Views from on high;
ships heading for harbor,
a single wind generator,
a lighthouse
representing respectively water, air, and fire. Back on earth at the writing desk I hesitate at the word "ambiance", originating from ambient, and wonder on the correct spelling. The ambiance in the airplane produced this current state of vertigo and nystagmus. In other words, whirling jet lag. Well, why didn't you just say so?
WHIRL - Etymology-Old Norse: hvirfla ("to go round, spin").
ReplyDelete-Whirling disease afflicts juvenile fish and causes skeletal deformation and neurological damage.
-The Mevlevi Order are followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. They are known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God).
-A whirlwind is any kind of vertical wind vortex.
-A whirlpool is a swirling body of water. Powerful ones are termed maelstroms.
-Ridden by Eddie Arcaro, Whirlaway won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1941.
-Tilt-A-Whirl is one of the best-known flat rides commonly known for making riders experience nausea.
-The Atomic Whirl is based on the Rutherford Atom, showing the orbital paths of electrons around the central nucleus. It is the logo of the American Atheists.
That's my brother!
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