Out And About.

[Eddie Teach]

Owls are harbingers of death.

[CountDeMoney]

Owls are harbingers of death.

Sure.  If you're a chipmunk.

[Jacob]

Owls are harbingers of death.

Sure.  If you're a chipmunk.

P. Wiggin does sound chipmunkish.

[Eddie Teach]

I really don't know what to make of that.

[mongers]

Had to visit one of my local cities, managed to get out and visited a new by hill fort, had a good wander around here testing out a new camera.

Given how late it was in the day, decided not to catch a bus back into the city, but headed down in to the valley and found a stretch of my beloved river that was new to me. I followed this all the way back into the city, where for a while it's natural exuberance is curtailed by concrete and brick, it's then joined by four other rivers and leaves the city invigorated as it head to where I live and eventually the sea.

All told a nice little 5-6 mile late afternoon walk.

[mongers]

On the way home this evening on the bus, I think I half bumped into a woman from my past, but given my terrible memory for female faces I couldn't be sure it was her, someone I'd probably not seen for 15 or more years. So I didn't say anything, not wanting to embarrassed, if I was her, I hope she didn't think I was intentionally ignoring her.

I retrospect it would have been good to have exchanged pleasantries, seasonal greetings and wished her all the best in the future. But you know what it's like after all long tiring day, you're just wanting to get home, relax and by that time the outside world is a bit of a blur or rather distant. 

[KRonn]

Yeah Mongers, been there, done that. Not sure if I know someone, or it's been so long that I don't think to say anything. Sometimes they may say hello and I have to remember who they are or where I know them from. 

[mongers]

Yeah Mongers, been there, done that. Not sure if I know someone, or it's been so long that I don't think to say anything. Sometimes they may say hello and I have to remember who they are or where I know them from.

KRoon, do you think it's in part a consequence of deafness, us not picking up all the information, maybe being able to hear a familiar voice from 4 feet away when it's not directed toward you, is quite an important part of 'recognising' someone?

[The Brain]

You guys still build hill forts?

[KRonn]

Yeah Mongers, been there, done that. Not sure if I know someone, or it's been so long that I don't think to say anything. Sometimes they may say hello and I have to remember who they are or where I know them from.

KRoon, do you think it's in part a consequence of deafness, us not picking up all the information, maybe being able to hear a familiar voice from 4 feet away when it's not directed toward you, is quite an important part of 'recognising' someone?

For me I don't think so. I think sometimes it's seeing someone outside of a familiar context where you know them. For instance, recently in the market I ran into a women who works where I do, not in the same group but we see each other every day. It took us each a moment to recognize that we knew each other.

Other times it's not having seen someone for a long time and they've changed in appearance, as have I, so neither says anything. Also could be just that people being reserved and don't care much to say hello sometimes.

[mongers]

Yeah Mongers, been there, done that. Not sure if I know someone, or it's been so long that I don't think to say anything. Sometimes they may say hello and I have to remember who they are or where I know them from.

KRoon, do you think it's in part a consequence of deafness, us not picking up all the information, maybe being able to hear a familiar voice from 4 feet away when it's not directed toward you, is quite an important part of 'recognising' someone?

For me I don't think so. I think sometimes it's seeing someone outside of a familiar context where you know them. For instance, recently in the market I ran into a women who works where I do, not in the same group but we see each other every day. It took us each a moment to recognize that we knew each other.

Other times it's not having seen someone for a long time and they've changed in appearance, as have I, so neither says anything. Also could be just that people being reserved and don't care much to say hello sometimes.

Yes KRonn that all sounds rather familiar, it's definitely one aspect of life that I've not sussed out even after of all these years.

Other stuff I've evolved behaviours and rules of thumbs that work well, but this thing slightly bothers me, it's like the one hang-back to my teenage years. 

It doesn't help that I reckon I'm one of the most anonymous looking people you could find, maybe I should have applied to join the security services after all. 

[KRonn]

You missed your calling in govt. security services, even MI6! Could have had a nice pension out of that.     

[mongers]

You missed your calling in govt. security services, even MI6! Could have had a nice pension out of that.     

I think you have to be talented or bright to join SIS. 

Maybe a 'plodding' job at MI5 might have better, oddly on several occasions at protest movements/groups I've engaged with, people have suggested or said I might be some form of police or government agent; maybe 'if the glove fits'.   

[Zanza]

The seven historical church steeples of Lübeck at dusk across the Wakenitz river. I was just running the nice 6.5 km circle along its shore when I saw this and had to stop to take a picture. 

[Syt]

Any flooding in Lübeck? My old home town on the Stör is Land Unter, as almost every year by now (I recall it was only once when I was a kid, and it was the first time since anyone could remember). They're saying it's the worst flood in Holstein in decades.




Used to live in the red house in the center of the picture in the 80s. It's about 150, 200 meters from the river.