so I was thinking this really strange set of thoughts
but rather than trouble you with the full details, I'll just take you thru them very briefly with the help of a few visual aids
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paying attention? good
obviously I started off with the thought that today is St Patrick's Day - if you knew the week I'd had, you'd be amazed I even realised that it was the 17th and you'd forgive me the fact I'm in the wrong month; from the emerald isle, it was but a hop and a skip to Stonehenge
and thence swiftly on, to planetary alignment (here craftily illustrated by some marbles, as planets aren't that happy to line up for a photoshoot)
then I started thinking about time and my mind naturally wandered to the insides of a pocket watch
an attractive inside. . .
ah! that was better. . . then back to those planets again (you know, how a wandering mind goes back and forth between topics and then back again to one you've already thunk about)
and I was trying to remember the name of those planetary alignment machine things, when what I did rememb was that the teens were talking about one today and I'd thought they said ossary - but they actually said orrery
so there we have it - clovers to cosmic coincidence without my having bored you comatose with my actual thoughts, plus you've learnt that a planetary alignment mechanismy thing is an orrery (not to be confused with an eyrie which is the word for an eagle nest) - or did you already know. . .
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but rather than trouble you with the full details, I'll just take you thru them very briefly with the help of a few visual aids.
paying attention? good
obviously I started off with the thought that today is St Patrick's Day - if you knew the week I'd had, you'd be amazed I even realised that it was the 17th and you'd forgive me the fact I'm in the wrong month; from the emerald isle, it was but a hop and a skip to Stonehenge
and thence swiftly on, to planetary alignment (here craftily illustrated by some marbles, as planets aren't that happy to line up for a photoshoot)then I started thinking about time and my mind naturally wandered to the insides of a pocket watchan attractive inside. . .ah! that was better. . . then back to those planets again (you know, how a wandering mind goes back and forth between topics and then back again to one you've already thunk about)and I was trying to remember the name of those planetary alignment machine things, when what I did rememb was that the teens were talking about one today and I'd thought they said ossary - but they actually said orreryso there we have it - clovers to cosmic coincidence without my having bored you comatose with my actual thoughts, plus you've learnt that a planetary alignment mechanismy thing is an orrery (not to be confused with an eyrie which is the word for an eagle nest) - or did you already know. . ..
you did? CLEVER YOU!
if the various teens had pointed out that my education was somewhat lacking, I'd have sent them this. . .
but they didn't (they know which side their bread is buttered) (and who butters it for them) so I'm saving it until the need arises
if the various teens had pointed out that my education was somewhat lacking, I'd have sent them this. . .
but they didn't (they know which side their bread is buttered) (and who butters it for them) so I'm saving it until the need arises
6 comments:
Blow! I was hoping you didn't know, and I was going to be able to tell you it's an orrery; one of the odd scraps of facts that find themselves stored in the strange compartments of my mind. I wish I had one (an orrery, not a mind).
I hope you enjoyed putting this together as much as I enjoyed reading it, orreries and all.
OH! I knew eyrie--but I didn't know orrery. I'm afraid I won't know it again in ten minutes....*sigh*
And no worries about St. Patrick's Day--yesterday was the 15th...even though it was the 16th.
Do I get points for at least knowing it's April?
It's April??? Wow, I better turn the page on my Pirate Queen calendar. (It's last years, but I pasted blank calendar pages i made on the iMac to each page so i could use it again as I love the pictures for every mnonth so much I can't even decide on a favorite!)
I learned some things ere today and I thank you. Always willing to learn new words. So, now, how do I pronounced this orrery thing? (I could search, but I like the interaction with you my dear friend I, Like The View)
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Wow, two links in one comment post. Why do they call it html?
Peace to all
OH!! Hyper Text Markup Language! And I know this only because I put the girl through college to learn such things. LOL It's one of the few things I retained from her going--well, that and I retained a good person to nurse computer owies to. Now WHY they call it that--beats me. LOL
Good Sunday to you, ma'am.
Good Sunday to all the fine folks who frequent your little piece of cyberspace.....good Sunday, good Sunday, GOOD Sunday!!
:-)
(I've obviously had a couple cups of coffee.....LOL)
Mel you are too clever by half! (and yeay for coffee!!)
man my boys say o-re-rer-ie. . . but that might not actually be how to pronounce it!
Mel yup - you get points for April. . .
Christopher I did, glad you did too
Dave I think they are fascinating objects
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