h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

That I totally forgot to hit send for this week's monochrome comments? Oops!

I do pay attention to your columns, Dmitri.

Ah, but what if I didn't?

All right, you people. You could have told me I forgot to uncover this one.

We love you, Dmitri. Keep doing what you do, and we will give you scintillating feedback. Some of it will even be snarky, as we know you like that.

He knew that by the way you write!

I worried about the sound of silence when I first started writing, until I started getting back feedback which was anything but silent and virulent,in its response to my scribblings. My ears were ringing, for me and my girl but I got fed up with the negativity. Now I prefer praise rather than being preyed upon and being blamed for upsetting people, by reminding them of things they don't want to be reminded of (how dare you!?!). Now I understand that they don't understand and probably won't ever understand because they don't want to - to quote myself, they are the type of people who complain that they are drowning but refuse to learn to swim (this is my Pulitzer prize winning quote, unquote)

The bumblebees in my garden have more sense than a lot of the people I know.

Yes, I bet they don't tell you to buzz off

You are right.

They make a beeline for things rather than meandering aimlessly.

They very sensibly head for flower clusters that will likely have the most nectar.

If another bee is on a flower they like, they will refrain from fighting her for it, and go to an unoccupied flower.




Bees are really good citizens.