Parson Thru's blog

The working week begins and the intellect sleeps

My friend is off in mid-Italy being led around the cultural highs and lows - monuments, facades, horsemeat and offal. No doubt with a glass or three of the local wine. I'm counting down the weeks to bed-bugs, blessings and blisters on the Camino de Santiago. I hope I'll witness the resurrection of my Spanish - lately rendered dumb. The work-life balance has become a write (and play) - sleep balance. I've taken to falling asleep on the train...

Beethoven

So then, friends and assorted great minds, lovers of the Arts, intelligentsia... The thought just crossed my mind while trimming my beard that my favourite piece of music might be a big lovely fractal (or similar). Is this possible? Is there such a book as "What Maths is Really Telling You" (but your teachers couldn't explain)? Was Beethoven describing God (was he Catholic?), or the universe (or protestant?) seen through the eyes of scientists...

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