Renewal
I’m very fond of our beech hedge, which provides a dense screen for the house every summer (not to mention a home for lots of birds). But then in the winter it withers, and its impossible to believe it will ever be green or dense again. So I watch it anxiously at this time of year. And miraculously, green leaves begin to appear, and I relax. Silly, really. But that’s how it is.
Job hunting?
Ben Hammersley thinks this is the best job application ever. I’m inclined to agree.
Why Disney will continue to lobby for indefinite copyright extension
“Publicly, Disney’s people are protective of the mouse’s reputation and point to the sheer amount of money they still rake in off goods that bear his likeness. Here’s Andy Mooney, chairman of Disney’s consumer products division: ‘In my world, a character that generates $4.5 billion a year in retail revenue and is at least four times larger than any other character in the world except Winnie the Pooh doesn’t need refurbishing.’ According to Mooney, Mickey has ’98 percent unaided awareness for children 3 to 11 worldwide’, and has started to appear again as a real favorite among girls 8 to 12 and, surprisingly, boys 13 to 17. ” [Source: Henry Jenkins.]
On reflection…
Ashe Street, Tralee, seen in the window of a white van.