The blogger returns

Back again after a long absence. The world has turned a few times but little changes. Looking recently at the pictures of Earth from the vicinity of Saturn - taken by the Cassini space probe - makes one realise how puny small creatures we are in the vastness of the universe.The charade which passes for politics continues in Ireland. We have gone through a divisive debate on a limited abortion bill - it is being discussed by the Presidential Council of State today to enable President Higgins make a decision whether or not to refer it to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality - and in the autumn we will have the distraction from the upcoming severe budget with poll on the constitutional amendment to abolish the Senate. The more things change the more they remain the same.