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Science Teacher


Posted in: Princess

Herself is at war with her science teacher over science. She practically came to blows with her when the teacher (yes, the teacher) showed a video which proved that the moon landings were faked. She also made strenuous arguments to convince the teacher about Galileo’s Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment. To no avail, I now see from reading Wikipedia that in this matter the teacher believes in Aristotle’s theory. Apparently this teacher only teaches first years. I am not sure why, so that all knowledge of scientific theory that they might have brought from primary school can be wiped from students’ brains before they begin further scientific study?

She is retiring at the end of the year; perhaps this is for the best.

Your Point?


Posted in: Cork, Ireland, Reading etc.

A number of people sent me a link to this Kevin Barry piece in Granta about Cork.

It starts out as follows:

If cities are sexed, as Jan Morris believes, then Cork is a male place. Personified further, I would cast him as low-sized, disputatious and stoutly built, a hard-to-knock-over type. He has a haughty demeanour that’s perhaps not entirely earned but he can also, in a kinder light, seem princely. He is certainly melancholic. He is given to surreal flights and to an antic humour and he is blessed with pleasingly musical speech patterns. He is careful with money. He is in most leanings a liberal. He is fairly cool, usually quite relaxed, and head over heels in love with himself.

At the very least, the last of this is true: the city of Cork is besotted with itself, and it talks of little else.

It is a truly brilliant article; especially since the author is only a blow-in.