Day 148

Food delivery..little bike big bag

Day 75

A taxing day in the crowds

Day 70

Day 68

In 1968 at the Mexico Olympics David Coleman was recorded at 200 words per minute while commentating on David Hemery's win in the 400 m Hurdles

Day 63

Ignoring  the naked man on a wet, damp, cold evening.

60 Days

The Big Smoke

About 60

Astronomers in early civilizations in Mesopotamia knew that the solar year is not 360 days. 360 days would certainly be a much more convenient length year than is 365.25.... however, according to the article "Calendar" in my Britannica (1963 edition - for things historical I prefer older editions) (v.4, p.622-623)- they used a 12 month, 354 day, "lunar" year, and eventually (ca. 9th c. B.C.) realized that it could be adjusted to the solar year by adding (intercalating) seven extra lunar months every 19 years. Other changes were also made to more closely synchronize the solar and lunar calendars.

So, briefly, the Babylonians (who gave us base 60 for time-keeping) did not have a 360-day year. Neither did the Greeks, and these were the major "mathematical powers" of the ancient western world. The article on "Fractions" (v.9, p.576) really explains it. As I am not sure whether this is still in current editions, I'll quote the significant part: "When they decided to take 120 units as the length of the diameter of their standard circle (probably because its numerous factors, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 40 and 60, made the representation of fractions easy), the circle (using the old value 3 for Pi) became 360 units."
 
Then, as we know, they divided each degree into 60 units (our minutes), and each "minute" into 60 units (our seconds). Yes, the modern divisions of the earth are directly traceable to this. The only real connection between these and the divisions of the day is the penchant of the Babylonians to subdivide units by 60.

Day 56

May the 4th be with you

Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.”

Day 50

A welcome break

Day 47

Brothers in Arms

Day 45

How many times do you see the red lady in the Matrix. When you are out and about in your own matrix see if you can notice her.

Day 38

Selling silky sexy legs

Day 37

The dog who came to dinner

Day 31

do you mean me...having a little camera disharmony these days I hope for some redemption soon

Day 24

Chinese Bun lady

Day 22

sorry your names not on the list