In which I waffle chaotically

I will try not to guess your numerous responses to the title of this post which, knowing you lot, will indubitably be rude, so, moving on, let me tell you that I am experiencing one of those 'chaos' periods.  I don't mean that the roof is falling in or that the 'Memsahib' is refusing to cook my dinners just because she's in pain with her wonky hip or that 'Dave' has invited me to join his 'think tank' (who sniggered?); no, I mean it in the scientific chaos theory sense as dreamt up by those swots like Lorenz and Mandelbrot who had nothing better to do than sit around and wonder why the world is so messy and untidy - heh! - they should have had a look up here in my garret - now that's MESSY!  My favourite analogy for chaos theory as explained by the swots is the Stock Market.  It ticks along for year after year, a few ups, a few downs, and then suddenly all hell breaks loose!  Or the weather is another good example because that recycles itself fairly predictably year after year from Spring, through Summer and Autumn into Winter and back to Spring with the usual variations - too hot, too cold, too warm - when suddenly, out of nowhere, we get a truly horrific season which no-one seems able to explain except through the obscure mathematics of swots like Lorenz.

Anyway, much the same seems to be happening to me recently.  Normally my life plods along fairly smoothly, by which I mean, with minimum inteference to me - that's me as in me, me, me! - when suddenly all sort of distractions and interferences occur (none of them serious I'm glad to say) and no sooner have I dealt with one damn thing than another damn thing crops up.  I can't wait for life to return to its normal smooth placidity (is 'placidity' a word?) so that I can concentrate on the really serious things in life - like blogging!  Oh, I am being summoned, must go, bloody chaos theory, back later!

Comments

[Peter Whale]

Obviously Lorenz and Mandlebrot were never married for chaos seems to be the norm with brief periods of equilibrium.I preferred Mandlebrots fractals, sums up wedded bliss perfectly.

[David Duff]

Hello, Peter and welcome to D&N. As it happens I have a framed picture sequence of Mandelbrot's fractals on the wall facing me as I type. They are beautiful and mysterious. I once directed Stoppard's Arcadia and chaos theory was one of the themes which meant that I had to attempt to understand the science - Big Fail but, dammit, I tried! The cast gave me the picture as a memento but whether from gratitude or relief that the production was all over, I do not know!

[Andra]

I have some Pork Vindaloo which my son, the chef, brought over yesterday as being surplus to his requirements.
I'll send it to you if you like.

[David Duff]

Yuk! Er, I mean, thanks for the kind offer, Andra, but I loath Indian food. Tell your son to get a grip and send over a nice, plain pork loin with apple sauce on the side!