This is actually quite difficult when standing on a giant’s shoulders. Indeed, I feel a bit like a celebrity, albeit a celebrity paid in bushels of apples. Our height makes us excellent and efficient harvesters. With the fall upon us, we find ourselves very popular amongst all the apple tree owners. This one is Welsh and not averse to cats. Stupid cat is now letting itself out and getting stuck in the apple tree daily now. In essence, a few weeks ago, I was all pleased with myself since I had just invented the cat door – but you know what? Turns out, this was not a good idea. Let’s call this a lesson learned in unintended consequences. Luckily, I can easily reach whilst on the shoulders of the giant. My cat got stuck in the apple tree today. Have decided that I am never coming down. The world looks so different from this new vantage point, and my head is spinning from new perspectives. Some have even foolishly suggested my kicking it in the shins or standing on his shoulders. ![]() Friends have not been much help in this regard enemies even less so. Imagine my surprise when I turned up and instead of a grant, there was a giant waiting for me.Ī week later and I’m still a bit confused on what to do with the giant, especially since it follows me relentlessly. Went to the post office today, thinking that I’d be picking up a grant proposal from the Royal Society. Isaac Newton in a letter to his rival Robert Hooke, 1676 “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” ISAAC NEWTON, STANDING ON THE SHOULDER OF GIANTS.
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