Mnemonic poetry and Guy Fawkes night
I walked home past several people setting off sparklers and fireworks in the meadows. In Edinburgh celebrations of Guy Fawkes night are not elaborate, but you can smell the gunpowder.
Posts Tagged “silly”
A Suggestion for Scotland
This will be a big year for the United Kingdom. In September, Scotland will hold a referendum to decide whether to remain in the UK or to become an independent country. For several years, support for independence has remained steady at a...
My new favourite pages on Wikipedia
I have several new favourite pages on Wikipedia:
Happy Pi Day! (belated)
Pi Day is an international holiday celebrating the mathematical constant π. It is celebrated on March 14, i.e., 3/14 in month/day notation. It is typically celebrated by telling everyone you know, “Hey, it’s Pi Day!” More enterprising pe...
A Very British Thanksgiving
A humble note to the great British nation: