'Wonders of the Universe'

Yes Professor Brian Cox, it IS actually quite depressing, I agree! :-)
As we all realise,the gently glowing log fire that we huddle round for warmth & comfort, (Well, I did in France over Xmas!)gradually dies down, leaving a pitch black cold room in its wake.
Our sun, source of all life & warmth (Perhaps not quite this winter lol!), will eventually flare up & die down, its embers glowing ever more faintly...not that any of us or indeed ANYONE will be around to witness this phenomenon! Yes, eventually it is 'obvious' that the whole universe will become Red & White Dwarves (dwarfs?! My spelling doesn't match the topic!)& black holes.
All light will eventually become totally extinct, & the happy Nirvana will be complete nothingness forever.....
(Those Buddhists must have got it right!! How did they know without Professor Cox & modern telescopes?)
This cheery news gripped me all Sunday evening, in fact I'm still thinking about it!
Professor Brian Cox (He's quite good looking...oh dear, I shouldn't notice at my age lol!) also discussed Entrophy in great detail.
(I'm sure the physicists among you know all about this, if not, go onto BBC i-Player & watch the programme!)
yes, Entrophy is a fact, I'm fast approaching my dotage & its downhill all the way!
These grim facts & Professor Cox's cheery toothy smile haunted me all night long, as I tossed & turned the endless dark hours away....
Thankfully the sun rose & I staggered along to the pool for my swim.
Oh Joy!! The stiffness wore off & I managed to avoid the worst of the tidal waves this time.
Today I've been adding to my tree of Life.
My poor ancestors are of course, all dead & decaying because of Time's relentless 'forward facing arrow...'
I did manage to find a dozen more individuals from Kent & pinned them down nicely!
Jacqui, my distant cousin & fellow addict and I spent a great day sheltering from the sun's relentless light, comparing our genetic material....
It will 'all be the same in a hundred years' ( I suppose that should actually be in 1.00000000000000000000000000000000000 years, so I suppose it doesn't matter, but we both find our search for identity fascinating.
Will the search ever truly be over?

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Why oh why do so many members of the male sex think they can spread themselves about without noticing the women around them cramped into the sides?
Lol!
I'm referring to the public swimming baths of course, what else could I be thinking?!
It's my second week of trying to get fit by finally using the wonderful swimming pool only 10 minutes walk from home.
It's a huge effort as I'm not naturally inclined to exert myself! I would like to be smaller (Sorry David Cameron)!
I stagger zombie like into the warm water & start a leisurely breast stroke, trying to breathe regularly....Splash! A tsunami of chlorinated water enters my lungs, & I choke & splutter as a goggled grey headed torpedo zooms past, doing the crawl at top speed. Cursing under my breath (well, almost under!) I attempt to regain my composure, & carry on. Oh what now! Another 'crawler is heading straight for me, we're on a collision course! I consider my options & take avoiding action, but another tidal wave engulfs me as this goggled swimmer clips my arm without even pausing for breath.
Roped off are several 'fast lanes' where three men are variously racing along, doing the butterfly, backstroke & crawl at breakneck speed.
Another swimmer smiles at me as we pass, only to choke as she too is half drowned by a close encounterwith one of the two 'speedos' in our part of the pool.
'So selfish, these men'! She says as we pass. I agree.
There are 6 women of a certain age here this morning, and 5 men.
The women swim steadily, detouring round the male swimmers every few yards, putting up quietly(more or less!) with the men's almost occupation of our public space!
I fear this is just the tip of the iceberg!