Look Closely And You Might See It!
If you look closely at this picture taken at Dalston Junction station, you can see that the sign now has the route to Clapham Junction station shown.
Clapham Junction Ready Sign at Dalston Junction
But of course it’s covered with something. As the extended East London line doesn’t open until December this year.
Those Exam Results
Rod Liddle in The Sunday Times says what all of us have been thinking about the GCSE results. They can’t go on rising without any visible means of support for ever.
After all teachers like results to improve as it makes them look good and if they get worse, then teachers look bad. It is better that kids find out they’re not the new Jane Austen or Stephen Hawkins at school, where hopefully teachers can do something about it.
It probably why understanding of statistics is so bad in this country, the first set they come across are massaged in their and their teachers favour.
What Right Has This Man To Condemn Gay Marriage?
Cardinal O’Brien is getting all Catholic churches in Scotland to read out an anti-gay marriage letter. He must be going very near the anti-discrimination legislation, so he might find that he gets interviewed by the boys in blue. And I don’t mean Rangers supporters.
In a way, it’s all rather sad, as he is effectively saying that we don’t want certain types of people in the Catholic church. To some religion is important. Not me I hasten to add. But it has caused so much trouble in this world and still does.
In my view, churchmen and other religious leaders should stay out of areas like race and sexuality. And probably politics and football too, except as voters and supporters! Except of course, when they are trying to calm a difficult situation. Here he’s pouring petrol on the fire!
I would also say, that can anybody who has never been married, make a sensible statement, about the joy that relationship can bring.
Farewell Neil Armstrong
It’s all very sad that he’s passed away, but then we all have to go at some time.
Our eldest son was born in the Middlesex Hospital in London, as they left for the moon and was in the births column of The Times on the day they landed. I still have a copy of the paper.
The strange thing was that from the time our son was born to the time they landed on the moon, no babies were born. But when they landed all hell broke loose and they came one after another. Everybody had more exciting things to watch, than give birth.
I remember they asked a mother, if her baby born just after the landing would be called Neil. She said no! He’s being called Paul.
Today would also have been C’s sixty-fourth birthday. But tomorrow is also our middle son’s forty-second.
Have I Got Raynaud’s Phenomenon?
For the last few months my left hand and foot have been permanently cold and searching for this on reputable health sites leads me to Raynaud’s Phenomenon.
It is something that is linked to various auto-immune diseases like coeliac disease. Many sites say it is rather common and it is not the first time in my life, that I’ve suffered from cold in my left hand. About twenty years ago, whilst under severe financial stress, I suffered from it and went to see the doctor. It got better when the stress was removed by the sale of a company for a large amount of money.
Now, over the last few years, I have been under extreme stress and lately there has been a financial worry, as to whether my house will sell. It now has and I am now reasonably financially secure.
So let’s hope that is the end of it.
If Scotland Votes For Independence, Where Do Orkney And Shetland Go?
Only now, with the referendum on Scottish Independence now being seen on the horizon, do people start to think about the real problems of the vote and what happens afterwards.
This article in the Guardian lays out the problems of the northern islands. This quote is given.
All the Shetland ever got from Scotland was dear meal and greedy ministers.
It may be true and I have heard something similar all over Suffolk, as people always feel that other areas of the UK get better treatment. In Suffolk’s case that usually means Norfolk.
Somehow, we must find a better way to spend taxes all over the UK.
They’re Playing Water Polo At Wembley
The Rugby League Cup Final is being played in atrocious weather at Wembley.
They’ve also called off the Sunderland Reading football match, as the ground is waterlogged.
And it’s only August!
An Excursion South Of The Sewer
I ventured well past the big sewer this morning, travelling underneath it on the Overground, through the Thames Tunnel to New Cross Gate station. The other side though, was far from dry.
Rain and Few Bus Shelters South of the Sewer
You can tell too, it’s South London, as the bus stops don’t generally have shelters. It also always rains, when I go there.
My destination was the cafe called With Jam and Bread.
With Jam and Bread in Lee Green
It was good and the gluten-free orange, chocolate and almond cake, I had with my coffee was excellent.
From my point of view, the cafe has another advatange. It has its own bus stop both ways, so is easy to get to.
The View From Tate Modern
I took the lift to the top of Tate Modern to have a coffee with a friend.
This is surely one of the best free views of the City of London. Especially, if your friend buys the coffee.
The only better view is that of the peregrine falcons nesting on the chimney. They can be glimpsed by telescope and video screen from in front of the building. There’s more about them here.
A New Bus for London Reflected In The Angel Building
I took this picture yesterday from a New Bus for London.
A New Bus For London Reflected In The Angel Building
The Angel Building was nominated for the Stirling Prize in 2011.
The Anonymous Widower 