There's something rotten in the state of Ashwyn...

[angharad_gam]

...or in the bowel of Ashwyn at the very least. That boy has been producing some horrendous stenches for the last few days. Given that he doesn't eat much (or a great variety of things) it is difficult to think what might be going on.

Also today is the tenth anniversary of the Canberra bushfires. There's a rather moving remembrance of them here. I was surprised at how much it affected me. Ten years is a long time (although not as long as it used to be) and I've almost stopped thinking about that day. I don't get that little frisson of worry when the mercury hits 35+ and the wind is high. Still, I guess I haven't forgotten...

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[dotcom1144.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

It makes sense that we hang onto things like that. We are evolutionarily primed to remember danger and dangerous situations, and there is some evidence that things that produce stronger emotions leave stronger memories. Its been two years since our floods and only now have I stopped freaking out everytime it rains.

[angharad-gam.livejournal.com]

Yeah I've heard that about emotion and memory too. What strikes me when I think back to it was how surreal it all was. You just don't expect to be dealing with those things in modern suburban life.