Who Are You to Judge Me?

Finding myself with a welcome spare hour last night, I sat down to watch a BBC programme called "God and the Politicians", which concerned the rising amount to which various religious bodies are starting to involve themselves in politics.

I find this distrubing enough, but what really got up my nose was the implication from various people interviewed that without some kind of faith, you can't have a moral framework. This is arrant nonsense, I have a pretty secular approach to life and am very much non-religious, but I still know the difference between right and wrong.

Lookout, Outlook!

I'm delighted to read a report that Mozilla's excellent Thunderbird e-mail client is to have calendar facilities merged into it. Obviously, this will result in a worthy rival for Microsoft's Outlook - only it'll be free...

Fine, but...

I watched the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday and was pleased to see Fernando Alonso become the new - and youngest ever - world champion.

However, there's no getting away from the fact that Formula 1 has become incredibly dull to watch. I can't help feeling that the new A1 Grand Prix series, which began yesterday with its inaugural race at Brands Hatch, would have been more entertaining. It's a crying shame that it's not being broadcast by anyone other than Sky Sports - I'd like to have watched it but already give far to much money each month to Mr Murdoch...

Hello Again

Last night I was outdoors and looking at the sky at exactly the right time to watch the International Space Station pass overhead - something I've not seen for a year or so.

No matter how many times I watch this brilliant point of light speed by, I still think it's an impressive sight. If you want to see it yourself, point your web-browser at the very helpful Heavens Above website - all you need to know is there.

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...

That I went to the Wembley Arena to see Queen in concert. Of the three times I was lucky enough to see them on stage, this was the best gig.

If he was still with us, today would also have been Freddie's birthday - as we recently saw with the Live 8 gig, there's not another front-man in a group anywhere who could hold a candle to him...