I love those cartoons and sketches with pianos being lowered by rope. I also think those ones where someone falls into a blackhole in the pavement, and the next guy just picks it up like if it were a rubber mat, whistles and walks off
If only I could have one of those for next xmas - lol!
you know, your comment just reminded me of a humorous scifi book I read an eternity ago. The whole story evolved around some black liquid that, when dropped to the floor caused a wormhole and who stepped into it came out somewhere else. I doubt you'd know it, it was part of a series... will try to find out whether it's still in print. I wish I could recall the name. Best,
B.
3:40 PM, January 08, 2007
Anonymous said...
That is a funny cartoon. Congrats on your selection for the Anthology!
10:16 AM, January 09, 2007
Anonymous said...
Oh, and I like your new look for the blog.
10:17 AM, January 09, 2007
rafa said...
Bee,
Isidoro collected all the existing knowledge at his time. Try the mathematical and astronomy part. Of course is written in Latin but there is an english version. The Etimologías (The Origins) are XX books. Science (math and astronomy and the difference with astrology) is in book III.
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1:19 PM, January 08, 2007
I love those cartoons and sketches
with pianos being lowered by rope.
I also think those ones where
someone falls into a blackhole
in the pavement, and the next guy
just picks it up like if it were a rubber mat, whistles and walks off
If only I could have one of those for next xmas - lol!
3:34 PM, January 08, 2007
Hi Coturnix,
ah! that is nice :-)
Hi Quasar,
you know, your comment just reminded me of a humorous scifi book I read an eternity ago. The whole story evolved around some black liquid that, when dropped to the floor caused a wormhole and who stepped into it came out somewhere else. I doubt you'd know it, it was part of a series... will try to find out whether it's still in print. I wish I could recall the name. Best,
B.
3:40 PM, January 08, 2007
That is a funny cartoon. Congrats on your selection for the Anthology!
10:16 AM, January 09, 2007
Oh, and I like your new look for the blog.
10:17 AM, January 09, 2007
Bee,
Isidoro collected all the existing knowledge at his time. Try the mathematical and astronomy part. Of course is written in Latin but there is an english version. The Etimologías (The Origins) are XX books. Science (math and astronomy and the difference with astrology) is in book III.
I think it is fully translated into English here
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/L/Roman/Texts/Isidore/3*.html
Have fun
Rafa/spain
5:43 PM, January 14, 2007