Diary (April 12, 2020)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Sunday April 12, 2020.

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Basin, a soothing word

Tarim basin, Western China. NASA satellite photo.

I find the word "basin" soothing.

"Basin" in the geological sense, that is.

"Basin" in the sense of a bowl makes me think of babies thrown out with bathwater, which is a horrific metaphor when you think about it as a literal event, which I only did just now while reflecting on the word "basin" for this comment.

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