tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17141570.post113850305356445116..comments2023-10-30T08:25:37.341-07:00Comments on Long Ago or Far Away (or Both!): A Heads Up for Next Weekthemapguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715692963846282269noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17141570.post-1138548664204931542006-01-29T07:31:00.000-08:002006-01-29T07:31:00.000-08:00Africa is indeed a fasincation to me as well. Amon...Africa is indeed a fasincation to me as well. Among many other strange marvels, it has two of the most gigantic rivers on earth - the Nile and and the Congo - which are not just big, but geographically "strange" - perhaps I ought to say "remarkable". And then there's the Zambezi, and the Niger, and the Sahara, and elephants, and giraffes (hee hee) and many other things...<BR/><BR/>Why do I say this about those two rivers? Well, I recall that in one of his books, Father Jaki points out that the Nile played a critical role in astronomy. Perhaps when you get there I will post about that.<BR/><BR/>And the Congo is the only major river to drain both the northern and southern hemispheres, and has other unusual traits as well. It has a very great fascination for me as it provides a major plot item in a story I am working on.<BR/><BR/>I must say, I follow your "journey to discover the Earth" with great glee, for one always learns more from students. Don't you recall the famous line from Rogers and Hammerstein's "The King and I" ?<BR/><BR/>"Tis a very ancient saying<BR/>But a true and honest thought<BR/>If you become a teacher<BR/>By your students you'll be taught..."<BR/><BR/>Indeed.Dr. Thursdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666301445831509481noreply@blogger.com