Why Dont You Blog?

Well, after a somewhat wet holiday all the WhyDontYou contributors are now back home safe and sound.

It seems our Atheistic comments here, while being studiously ignored by the Abrahamic deity were noticed by a few more elemental Gods… Obviously our lack of sacrifices to Mithras and general irreverence ensured that every day we were subjected to almost Biblical downpours. At one point it became comical - every time we were in the car it was brilliant sunshine, as soon as we got out the clouds appeared and the rain began. Seriously. Add to this a week where we had no access to the internet but every single day a thousand and one religious-nonsense blog topics forced themselves upon us. The Gods were truly displeased.

That aside, it was great fun and about a zillion photographs were taken. In fact, it has prompted me even more towards buying a “real” camera, and now I am stuck with the difficult decision between two entry level Digital SLR cameras. I have narrowed it down to a choice between the Nikon D40x and the Canon EOS 400D.  I have found the Nikon for about£15 cheaper than the Canon now (because of the Nikon cashback offer) so that looks favourite - for now. If anyone has any experience of either I would be interested to hear it. The next hurdle will be where to buy it from

Anyway, enough rambling for now. Hopefully normal service will resume in the morning.

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Mithraic Temple 2,
originally uploaded by etrusia_uk.

This photo was taken on 11 May 06, which is why it looks a bit cloudy and overcast - not long after the shot, there was an almost biblical downpour.

Anyway, the important thing is the temple to Mithras. This is from a site just south of Hadrian’s Wall. Mithras was an Eastern deity, worshipped by a secretive cult and a lot of the belief system was similar to early Christianity. Generally speaking Mithraic sites were pretty beaten down by the later Christians so the fact that this one remains at all is impressive.

If you are interested in this sort of thing, check out the Romans website (http://romans.etrusia.co.uk/) where you can find all manner of articles about Rome and the Roman occupation of Britain.

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