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The Song of the Wondering Aengus

I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.

When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.

Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.

-- W.B. Yeats

This poem really resonated with me. I think its because as a kid I would constantly dream of this magical woman who lived in my basement and when I woke up I could never find her.

#poetry #poem #literature #english

Interesting fact of the day. According to current understanding it is believed that the majority of planets in the Milky way are Rogue planets (do not orbit a star).

In fact of all the planets in our Milky Way it is thought at least 55% of them are rogue planets.

Because we can only observe Jupiter sized or larger rogue planets, giving us that figure, it is likely there are quite a few more than this which are smaller. Though it also depends on how we define planet since typically it depends on the nature of its orbit whether it is called a planet or a moon.

With that said I think this also highlights the error in the redefinition of the word planet which caused Pluto to be demoted. It was a day of bad science as it creates issues with this sort of language. the older definition of planet I still feel would be more useful and fitting and would allow for smoother communication in these scenarios.

I miss the CD caddy type CD drives.. really sad they went out of existance. They made so much sense for protecting and storing CDs...

#Technology #hardware #computers #computing

Never saw a Mag-loop style antenna used on a handie-talkie before, but I really dig it! I may need to try this!

#radio #RF #Ham #HamRadio #Electronics #EE

Medieval armor was likely a lot more agile and comfortable than people realize.

https://youtu.be/q-bnM5SuQkI

#history #medevil #knights

LOL so apparently I just noticed in one of the episodes of Star Trek Enterprise they tried to use one of those Radio Shack 100 in 1 electronics kits as an actual engineering prop. Never picked this up before but omg the lawls.

Also attached a picture of the actual retail device (technically marketed as 500 in 1)

#StarTrek #SciFi #Electronics #EE

A woman isnt considered famous until you can find her feet pics on the internet with a google search. That's true fame.

Just found out this guy is my 11th great grandfather.. cool:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brewster_(Mayflower_passenger)

I recently acquired a book written by my 4th great-uncle Samuel Freeman in 1814. My collection of historic artifacts related to my family tree is growing :)

#geneology #FamilyTree #FamilyHistory #History

This is kinda a big deal...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2177-0

#Science #QM #quantum #QuantumMechanics #Physics

So apparently an american farmer (no surprise) is using explosives, along with a high powered rifle to take care of his Hog problem... Most american thing I've seen all day, sad to watch.. be cautious, only watch if you can stomach it...

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/sounder-of-feral-hogs-vs-seven-pounds-of-tannerite/

Dawww

#fod #doggo #puppy #corgi

I actually started calling Joe Biden "Mumbles" lol, this is perfect.