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    10月24日

    Smilla's and others types of snow

    as the bookclub is reading Smilla's feeling for snow, I investigated the meaning of the various terms, and find there is a world of snow categories out there. Here are some from wiki:
    Columns
    A class of snowflakes that is shaped like a six sided column. One of the 4 classes of snowflakes. Take me back to Lillehammer, this is where you will find these.
    Dendrites
    A class of snowflakes that has 6 points, making it somewhat star shaped. The classic snowflake shape. One of the 4 classes of snowflakes.
    Graupel
    Precipitation formed when freezing fog condenses on a snowflake, forming a ball of rime ice. Also known as snow pellets. Experienced this in Rejkjavik
    Ground blizzard
    Occurs when a strong wind drives already fallen snow to create drifts and whiteouts.
    Lake-effect snow
    Produced when cold winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water, picking up water vapor which freezes and is deposited on the lake's shores.
    Needles
    A class of snowflakes that are acicular in shape (their length is much longer than their diameter, like a needle). One of the 4 classes of snowflakes.
    Rimed snow
    Snowflakes that are partially or completely coated in tiny frozen water droplets called rime. Rime forms on a snowflake when it passes through a super-cooled cloud. One of the 4 classes of snowflakes.
    Sleet
    In Canada and Britain, rain mixed with snow; Some Americans also refer to this as sleet, while others refer to sleet as ice pellets formed when snowflakes pass through a layer of warm air, partially or completely thaw, then refreeze upon passing through sufficiently cold air during further descent.


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    10月21日

    Modern zen teachings



    Zen Teachings

    1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me for the path is narrow.. In fact, just piss off and leave me alone. 

    2. Sex is like air. It's not that important unless you aren't getting any. 

    3. No one is listening until you fart. 

    4. Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else. 

    5. Never test the depth of the water with both feet. 

    6. If you think nobody cares whether you're alive or dead, try missing a couple of mortgage payments. 

    7.  Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. 

    8. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. 

    9. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. 

    10. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably well worth it.. 

    11. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. 

    12. Some days you are the bug; some days you are the wind screen. 

    13. Don't worry; it only seems kinky the first time. 

    14. Good judgment comes from bad experience ... and most of that comes from bad judgment. 

    15. A closed mouth gathers no foot. 

    16. There are two excellent theories for arguing with women. Neither one works. 

    17. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving. 

    18. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. 

    19. We are born naked, wet and hungry, and get slapped on our ass ... then things just keep getting worse. 

    20. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

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    10月13日

    Talking about YouTube - Five - Keep on Movin'

     It does help if you are feeling down to listen to the fatalistic positive message in this song.

    sorry embedding has been disabled. you will have to open youtube.

    Quote

    YouTube - Five - Keep on Movin'
    I woke up today with this feelingThat better things are coming my way (way)And if the sunshine has a meaningTelling me not to let things get in my wayWhen the rainy days are dyingGotta keep on, keep on tryingAll the bees and birds are flying (ahh ahh ahh)Never let go, gotta hold on inNon-stop 'til the break of dawnin'Keep on ...

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