Tonight’s lesson: where to look for Sirius. OK, found it,
but there’s a problem. I’m going to have to go out later at night if I want to
see it, because it’s below the eastern horizon at the time I usually go out.
The problem is, I don’t know how much later.
In coming by this intelligence, however, I also came across a
nice story.
Prince Sidhistra went looking for heaven, along with his
brothers and his dog, Svana. The brothers all gave up, but Sidhistra persevered
and Svana stayed with him. Eventually he found it, but only he was allowed
in; they wouldn’t take the dog. ‘Bugger that,’ says Sidhi. ‘It’s both of us or
I don’t come in.’ They were both allowed in.
That’s a nice story, isn’t it? I’d shed a tear if only I
could find a hand to squeeze.
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