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Comfort on the High Seas

December 29th, 2008
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Welcome back everybody. I hope you all had a nice festive break, and not too much belly or head ache.

On my way back to W7, I can’t help thinking this:

Fascinating. Fascinating to see that man can build a ship so tall that it  swallows tens of busses and lorries whole, along with eight times as many private cars, and still has space to spare. Fascinating how this giant mount of steel, iron and glas actually floats, and carries us safely across the British Channel.

Comforting to feel how the swell out on the water, even on a fairly calm day, can rock this giant mount of steel considerably. I find it reassuring to know that we are not those who govern the elements, but we are in fact governed by them.

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