Happy Tuesday: the cruelest day of the week.
On this day in 1614, the native American woman Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe. On April 5, 1922, the The American Birth Control League, was incorporated; it later became Planned Parenthood. And, on this day in 1994, Kurt Cobain committed suicide. Notables born on this day include Joseph Lister (1827), Booker T. Washington (1856), Spencer Tracy (1900), Bette Davis (1908), Gregory Peck (1916; it’s a good day for actors!), and astronaut Judith Resnick, the first Jewish person in space (born in 1949, she was nearly my age and one of my youthful hearthrobs, sadly killed in the Challenger accident). Numbered among those who died on this day are Douglas MacArthur (1964), the geneticist Alfred Sturtevant (1970), Allen Ginsberg (1997), Gene Pitney (2006), and Peter Matthiessen (2014).
Meanwhile, Sanal Edamaruku, the noted Indian rationalist who can’t return to his country (India has an arrest warrant out on him for exposing fraudulent “miracles” and therefore “hurting religious sentiments”), is paying a visit to all the beasts of Dobrzyn. Hili, having not met any Indians, engaged him in conversation:
Hili: What’s the difference between a rationalist from India and a rationalist from Europe?Sanal: There isn’t any. Rationalism is not a religion; there are no local varieties.
Hili: Jaka jest różnica między racjonalistą z Indii a racjonalistą z Europy?
Sanal: Nie ma żadnej, racjonalizm to nie religia, nie ma odmian lokalnych.
And out in Winnipeg, Gus’s box has nearly collapsed from his relentless chewing. Here are “before” and “after” photos; it’s now a tunnel rather than an enclosure:
I’m wondering if Gus’s box didn’t have corrugation made with wonderful organic glue that tasted just great! 😉
That’s occurred to me too. Animal collagen glue.
It great to see Hili bringing joy to Sanal’s life. He’s a courageous man, and if only India didn’t have its head up the cow’s arse…..
Oh by the Sauce of the Spaghetti Monster, don’t remind me! Growing up with the smell from the breakfast cereal plant on the North wind, the smell of the county town on the West wind, the smell of the plastics factory on South wind, and the smell of the animal-to-glue rendering plant on the East wind.
Hili obviously loves and appreciates all gentle rationalists, regardless of whence they originate.
I’m glad to see that Sanal is safe and happy. I saw some of that “Tantric Challenge” videos on YouTube, I almost felt sorry for the tantric guy, all worked up and nothing as a result.
Gus has truely mastered the fine Art of Cartboard Deconstruction.
Gus should meet our two resident felines, Lily and Fulmine, they share the same penchant for deconstructing cardboard boxes. Last Fall my kids and I spent several days building a castle using a bunch of large boxes from our last move. The cats made it theirs within hours, assaulting the battlements and taking possession. The merlons and drawbridge were the first to go within a week or two.