At the start of the month the students had a study week. Many, if not most, of them chose to go home or fly off to somewhere sunny and warm.
Their return has coincided with an outbreak of student 'flu'. This is a consequence of having 10,000 adventurous youngsters return from travels to exotic places. Our delightful young lady GP has a brief chat with me over the phone and diagnoses that I've gone down with the current bug. She tells me to expect aches, a temperature of 39 and 3 days of tiredness and sneezing. " It's a savage wee thing but you should be human again by the weekend " her final words of encouragement.
This morning I make it to the courtyard wall where I'm happy to watch the farmer planting his seed potatoes. A dozen ravens sit sunbathing on the stone dyke and look at me looking at them. I fear that this may be my outing for the day.
Papal betting markets:https://nodumbideas.com/p/betting-on-the-pope-was-the-original
Solving puzzles: https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-were-about-to-solve-the-worlds-greatest-archaeological-puzzle
Our first 'get together' dinner with the Palo Altoans will be in a Tokyo restaurant with a British chef:https://tomaikens.co.uk/restaurants/the-jade-room/
The prefect espresso :https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/the-physics-of-brewing-the-perfect-espresso/
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Oops - autocorrect wrote something different to my message "Wishing you well". I hope you feel better soon.
Hers to a quick recovery and both of you well for Japan!
Hari OM
Sending healing vibes via the ether... as good a remedy as anything other than rest and hot soup for this sort of lurgy! Hooroo from the Cowal, which awoke to a covering of snow this morning......... YAM xx
I am 12 days into my version. I pray yours is more benign.
The tranquil view from the courtyard wall and the sunshine will surely aid a speedy recovery. Get well soon Angus and I hope that 'The Font' does not succumb.
I hope you feel better soon, and The Font doesn’t get sick.
Feel better soon.
I had something similar last week. One day of the typical symptoms and two days of fatigue. Lots of TLC and rest so the immune system could do its work! Feel better soon.
Stay warm and dry, and get well soon. One of the students posted on Instagram with Pyramids in the background last week.
Sorry to read that you are feeling under the weather. At least, it sounds as though you will be well past it in time for your trip to Japan. Not sure what to think about the Jade Room - the description is pretty pretentious - but if you have a few free minutes in that neighborhood, I recommend you visit Atago Shrine, a very beautiful old Shinto shrine on top of a hill. It seems to be a nine-minute walk from the Edition Hotel to the Atagoyama Elevator, which takes you up the hill. There are also stairs but they are so old they discourage people from using them.
Be well!
Osa and Buddy send Power of the Paw! Feel better soon :)
May the “savage wee thing” go away quickly, and you feel “human” again soon!
Jake of Florida
I do hope you throw the bug off quickly. And you can look forward to better, warmer weather very soon, which should help.
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