Cloudy Saturday

[nightdog_barks]

It actually rained a bit this morning and is still overcast, giving us a temp of 86 degrees (30 degrees Celsius), which is amazing for mid-July. Unfortunately, the humidity is 70%, making it feel as though it's 95 (35 Celsius). I'll still take the cloud cover.

Was very sad to see this news -- Maryam Mirzakhani passes away, aged 40. First (and so far, only) woman to win the Fields Medal, genius mathematician. Wife and mom. And just 40. JUST FORTY. What else might she have accomplished? Seriously, cancer can go DIAF.

Sigh. Still curious to see who the 13th Doctor will be, even though I fell out of love with the show this season and I'm really not sure why.

Here, have a somewhat blurry pic of Layla (taken this afternoon) --



Oh! Editing to add that I forgot to mention I saw a bat last evening, flitting around our backyard at just dusk when the sun was going down! I think Layla was barking at it. :D

Comments

[topaz_eyes]

Forty is far too young. We clearly lost a math genius, and the world is poorer for it. :-(

I'm just glad Moffat is gone from Doctor Who. I am, however, sad to see Capaldi go, as he was a fantastic Doctor, and he made the show bearable for me the last 2 seasons. Also rather nervous about what Chris Chibnall will do as the new showrunner. He's had good mainstream successes (Broadchurch, Law & Order: UK), but his Who/Torchwood work has been spotty at best. We'll see.

[silverjackal]

Death at the age of forty is an obscenity, and of such a rare mind as well. (Mathematicians of that calibre are rare indeed.) :(

Layla at least looks very happy, even if she does feel the need to bark at "odd birds".

[taiga13]

I was very sad to hear about Maryam Mirzakhani too. But a picture of Layla is enough to make anyone feel better.