At last I have proof...

As someone who recently endured 4 trans-Atlantic flights in 8 weeks, including 3 transfers through Heathrow, I was strangely gratified to hear this report:

"According to an experiment commissioned by Silverjet, which operates all-business class flights between London Luton and New York Newark, and conducted by the neuropsychologist David Lewis, the stress that passengers endure when traveling through Heathrow is higher than that of a Formula 1 driver during a race, a free-fall parachutist during a descent, or riot police confronting a stone-throwing mob.

"Heart rates and physiological stress levels of the travelers peaked at four times their normal resting levels during the trial," Lewis said.

So you may share my surprise to learn that Heathrow rates only third place, behind London Gatwick and Stansted in a league table of "British Airports of Shame".

Now you all know that I was not exaggerating!

A quick plug

There's an interesting series on CNN this week (too bad I don't have a TV!) called "God's Warriors." Each night of the week, Chrisitane Amanpour is interviewing people of different faiths (Jewish, Muslim, Christian) about the issues of faith and political action. The "Video diary" clip for the Christian evening is from her visit to Greg Boyd and Woodland Hills Church in Minneapolis - check it out. (Greg also talks about it on his blog).

Photo consolation

Yikes people, I have been busy! My work has come to a near-screeching halt this morning as I've finished marking and evaluating student papers. I'll try to take some time and write about the blur that has been the past two weeks soon. In the meantime, I've put up photos. Enjoy.