I was surprised to see the rain this morning - I thought the South East of England was in a drought! Thanks too for the 513 visits to my profile - I hope some have found what I've been writing to be of interest.
It would be nice if more people commented, but I expect some are shy! I've inserted the Brokeback picture because I like it - no relevance.
The weather in the world is getting very confusing - in Ottawa it is warmer than usual, in the North East US there are inches of snow and people skiing down Broadway, NYC. The West Coast is cooler than usual, but the UK didn't (so far) get the coldest winter on record that had been forecast.
Bird flu has now reached swans in Bulgaria, Greece and Italy, is widespread in Nigeria, and killing people in Indonesia. No wonder the Danish government is recommending the evacuation of its' citizens. The controversy over the anti Islamic cartoons continues. It does worry me how disengaged so many young Muslims are in the UK. It must be very difficult reconciling many religious beliefs with the essentially secular society that is the United Kingdom. Bizarrely, of course, as the UK is theoretically a theocracy ruked over by a woman who is not only head of state, but God's ordained head of the world wide anglican church. No division of Church and State here - the Prime Minister appoints bishops and archbishops, every school must have a daily collective act of worship - and Christian festivals are marked on the BBC - but paradoxically no chance of creationism being taught in state schools, and unlike in America our Prime Minister would be laughed at if he ended broadcasts by saying 'God bless Britain' . No chance of having prayer meetings at our political party conventions.We all feel rather embarrassed if required to sing, or stand for the National Anthem (ironically 'God Save the Queen').
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