Almost 75 years ago a family sat in the car at a railroad crossing while the lights flashed and the bell rang, waiting on the train to arrive and go past.
The year old baby pointed to the train and said "_twain_". It was his first spoken word.
I think that was the poorest Guardian article that I have ever read. I was shocked at the shallowness of the article. I have always had a lot of respect for the Guardian. But this piece makes me wonder if that was badly misplaced. Or perhaps the Guardian is just going downhill rapidly.
I think of myself as an old hillbilly hippie. I've had several careers: Physics, personal counseling, computer science/software development. Unix/Linux. Now I'm an old retired guy. I read a LOT. I think of myself as a liberal progressive politically. Some people know me as KB6QL.I love the Grateful Dead. I love Gracie Slick. I also love the work of Johann Sebastian Bach. I have loved their work for more than 50 years. Oxford comma. Born at 310ppm CO2. Whatever/whatever