february2008

February 2008

Arts:

Christopher Columbus, Lost paradises, by Hesperion XXI and la Capella Reial de Catalunya.

Schumann, the master at the Mainly Mozart Festival in Carlsbad.

Documentaries:

did you know that you can count while having open skull surgery?

Incident of the month:

just after declining a fix on our tires, we got an extra nail.

What did we learn:

the proof of Fermat's last theorem by Andrew Wiles had also a woman's big help: Sophie Germain.

What caught our attention:

mega cities, 19 cites over 20 million in the 21 st century.

Our picture of the month:

Erosion in the tide pools of Point Loma

In memoriam:

Jordi Reixach, our father, passed away on February 1st, 2008 at the age of 66. We will always remember his love for the mountains, music, his grandchildren and well as his touch of humanity.