I’m hoping my loyal readers haven’t noticed
the change, but publishing yesterday’s blog was rather tricky. The nice people
at Blogger have changed the blog publishing software. Whilst the new format
looks a lot better; it’s different to what I’m used to. And different always
takes some getting used to.
I listened to my new car radio as I drove to
Canterbury this morning. I’m not sure quite what I was expecting, but I was
rather disappointed that it wasn’t radically different to any other radio
broadcast. Perhaps I need to fiddle with the graphic equaliser some more.
One thing that is very noticeable about my
daily drive to Canterbury (specifically
the drive home) is the timing of the radio’s financial news. When driving
home from my normal base the radio tells me how much a Euro is worth (in pence) as I’m driving between B&Q
and the traffic lights. Nowadays I get that information a couple of hundred
yards past the Granville pub in Lower Hadres.
In the past I’ve obviously made the
subconscious connection that being told what a Euro is worth means I am less
than thirty seconds from home, because nowadays whenever I’m told what the Euro
is worth I suddenly realise I’ve still got twenty minutes more driving to do.
And so home where I checked my emails. Among
them was one from SEKAS (the astro club
to whom I spoke on Saturday). “Thank
you on behalf of SEKAS for giving us your talks on Saturday. I was impressed by
your presentation of Fermi/Drake at Ashford society last year and enjoyed it
even more this time, knowing what was to come. It was great to have that
available as the rain prevented any observing. The ''Comets' (talk) had me on
the edge of my seat, with a splendid mix of history, science, scepticism and
(mainly non-) observation. Altogether a most enjoyable evening”.
I’m feeling quite smug about that email….
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