nmqd jf q

-Fragment of a math proof: "λ is an eigenvalue of A iff det(A-λI)=0", and for all you poor, unmathed people out there, "iff" is not a typo -- it means "if and only if"-

Not much of a dream last night either. And, not much Mythbusters! It was the soda+mentos rerun that seems to pop up at least once a month, and is one of the few episodes I am now totally sick of. So I got to bed earlier, but still had too much going through my mind to really concentrate.

The apricot tree is blooming even more today. Also, I was outside... elsewhere... today (hey, I have to stay a little mysterious!), anyway it was a place that has these two particular trees that bloom like crazy every spring with little pink flowers everywhere. I think they're ornamental plums or something. The fragrance is magnificent and subtle. Oh, and there's a magnolia tree (I think) in the backyard of a house I pass in my commute; I hear those trees are an absolute bother to take care of, nasty rubbery leaves dropping, shallow roots, proper soil pH, all that, but their flowers ARE enormous. There is no sight quite like those bare, black branches -- that look too thin and whippy to support even a large bird -- topped off with humongous white flowers easily larger than a fully extended hand.

"Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these." (Matthew 6:29)

Reality check.