Would July To You Baby?
Hello there,
What a month it's been. Haven't really had a chance to stop and think about niceties like resolutions.
1. Instincts are what I live on at the moment. They came to the fore in deciding to put some money down to secure our lovely new flat. It's very special; the view extends for about ten miles across South Bristol (Phil can probably work out our elevation from that, Phil?). The move also means coahbitation with the lovely Lucy. My instincts are proving right so far.
2. No writing at all this month, far too much to do. I do have some essays to write ahead of my course though, so I've been doing lots of reading about British History (I have a great one-volume work for you Phil).
3. JOB DONE. Just three weeks to get through in August before the course starts. I am sh!tting myself. I just hope the kids don't do likewise.
4. The osteopath gave me the best bill of back health I've had in two years... which of course means that I've slacked off since. Anyone that comes to our new flat will see the Yogo chart opposite the loo - I intend to be doing some advanced lying down before too long.
5. Eating's such a joy isn't it? I have to admit, eating healthily has become equated with eat well in my mind, which might not be the same thing, but at least it's better than endless pasta'n'sauce. We had some outstanding food at the Curtis wedding at the end of the month: steak to die for.
Looking forward a lot at the moment, not in a wish-my-life-away sort of thing, but in a so-much-to-look-forward-to kind of way. The wedding of the century, meeting the newest Moore, a week in Shropshire, and of course, school...
What a month it's been. Haven't really had a chance to stop and think about niceties like resolutions.
1. Instincts are what I live on at the moment. They came to the fore in deciding to put some money down to secure our lovely new flat. It's very special; the view extends for about ten miles across South Bristol (Phil can probably work out our elevation from that, Phil?). The move also means coahbitation with the lovely Lucy. My instincts are proving right so far.
2. No writing at all this month, far too much to do. I do have some essays to write ahead of my course though, so I've been doing lots of reading about British History (I have a great one-volume work for you Phil).
3. JOB DONE. Just three weeks to get through in August before the course starts. I am sh!tting myself. I just hope the kids don't do likewise.
4. The osteopath gave me the best bill of back health I've had in two years... which of course means that I've slacked off since. Anyone that comes to our new flat will see the Yogo chart opposite the loo - I intend to be doing some advanced lying down before too long.
5. Eating's such a joy isn't it? I have to admit, eating healthily has become equated with eat well in my mind, which might not be the same thing, but at least it's better than endless pasta'n'sauce. We had some outstanding food at the Curtis wedding at the end of the month: steak to die for.
Looking forward a lot at the moment, not in a wish-my-life-away sort of thing, but in a so-much-to-look-forward-to kind of way. The wedding of the century, meeting the newest Moore, a week in Shropshire, and of course, school...
posted by RichardJ at 11:53 AM
3 Comments:
I think the elevation calculation is going to severely clouded by, well, cloud. If it wasn't and it really was a v=16km distance to the horizon then the (approximate) formula for elevation, h = v^2/(2r) where r=6400km, the radius of the Earth, gives the elevation h to be 20m. So, either Rich does not live in a very impressive place or the weather in the South West of England is not very good. An elevation of 125m should get you a view of 40km (25 miles) on a clear day. What's the history book?
surely that assumes an absolutely flat landscape? if you climb onto the top of your house, you don't get immediate 10-mile views... perhaps you need more data. i don't have any, you'll just have to come and see the damn view for yourself.
the book is the Oxford (cringe) History of Britain, edited by K Morgan.
Nope, it assumes a spherical Earth. Get with the times Richard! I think the formula is correct - it gives about a 3 mile view for a 2 metre tall bloke, and 7 mile view from the top of your 10m-high house. I don't think this is unreasonable, remembering what cycling in Cambridgeshire felt like...
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