Today is my birthday, and so I thought I would post a photograph of myself taken this afternoon (principally so that I can later be reminded of what I looked like on the thirty-eighth anniversary of my birth) and also briefly mention that it has been a unusual day here in the nation's capital: For the first time since I have lived here, it has snowed in Washington on the seventh of April. Since this is also the time of year when the cherry blossoms are in bloom, this morning an uncommon sight presented itself: The branches of the cherry trees that line my street were spangled both with white blossoms and with a bright, millimeters-thick coating of wet snow. One need not have an especially poetic soul to recognize the special beauty of this occurrence--nor to wish that it were not so ephemeral. By mid-afternoon, the sun had grown stronger, the temperature had climbed above freezing, and the snow had vanished away entirely. But it was a gratifying thing to witness while it lasted. Adieu.Addendum: There are those who contend that this day is also the birthday of the Internet. Visit the following URL for details:
www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/04/dayintech_0407
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