If so, was it because the church recommended that people do something more useful with their time, or because all the fun had gone out of the church and people lost interest? Fundamental questions, but no good general answers to be found. I’m basically interested in N Europe & if poss areas where absenteeism wasn’t…
Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Dumas Club, tr. Sonia Soto (London: Vintage Books, 2003): “I know what you mean. It’s Julian the Apostate crying, ‘You have defeated me, Galileo.'” Galilean.
Alciphron: The continual decrease of fluids, the sinking of hills, and the diminution of planetary motions, afford so many natural proofs which show this world had a beginning.
Walking along a pavement just now with pedestrians coming the way, a cyclist overtook them, despite clearly seeing what the result would be. Just before he drove into me and I twatted him over the head with a wine box he said, “Riding Indian.” Is this a confused reference to Indian file, single file?
Caca Marron: Solid Henna: Turn brown into amburn with a shine like fresh conkers: Vegan: Some of you will probably get off on Polkadot Lily smearing Lush brown shit into her hair: They also do Black Shit, known in the trade as the Guinness look. H/t Manolo A.