‘Para..….’ whatever?

Happy Saturday – glad Friday the thirteenth is in the rearview mirror? Were you aware that in Italy, Friday the seventh holds a similar status (and most Italians did just fine the last time that day flew by).

Just in case you need to know. Friday the 13th worry even has a name; paraskevidekatriaphobia. Feel wiser yet?

But now, Saturday morning, we’re back into a bit of a temperature dip as our Spring creeps along. The Bradford pear trees lining our side street have begun to bloom. By mid-week it’ll look like this as in the photo I took last year.

OK, the coffee pot just got louder alerting me to the fact that all is ready in the kitchen. First mug of Peets roast is coming up.

The Corner – seems active 24/7. Early this week Marcia needed to get up in the middle of the night – 2:15am to be exact. Once she got settled again, I walked about the living room to stretch my legs more than anything else. That was the exact time that, without any sirens, a Fire Truck and EMT ambulance rolled on by. They pulled over about two buildings down. The angle wasn’t great and I wasn’t about to head on out to check on things. All I know is that after 15 to 20 minutes the mini caravan of emergency equipment headed on out.

All of this made me wonder what else goes on during the ‘wee’ hours?

National Pi Day – since I’ve been a bit on a nerdy bend, please be advised that today, March (3rd month), the 14th is officially Pi Day. It celebrates the, (pause here and say “ahem”) “the mathematical constant ? (pi), which represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter” – 3.14. It gets better. Hence, if you’re so inclined, celebrate Pi Day at exactly 1:59pm to mark the next three digits of the ratio – 3.14159.

There is more – Last week I shared the story of ‘Science Girl’ Dianna Cowern, her trials, and her description of the Neutrino. What I was trying to convey was how our world, solar system, and the Universe itself is beyond comprehension.

Today, here for those who still weren’t convinced, is another fragment that will amaze you. To a weak-minded character such as myself all of this provides proof that none of this can come about as happenstance. With all the magnificence around us there is no doubt that this cannot be a mere collection of ‘stuff’. There has to be order. There has to be purpose. There must be premeditation in the design of it all.

Enjoy watching the stunning life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly and then reflect on the preceding paragraph while you wrap your mind around what you’re seeing on screen:

Irish goodbye – with many celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week (here in town we’re all Irish during the week and a large St. Patrick Day parade is held) I’ll close this week’s Ramblings with a warm and friendly Irish goodbye, “craic”.

Life is AMAZING!

Dirk

BONUS POINTS:

This week Marcia had a doctor’s appointment. It struck me that he wasn’t wearing a white coat. He entered the exam room in kaki slacks and a polo shirt, hmmmm, the time’s they are a-changing. Which leads me to ask the question; what year was the modern Hippocratic oath written?

1. 1908
2. 1953
3. 1877
4. 1923
5. 1964
6. 1857

Last week answer – #6