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It really is a journey, life- Azriel

{{{{I think then I must have stalled, on a hill }}}}

Let the clutch up slowly & release the hand brake Go with the flow

You mean start rolling backwards? I suppose that's sort of what we are doing, rolling blindly into the future with a full view of the past.

this may win an award for cutest pic ever:



(Malia Obama giving Sasha two thumbs up as she chats up Ryan Reynolds)

Not sure why I enjoyed this so much. It may be the comment: " the Big Mac puts up a hell of a fight."

http://mashable.com/2016/03/12/molten-copper-vs-big-mac-youtube/#FDgfszSJs8qO

Whats Mc D's doing to your insides ?

halfwise wrote:You mean start rolling backwards?  I suppose that's sort of what we are doing, rolling blindly into the future with a full view of the past.

Keep yer foot on the brake !

Every evening between 5PM & 6PM I watch the birds dancing in the sky. Its the same every time & it still makes me go "wow", stop & watch them They squawk & sing & how they dont bump into each other I dont know Then, suddenly, one last dive & theyve gone. Over the hills of The Downs & far away, just the cheeping left, fading off.



I could only find a vid over the pier. Im at the opposite end of town, on the edge of the countryside, but the singing & dancing is still the same

I suppose if you put a bunch of people on a dance floor and tell them to either follow other people, and if you don't see anyone to follow then lead...you might get something similar. But we don't really get those instructions. Might be interesting to try. Never thought about bird flocks as dancing before: does put it in a new perspective.

I know something of what it's like from riding bareback and bridleless on a horse in a small herd. Horses' eyes are on the sides of their head, rather than forward-facing like ours, so they're much more attuned to the motions on either side of them than those ahead.

As a horse way over to one side slows down, all the others who are abreast of him become aware and slow down slightly too, which causes the herd to pivot slowly and elegantly in that direction.

It's amazing to us, but it would probably seem like the most natural thing in the world if we had side-looking eyes and our brains were wired to stay abreast rather than walk in line.

azriel wrote:Every evening between 5PM & 6PM I watch the birds dancing in the sky. Its the same every time & it still makes me go "wow", stop & watch them They squawk & sing & how they dont bump into each other I dont know Then, suddenly, one last dive & theyve gone. Over the hills of The Downs & far away, just the cheeping left, fading off.



I could only find a vid over the pier. Im at the opposite end of town, on the edge of the countryside, but the singing & dancing is still the same  

are they Starlings? you have to be careful if they fly overhead, you can get covered in poo.

David H wrote:

Bluebottle wrote:
it is a lot easier to deal with people when you're not in love with them.

sounds like a good tatoo

Haha, not much of a tatoo guy myself, but be my guest.

Now, aren't you guys just the nicests bunch of people.

David H wrote:I know something of what it's like from riding bareback and bridleless on a horse in a small herd. Horses' eyes are on the sides of their head, rather than forward-facing like ours, so they're much more attuned to the motions on either side of them than those ahead.

As a horse way over to one side slows down, all the others who are abreast of him become aware and slow down slightly too, which causes the herd to pivot slowly and elegantly in that direction.  

It's amazing to us, but it would probably seem like the most natural thing in the world if we had side-looking eyes and our brains were wired to stay abreast rather than walk in line.

Hmm...I think with some more documented examples you might have a publishable theory.

Someone put it into words.

All of them, in that order

Ringo's back!

Hello Ringo

Hi Ringo!

Well, he heard there were hugs, coffe, vodka and sleep on offer so..

I'm thinking that might be a good email signature.

Sounds a decent morning.

Hullo, all

Hullo there, Ringo. How is the studying.. err.. troll hunting going?

Good to see you around again, Ringo.