Animal Farm

Flying snakes, no planes involved. Study sees polar bears losing out to grizzlies. Badgers survive on the deadly poisonous plant Yew. First winter rain- even the monkey seems to want a raincoat. Mammals grew 1000 times larger after the demise of the dinosaurs. And laugh like parrots at a bag-piper. Nature hath fram’d strange fellows in her time… Continua a leggere Animal Farm

Diversions

Who ceases to be a friend never was one. Best books of the year 2010…Two versions of Rainer Maria Rilke’s sonnet: Apollo’s Archaic Torso. Bach (3) by Gerard Richter. A new list of the world’s greenest cities out. Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger but a heart as soft as tofu. Leaving a restaurant without paying the bill… Continua a leggere Diversions

Dialogues

Today a cascade of nytimes tweets. Do writers retire? I think it’s a question of style and rhythm. I like your atlas! If some parts are boring I just skip them without feeling guilty, reading should be a pleasurable experience. I’m listening to Mr Ambulance Driver. Mouse teabags? I thought you were focussing on totem animals. And your bet? I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Not too bad then, have a nice weekend. Typical friday, lots of things to do but happy! Fruit cake? The worst cake in the world. You are not alone by Mads Langer is better than the … Continua a leggere Dialogues