alternative to Hilary Clinton. But Mrs Obama perhaps beats them both with her message to London schoolgirls. Keep the positive messages rolling I say...

Walking in the Woods

The EQ arranged a walk in the woods on Sunday afternoon. Dad, J and Lije went, leaving mum in peace. As usual we were late but met the party half way round. The others left before we did so we decided to do some exploring.

Dad and Lije check out the map.

J and Lije chilling on a tree stump.

Dad and Lije by a brook.

Getting dark.

J and Lije ambling.

Half Term

This half term we decided to go to Lincoln, and take in some history. Lincoln is such a nice old city, Dad has fond memories from going there to uni, and wanted to share the sites with the family.

Lije apparently mid grizzle.

J, he always loves being forced to have his photo taken. It's his favourite thing (not).

Lincoln Cathederal.

Dad and Lije chopsing on some food. Real Lincolnshire sausage meat, in Lincoln. Yum.

Frost

"Overnight, a giant spilt icing sugar on the ground,

He spilt it on the hedgerows, and the trees without a sound,"

(Valerie Bloom)

The frost was very heavy on Friday night, so much so that on Saturday afternoon it was still thick on the ground and in the trees. I judged up to 10mm deep on the twigs. It is not often the place looks so magical, so I took some photo's around the neighbouring villages.

Flatland, and Us.

As I was reading about Flatland, it occured to me that compared to God, we are living in Flatland. We have only a limited perspective, and try so hard to understand the entire universe from our own point of view.

But in the end, we have to trust, until we get that same perspective that God has. And then, like in the movie below, we will probably also exclaim "wow, I never knew".



(You might also enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSdoHL9AG38)

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

I don't know if any of you have read "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" (more here) by Edwin A. Abbott. I first heard of it when reading "The Shadow Guests" by Joan Aiken, in which it gets a mention. It is an interesting exploration of a world that exists only in 2 dimensions, the x and y axis only.

Anyway, I decided to try to simulate what it would look like to live in Flatland using my 3D animation software. The simulation gives you a Flatlandian view, and the view we get, as beings in the realm of 3 dimensions.




I think I prefer to have the insight of 3D.

P.s. I have just learned that a film has been made, based on the book: http://www.flatlandthefilm.com/index.php

The Voice of the People (Dad waffles about politics briefly)

The UK has often been compared with the US's lap dog, and it has also been said that the US election has nearly as much impact on the rest of the world as it does on the US. As a result I am interested in the current presidential race and the upcoming US election on November 4th. Plus I enjoy the debate.

Personally I am rooting for McCain and Palin. Nice to have a woman on the team, nice to have a woman in politics speaking for the right and the "right" (so refreshing after Hilary Clinton). If Palin was a Brit and a Party Leader, I would know who I would be voting for in our next election.

I enjoyed the recent debate between the Vice Presidential hopefuls Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. If you enjoy "Any Questions" you will enjoy this. Interesting to see that the important issues in the US are almost identical to our own in the UK.