It's sunny today. Yesterday was dull and wet and windy. Mummy still went out in her golfing uniform. I think she has a special coat for golfing in rain. I have noticed that the sun has stopped shining on the end of my cage. This is very puzzling. When I was upstairs, the sun didn't …
Category: Think-pieces
Fred’s philosophical ramblings, also known as Thoughts and Theories
Equal night and day time
After Auntie Dawn hinted to look up Galileo after my Think Piece on The Moon, I began to understand something else I had been considering, namely why the night is the same length as the day twice a year. Coincidentally, my piece last week about The Moon was at the autumn version of this "Equinox" …
What is The Sea?
This is the third of Fred's Think Pieces, or at least the third of those he had started that is easiest to finish on his behalf.I realise that most piggies will never encounter the Sea. This is a shame as our name in other languages is closely related to our history as ship pigs. 'Little …
Why is the Wind?
This is the second of Fred's Philosphicals, his Think Pieces, which was unfinished when he died. Why is the Wind? This is the subject of my second Think Piece, and I must admit it is the one that intrigues me most. Mummy is quite correct to identify the Wind Experiments as one of Princeling Fred's …
Moon Thinking
Before I start talking about the Moon I'd like to state a few thoughts about Thinking. Thinking does not come entirely naturally to guinea pigs, often because we lack the stimulus of Observation, which is essential to any Natural Philosopher. There are Philosophers who Think thoughts that are purely about Ideas, and this may be …
New Philosophy page
Mummy has made me a whole new page and a post category for my Thinking. You know I'm the Philosopher, that's my nickname. Well, because Auntie Dawn suggested it, I'm going to write about some of my Thinkings from time to time. I hope you enjoy it. The new page is under "Chez George".