Just saw a brief section on the Boulby Underground Laboratory in Yorkshire on this month’s Sky at Night. The lab is a world leader in the search for dark matter particles.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002053k/the-sky-at-night-cosmic-ghosts

The clip included an interview with a remarkable woman called Emma Meehan. Emma joined the lab 15 years ago as a part time cleaner. At meal times she talked to the physicists, became fascinated by their work, enrolled at the Open University, and is now their senior lab technician.

https://www.iop.org/about/awards/technician-awards/technician/2019-winners/emma-meehan

Amazing what’s possible when you have the drive and put in the work. I doubt if Emma will ever read this, but you have my unbounded admiration.

Meanwhile, still waiting for T Coronae Borealis to go bang.

Sorry about the star trails. I must put in some effort to taking some better pictures of this.

Gary Glitter has been told to pay one of his 12 year old victims £500k. But he can be forgiven, just like us, if he finds Jesus.

https://mega.nz/file/53NzCKBJ#TfVNUjQSZ3Qzgw7_nIB-4fvvLF7TGtfE3ZS_8NrPeNE

Brad Kella, a self taught young man who grew up in foster care, has won the TV series The Piano.

Which brings me to Jesus. Isn’t Jesus brilliant! From the day he was born, Jesus was brilliant, going around doing brilliant things, saying brilliant things and just generally being brilliant.

https://mega.nz/file/lqF1CTID#dQx54gpnmOjYIuCp41jD0eyl8XKtFnT-Ad0gNbwBg0w

I want to talk to you today about the election manifestos.

Got you, no! There’s a Big Jewish Festival coming up. Happy Nearly Shavuot everybody! Yes, on this day 3,300 years ago, the Invisible Magic Friend gave Moses the 10 Commandments. Then he broke them, so he gave him a different set. Thanks to the 10 Commandments we now know to worship him, only him, on a regular basis, and spend an inordinate amount of time telling him how brilliant he is.

https://mega.nz/file/cyUByYgB#mx6CQRcql78PlVz_lddfYYTxtMk4il_R2E_02P973YI

And in the Big News today from a Faith Perspective, Taylor Swift. Isn’t she brilliant. So far, Taylor Swift hasn’t done any Christian stuff. But Bob Dylan, who isn’t Taylor Swift, did do Christian Stuff. Isn’t that brilliant.

https://mega.nz/file/k2UlWK4I#OJ4_ffJmcoXCqXtQT6uxZGJUbx7gNuDN06DCueaecHI