Good morning! It’s Friday! Even here in Ireland the clouds have parted (for now) and the sun is shining (for now) and I’m taking things slowly after spending the evening frolicking with the local Skeptics group who actually have their own castle/observatory instead of just a pub.

Today is the day when the Swedish inventor of the three-point seatbelt Nils Bohlin was born in 1920, TWA Flight 800 exploded over Long Island in 1996 and in 1955 Disneyland opened its doors. Oh, and Jimi Hendrix refused to be the opening act for The Monkees in 1967. I’m not surprised, that was a really weird combination which would probably have caused a black hole to form spontaneously, so Hendrix probably saved the world there.

Over in Poland, Hili’s mind is on loftier things.

Hili: How do I get a grant?
A: What for?
Hili: For a study of the mouse population in the orchard.

In Polish:

Hili: Jak zdobyć grant?
Ja: Na co?
Hili: Na badania populacji myszy w sadzie.