Why this Blog?

A place where I can lament the changing times; for eccentric comments on current affairs and for unfashionable views, expressed I hope, in cogent style; also occasional cris de coeur largely concerned, I regret to say, with myself.



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Sunday 19 June 2011

Death of a Spacecraft

The BBC has published a video of the burning-up of the spacecraft Jules Verne in 2008 as it re-entered the earth's atmosphere.

Fascinating.



Friday 3 June 2011

Eye-Watering

This news item caught my eye the other day.

It made me think of certain prominent individuals (some French) who might be breathing a sigh of relief - if their eyes like mine caught the news item!

Until the next time