Fool me once, shame on you... Fool me twice... I'm not sure whether to blame astronomers, copywriters, or myself

Supermassive black holes closest to Earth ever found set to collide, scientists say

'Close' being 89 million light years away... & 'set to collide' probably within the next 250 million years

My dreams of a galactic apocalypse are dashed

Had 'the discussion' with my Boss on Friday afternoon - the one that starts with "So, when we have to shut down, what happens?"In a nutshell, we're going to stay open & running for as long as either the government lets us, or it's economically feasible. Given that today was devoid of feet through the door other than our own, it will be a close-run ( Read more... )

This is primarily for 2 people who left comments on my Journal a couple of weeks ago, when I expressed concern, dismay, disbelief & exasperation at the kind of people who voted & will vote again, for Trump. One respondent told me to calm down, the other told me that it never happens & "never mind" - to whom I responded with a link showing the rise ( Read more... )

... not after midday today, you won't be...!

The Government has announced that all clubs, pubs, restaurants, cafés, theatres, cinemas & what they vaguely refer to as "non-essential services" will be closed from midday - enforceable by the thin blue line. Food places will still provide take-away & home-delivery, shopping centres will still be open ( Read more... )