Ignorance is brisk

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

Issac Asimov

The antarctic blast coming through this weekend has been a boon for sitting around in the internal warmth and inventing ways of frittering the hours away.  It is not great for over sized rambunctious puppies who must be entertained in the same way as a toddler. Kym's approach involves throwing the ball down the hallway (although this is technically an "outside" game) while Anthony pursues more intellectual challenges, like - where is the ball, Kelly?

Before you ring the RSPCA - she always gets the ball! In fact, she is terrible at sharing and is constantly fiddling with the "game rules" to suit her intended outcome of maintaining around 90% possession.

In the middle of the brisk blast from down south, we still overhear the odd denier chipping in with the old chestnut about how there is no global warming because it is cold outside. Interesting approach to reality and best illustrated by the following image from "The Conversation"

Ass-ume the position

So amid the heavy sighs and eye rolling we will try to keep the conversation open about how weather is not climate and the gentle nudging that is in all of our interests to continue - but honestly!

And finally what exactly does brisk weather look like down here? Well, beautiful of course. It's not a lot of snow compared to previous years, but maybe that is due to a changing climate? Nah!

A light dusting on the top please