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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004Winter in June
I still can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that it's June in the USA and hot as h*ll, and the catslaves in Australia and New Zealand are talking about winter and coming cold weather. It's like when my husband tried to explain to me that events that occurred in deep space millions of years ago are just becoming evident to us today. My poor mind is so confused. A happy solstice to everybody, hot or cold. Jazz and I will ponder the strangeness and wonderfulness of the universe. Jazz & his mama  SignatureIrulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time > I still can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that it's June in the USA > and hot as h*ll, and the catslaves in Australia and New Zealand are talking [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > strangeness and wonderfulness of the universe. > Jazz & his mama Ask Jazz for a trip in the Mothership. I'm sure they can help explain things. :) > I still can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that it's June in the USA > and hot as h*ll, and the catslaves in Australia and New Zealand are talking [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > A happy solstice to everybody, hot or cold. Jazz and I will ponder the > strangeness and wonderfulness of the universe. A happy one to you, too, Lydia and Jazz. Midsummer is a big deal here in Finland, but we don't get to celebrate it on the actual day, because the holiday has been moved to the weekend, so that Friday is officially Midsummer Eve, though it was really on Monday. Well, at least we get a three-day weekend. I'm taking the cats to the island this weekend (fortunately, I get to go with my brother in his car, so don't have to annoy a whole busload of people with Frank's yowls - sorry, Waffles, Frank's singing). Then I'm coming back for one more week at work, and then my holidays start (and then I snip my hair). SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >(fortunately, I get to go with my brother in his car, so don't have to annoy >a whole busload of people with Frank's yowls - sorry, Waffles, Frank's >singing). Harumph! You really must learn to appreciate the finest feline singing in Finland. Waffles --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >I'm taking the cats to the island this weekend >(fortunately, I get to go with my brother in his car, so don't have to annoy >a whole busload of people with Frank's yowls - sorry, Waffles, Frank's >singing). Then I'm coming back for one more week at work, and then my >holidays start (and then I snip my hair). How do you think Frank and Nikki will react to your haircut? I imagined that Frank prefers long hair, and Nikki prefers short hair. :) > How do you think Frank and Nikki will react to your haircut? I > imagined that Frank prefers long hair, and Nikki prefers short hair. > :) Well, I don't know. At least Frank won't be able to torture me by walking on my hair while I'm trying to sleep. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >> How do you think Frank and Nikki will react to your haircut? I >> imagined that Frank prefers long hair, and Nikki prefers short hair. >> :) > >Well, I don't know. At least Frank won't be able to torture me by walking on >my hair while I'm trying to sleep. No, he'll probably pull it to try and make it long again :) > Midsummer is a big deal here in > Finland, but we don't get to celebrate it on the actual day, because the > holiday has been moved to the weekend, so that Friday is officially > Midsummer Eve, though it was really on Monday. Well, at least we get a > three-day weekend. I'm taking the cats to the island this weekend Do you have midnight sun where you are? Happy summer solstice to all in the northern hemisphere! (And winter solstice to those in the south.) Joyce > Marina <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Do you have midnight sun where you are? No, not quite. The sun sets for a few hours here in southern Finland, but up north it shines all through the night. To my shame I must confess that I've never seen the midnight sun. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >I still can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that it's June in the USA >and hot as h*ll, and the catslaves in Australia and New Zealand are talking >about winter and coming cold weather. It's like when my husband tried to >explain to me that events that occurred in deep space millions of years ago >are just becoming evident to us today. My poor mind is so confused. The millions and billions of years ago thing sounds okay, because it makes sense that light has a finite speed. But that brings me to a different thing that confuses me - if the velocity of light through a vacuum is an absolute constant, and velocity is always relative, then do two photons traveling towards each other have a relative velocity of C (the speed of light) or 2C (twice the speed of light)? > if the velocity of light through a > vacuum is an absolute constant, and velocity is always relative, then > do two photons traveling towards each other have a relative velocity > of C (the speed of light) or 2C (twice the speed of light)? I don't think photons have relative velocity - that's the theory of special relativity. Everything else is relative, but light speed is constant. But I find that, even though I have a good head for science in general, relativity theory is totally mind-boggling to me! So I might have that somewhat wrong... Joyce > > if the velocity of light through a > > vacuum is an absolute constant, and velocity is always relative, then [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >relativity theory is totally mind-boggling to me! So I might have that >somewhat wrong... That actually makes sense, thanks! Relativity actually makes some sort of sense compared to someother things like quantum physics. The way electrons can behave as either particle or wave depending on whether it's being observed or not I think shows that thinking of particles such as photons and electrons as physical entities is probably too simplistic. Their odd behavior immediately tells you that they have a complex relationship with the space in which they reside. It seems to me that subatomic particles are not independent entities, but are merely superficial symptoms of certain irregularities in space and time. >I don't think photons have relative velocity - that's the theory of >special relativity. Everything else is relative, but light speed is >constant. Except that light has been *slowed* to about walking speed - I kid you not - in some experiments where photons have been fired into a chamber of ...mumble...mumble... gas and slowed down. I'll try to dig the details out for you if you're that interested! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Except that light has been *slowed* to about walking speed - I kid you > not - in some experiments where photons have been fired into a chamber > of ...mumble...mumble... gas and slowed down. I'll try to dig the details > out for you if you're that interested! Sure! If it's not too time-consuming to look, that is. Thanks, Joyce >Sure! If it's not too time-consuming to look, that is. > >Thanks, >Joyce here you go http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994474 seems they managed to actually get it to stop... Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994474 > seems they managed to actually get it to stop... Thanks, Helen! Looks like interesting (and weird, and mind-boggling) reading! Joyce >>I don't think photons have relative velocity - that's the theory of >>special relativity. Everything else is relative, but light speed is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >...mumble...mumble... gas and slowed down. I'll try to dig the details out for >you if you're that interested! I've heard about that, and it sounds plausible. Light travels at different speeds through different media, like glass, air, and water. If that weren't the case, lenses would not work, and mirages wouldn't exist. The constant C is the speed of light through a vacuum. A weirder experiment I heard of is when they speeded up light, so that it exited a chamber before it had completely entered it. It sounded like a causality violation, but apparently, it wasn't? I don't remember the exact details. oh, sure, Tak. Confuse me some more, won't you? :p Jazz's mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time > >I still can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that it's June in the USA > >and hot as h*ll, and the catslaves in Australia and New Zealand are talking [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > do two photons traveling towards each other have a relative velocity > of C (the speed of light) or 2C (twice the speed of light)? >oh, sure, Tak. Confuse me some more, won't you? :p >Jazz's mama Sounds like Tak needs to get another cat to keep his mind off of quantum physics, cat physics is more interesting. :) >Sounds like Tak needs to get another cat to keep his mind off of >quantum physics, cat physics is more interesting. :) Oh, I'll consider another cat, but not before autumn. Now's the time when we plan our vacations so that we can get a break from our cats. ;) >> oh, sure, Tak. Confuse me some more, won't you? :p >> Jazz's mama > Sounds like Tak needs to get another cat to keep his mind off of > quantum physics, cat physics is more interesting. :) Maybe he could call it Shroedinger.;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >>> oh, sure, Tak. Confuse me some more, won't you? :p >>> Jazz's mama >> Sounds like Tak needs to get another cat to keep his mind off of >> quantum physics, cat physics is more interesting. :) > Maybe he could call it Shroedinger.;-) Or Heisenberg? :) Joyce > >>> oh, sure, Tak. Confuse me some more, won't you? :p > >>> Jazz's mama [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Joyce Maybe he ought to get two? ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. "Adrian" <anca@bigfoot.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Winter in June: >> >>> oh, sure, Tak. Confuse me some more, won't you? :p >> >>> Jazz's mama [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Or Heisenberg? :) >Maybe he ought to get two? ;-) Just what Betty needs, two little hockey pucks to slap around. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >"Adrian" <anca@bigfoot.com> had some very interesting things to say >about Re: Winter in June: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Just what Betty needs, two little hockey pucks to slap around. :-) I just wrote that Betty doesn't play soccer. Or hockey. Though maybe she just needs to be taught. :) And I wouldn't give a cat either of those names, because that's what people would expect me to do. If I were to go with a physics theme, I might name a cat "Max", after Max Planck, the father of quantum physics, since that sounds adequately non-geeky. >>> oh, sure, Tak. Confuse me some more, won't you? :p >>> Jazz's mama >> Sounds like Tak needs to get another cat to keep his mind off of >> quantum physics, cat physics is more interesting. :) > >Maybe he could call it Shroedinger.;-) Yes a big orange tabby like the cat in Stargate SG1 Some people said things, and then:- Adrian added >>> oh, sure, Tak. Confuse me some more, won't you? :p >>> Jazz's mama >> Sounds like Tak needs to get another cat to keep his mind off of >> quantum physics, cat physics is more interesting. :) > >Maybe he could call it Shroedinger.;-) Which leaves me a nice opening to join in as a newcomer here, though the real comment is in the tagline... SignatureRichard, whose cats can be seen at http://www.squeaky.demon.co.uk/cats.htm It should have been Schrodinger's Tortoise. Have you ever tried putting a cat in a box? [David Hadley] > Some people said things, and then:- > Adrian added [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > It should have been Schrodinger's Tortoise. > Have you ever tried putting a cat in a box? [David Hadley] Welcome Richard. Jeanette Some people said things, and then:- Jeanette added >> -- >> Richard, whose cats can be seen at http://www.squeaky.demon.co.uk/cats.htm [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Jeanette Thank you kindly. SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk Hickory Dickory Dock, An elephant ran up the clock, The clock is being repaired. > Some people said things, and then:- > Adrian added [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Which leaves me a nice opening to join in as a newcomer here, though the > real comment is in the tagline... Hello Richard! Some people said things, and then:- Karen Chuplis added >in article B7GM6NC1iq3AFwhI@squeaky.demon.co.uk, Richard at >> >> Which leaves me a nice opening to join in as a newcomer here, though the >> real comment is in the tagline... > >Hello Richard! Hello Karen. SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk Q: What's the difference between a poodle humping your leg and a pit bull terrier humping your leg? A: You let the pit bull finish! > Some people said things, and then:- > Karen Chuplis added > >Hello Richard! > > Hello Karen. Welcome, Richard. Your web page looks wonderful, and I've bookmarked it for future reading. LOLed at the story of the lasagna-pilfering cat. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki Some people said things, and then:- Marina added >> Richard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk > >Welcome, Richard. Your web page looks wonderful, and I've bookmarked it for >future reading. LOLed at the story of the lasagna-pilfering cat. I have yet to meet a cat that *doesn't* like lasagne! ;-) SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes. Richard <Richard@pridge.uk.uk> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Winter in June: >I have yet to meet a cat that *doesn't* like lasagne! ;-) A good friend of mine has a cat who hides from any humans other than Meowmie. Usually, anyway. On one visit, my friend and I were eating Stouffer's lasagna, and I felt fur nudging my bare feet. Looked down, here was Miss "Hide Under the Bed for a Week" begging for some lasagna [yes, of course, she got some :-)]. Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >Richard <Richard@pridge.uk.uk> had some very interesting things to say >about Re: Winter in June: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >here was Miss "Hide Under the Bed for a Week" begging for some lasagna >[yes, of course, she got some :-)]. Lasagne was exactly what got Mimi (RB) out from under the bed when I first brought her home. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Some people said things, and then:- Seanette Blaylock added >Richard <Richard@pridge.uk.uk> had some very interesting things to say >about Re: Winter in June: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >here was Miss "Hide Under the Bed for a Week" begging for some lasagna >[yes, of course, she got some :-)]. I have no idea just what it is about lasagne that cats like - they just do. Even Sally who turns her nose up at all offerings of human food will display a great deal of interest in lasagne. SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk I date this girl for two years -- and then the nagging starts: "I wanna know your name" Richard <Richard@pridge.uk.uk> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Winter in June: >Which leaves me a nice opening to join in as a newcomer here, though the >real comment is in the tagline... Welcome to the madhouse. :-) >It should have been Schrodinger's Tortoise. >Have you ever tried putting a cat in a box? [David Hadley] [snicker] Good point. We tested out Felix's carrier last night to make sure it's big enough for him [he's a LARGE cat] and he did NOT like it. Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL Some people said things, and then:- Seanette Blaylock added >Richard <Richard@pridge.uk.uk> had some very interesting things to say >about Re: Winter in June: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Welcome to the madhouse. :-) Seems a perfectly normal newsgroup to me... >>It should have been Schrodinger's Tortoise. >>Have you ever tried putting a cat in a box? [David Hadley] > >[snicker] Good point. We tested out Felix's carrier last night to make >sure it's big enough for him [he's a LARGE cat] and he did NOT like >it. I have trouble getting my cat Sally, named after an eponymous Wodehousian heroine, into the carrier to go to the vets but absolutely no trouble at all when it's time for her to come home. SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk Education - What you have left over when you subtract what you've forgotten from what you've learned. Richard <Richard@pridge.uk.uk> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Winter in June: >>Welcome to the madhouse. :-) >Seems a perfectly normal newsgroup to me... [heheheh] Haven't been reading long, have you? Just wait. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL Some people said things, and then:- Seanette Blaylock added >Richard <Richard@pridge.uk.uk> had some very interesting things to say >about Re: Winter in June: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >[heheheh] Haven't been reading long, have you? Just wait. :-) I worked through a weeks worth before I said a single word. Having been on line one way or another for over fifteen years I'm pretty sure I've seen enough to have it sussed. Probably. ;-) SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk Q: Why are jokes about women two-liners? A: So men can understand them. Welcome! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Which leaves me a nice opening to join in as a newcomer here, though the > real comment is in the tagline... Some people said things, and then:- polonca12000 added >Welcome! >Best wishes, Thanks. Note to self: Post an anecdote real soon... SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk Knight's Law: Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans. >Which leaves me a nice opening to join in as a newcomer here, though the >real comment is in the tagline... You mean that Schrodinger's cat is a tortie? I love your pictures of Dusty on the curb, by the way, very cute! Some people said things, and then:- Takayuki added >>Which leaves me a nice opening to join in as a newcomer here, though the >>real comment is in the tagline... > >You mean that Schrodinger's cat is a tortie? "Should be" a tortoise. So much easier to put into a box. >I love your pictures of Dusty on the curb, by the way, very cute! He was a lovely cat. Bonded very well after his first upset about being taken away from mum - yet not as well as Sally has, Sally being my current treasure. SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk Women get the hump so often they ought to be called camels. >>>It should have been Schrodinger's Tortoise. >>>Have you ever tried putting a cat in a box? [David Hadley] >> >>You mean that Schrodinger's cat is a tortie? > >"Should be" a tortoise. So much easier to put into a box. No problem round here putting a cat in a box (except of course the carrier when it's time to vist TED). Now, keeping a cat out of a box is something else ;-)) SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html Some people said things, and then:- Steve Touchstone added >>>>It should have been Schrodinger's Tortoise. >>>>Have you ever tried putting a cat in a box? [David Hadley] >>> >>>You mean that Schrodinger's cat is a tortie? >> >>"Should be" a tortoise. So much easier to put into a box. >No problem round here putting a cat in a box (except of course the >carrier when it's time to vist TED). Now, keeping a cat out of a box >is something else ;-)) Well yes, cats will climb into *any* box *except* the one you want then to climb into. Then life gets a little more difficult, as I'm sure you know, which is *why* the tagline made its appearance. SignatureRichard, whose Squeaky Chair can be seen at www.squeaky.demon.co.uk Never try to outstubborn a cat. |
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