Stormy Weather

[Nick Armstrong]

Still ridiculously warm here

Bathing suits on, ice cream pennies at the ready for passing vendors, as saly drifts serenely across the sky aboard her magic shopping trolley.... Chim-chim-chereeee!!

I want to live in your world, Anna!

[Anna]

I want to live in your world, Anna!

Could be arranged, could be arranged, for a price of course! (A virtuous woman is above the price of rubies!) No, this is so unusual, normally January is a battle with cold and mists and February with floods. Fill-ditch February as it's known.

[Serial_Apologist]

According to wiki, on the origin of the name of Sidcup: The name is thought to be derived from Cetecopp meaning 'seat shaped or flat topped hill'; it had its earliest recorded use in 1254 which agrees with what saly's cousin says. Still ridiculously warm here, 12degrees, but grey and dull. Next week's RT has pull out Brian Cox stargazing chart, quite useful if we get clear nights in January!

There is little that annoys me more than when Radio Times has a gatefold cover like next week's flapping out all over the place.

Little star gazing is possible from London, even though most street lights have now been replaced by dim low wattage ones, making the night streets feel much less safe. I thought the idea of countering light pollution was to direct the light beams downwards, rather than illuminating the cloud base.

[Anna]

There is little that annoys me more than when Radio Times has a gatefold cover like next week's flapping out all over the place.

Little star gazing is possible from London, even though most street lights have now been replaced by dim low wattage ones, making the night streets feel much less safe. I thought the idea of countering light pollution was to direct the light beams downwards, rather than illuminating the cloud base.

Well, I have carefully detached Brian Cox from the RT !! Not a lot of light pollution here, the moon yesterday evening rising over the hill was spectacular. Not that I am a Brian Cox fan, he's far too conscious of his perfect teeth and cheekbones for my liking! If I am going to look at the sky at night then I prefer Patrick Moore.

[Serial_Apologist]

Not that I am a Brian Cox fan, he's far too conscious of his perfect teeth and cheekbones for my liking! If I am going to look at the sky at night then I prefer Patrick Moore.

I can't help wondering if those are really Mr Cox's own, Anna. Same way I was always distracted when watching Patrick Moore, expecting his monocle to fall out at any moment.

[Anna]

I can't help wondering if those are really Mr Cox's own, Anna. Same way I was always distracted when watching Patrick Moore, expecting his monocle to fall out at any moment.

S-A, I think they are his own cheek bones but the teeth are suspect. Patrick Moore is such a loveable old bloke but, star gazing and physics is the new sexy, probably not a bad thing if it encourages people to embrace quantum physics is it?

[Serial_Apologist]

S-A, I think they are his own cheek bones but the teeth are suspect. Patrick Moore is such a loveable old bloke but, star gazing and physics is the new sexy, probably not a bad thing if it encourages people to embrace quantum physics is it?

I always get lost somewhere along the line when someone is trying to explain quantum physics - even Brian Cox. Quantum physics probably explains the reason why.

[Anna]

I always get lost somewhere along the line when someone is trying to explain quantum physics - even Brian Cox. Quantum physics probably explains the reason why.

I had to give up Physics and Chemistry because a) I couldn't do the maths and b) it was a complete mystery and c) Sister Berenice told me I might aspire to be a second rate Therese de Lisieux but even then, metaphysical was not my forte! I still find physics interesting, but incomprehensible but somehow, I think I may get there eventually.

[MrGongGong]

c) Sister Berenice told me I might aspire to be a second rate Therese de Lisieux

She really is a second rate saint as it is !
Great Basilica (and good cheese museum nearby !) but she never DID ANYTHING except look wistful, a bit ill and take a few photographs
a lucky escape methinks Anna

[Anna]

She really is a second rate saint as it is !
Great Basilica (and good cheese museum nearby !) but she never DID ANYTHING except look wistful, a bit ill and take a few photographs
a lucky escape methinks Anna

Well, I suppose it's like second rate football clubs, someone has to support them or where would they be? Cast down, I suppose.

[PatrickOD]

) but she never DID ANYTHING except look wistful, a bit ill and take a few photographs

Ah, but she was modest, and charitable, MrGongGong.

[Anna]

And I have a prayer card in my wallet. It says, after the prayer, you recite 5 Our Fathers, 5 Hail Marys, 5 Glory Be's said on 5 consectutive days before 11am and then even more repitition on the 5th day! But I love Ste. Therese

[vinteuil]

She really is a second rate saint as it is !
Great Basilica (and good cheese museum nearby !) but she never DID ANYTHING except look wistful, a bit ill and take a few photographs
a lucky escape methinks Anna

Mr GG - St Theresa of Lisieux is much more interesting than you make her out to be: not for nothing is she recognized as a Doctor of the Church (and there aren't many of them; saints are ten-a-penny... ).

But the Basilica is hideous - can't see what merit you found in it!

wiki has a good page on her -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lisieux

[MrGongGong]

Mr GG - St Theresa of Lisieux is much more interesting than you make her out to be: not for nothing is she recognized as a Doctor of the Church (and there aren't many of them; saints are ten-a-penny... ).

But the Basilica is hideous - can't see what merit you found in it!

wiki has a good page on her -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A...8se_of_Lisieux

I loved the cheesyness of the Basilica
but I found the whole thing about her nauseating

(but it's not my god so who am I to judge !)

[Anna]

Mr GG - St Theresa of Lisieux is much more interesting than you make her out to be: not for nothing is she recognized as a Doctor of the Church (and there aren't many of them; saints are ten-a-penny... ).

But the Basilica is hideous - can't see what merit you found in it!

wiki has a good page on her -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A...8se_of_Lisieux

Perhaps it is best to consult our Saints in private?