Signs that the Red Sox won

Loud honking late at night, with replying shouts from pedestrians.

Small fireworks.

Many exultant posts after midnight on my friends page.

A small pig flying over an orker's cube.<sup>1

1</sup> He claims it was just a birthday present, but why'd he put it up this morning, then?

Apple poetry

In last night's farm post, Ruthling posted a link to apple variety names.

I started looking through, and really, the names are so interesting. Who could resist Autumn Arctic, or Black Amish, or Calville Blanc d'Hiver (listed as a mid-season apple, interestingly)? Cox's Orange Pippin (a name that evokes England, to me), or Deaderick, or Gloria Mundi? It makes me wonder what the story is behind the naming of Belle de Boskoop, or Hubbardston's Nonesuch, or Magog Redstreak. And there's Nickajack, and Orleans Reinette, and Sops of Wine.... so interesting (almost as much as different kinds of thyme :-).

Except. The newer varieties don't have the eclecticism of earlier varieties. Namers now are thinking of marketing, in some way or another. Hence, Macfree (disease-resistaent; sounds like computer software, though) and Nova EasyGro. Ick. Or there's Liberty, and Freedom. Who needs jingoistic apples?