Winding Up the Week #484

An end of week fortnight recap “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. It is easier to wage a battle against distant abstractions than to fight the quiet war inside one’s own soul. Yet this is the only war that ever mattered.” – Leo Tolstoy (Three Methods of Reform, 1900) It is mighty good to be back with you after my extended break. I had great fun helping Mrs J celebrate her BIG birthday, but the time has come to cease all revelry and devote my energies to some serious link truffling. Much yo-ho-ho-ing is called for (in addition to cape-wearing) because in Australia, Canada and the UK it is both International Talk Like a Pirate Day and Batman Day. Those in the United States need not feel left out though, because it is National Meow Like a Pirate Day over there, an occasion when cats and pirates are encouraged to harmonise in praise of paws and patches. Tomorrow, the people of Belgium’s Walloon region come together to honour their culture and…