Breakfast with Sheila in Carinthia. Actually, I ate breakfast while she sipped a watered down cranberry juice. No wonder she's a twig. Several folks stopped by to comment on the scarf I'm knitting, including Thomas and his partner, Neal, who mde an incredible rag rug mimicking Warhol's Marilyn. Turns out they know Shirley Ferrari, former ballerina, with whom Sheila and I shared coffee the other afternoon.
Tried again to capture seas as they hit the windows of Deck 2. 
Heard Robert Cave speak about his years on the MI-5 Protection Service Teams, guarding the Royals and personalities. I never knew how isolated a Royal was/is. He spoke about Diana as he was part of her initial team. She had to surrender her passport, driving license, bank and checkbooks, car keys, cell phone and most of her freedoms. She was never allowed anywhere alone, Team member even waited outside the stall during a bathroom visit. Why would anyone strive for a position that would require such protection? Perhaps they believe they're bulletproof!?
Thomas and Neal turn out to be old hand Cunarders who have stories about everyone. They chose to sit with me again during Dr. Crowe's lecture on the Life Cycle of Stars. Speaking Dr. C, he complimented my scarf while he was standing by me during Cave's lecture. When his turn came, I didn't recognize the dapper, suited man with the t-shirted and jeaned guy who had chatted with me earlier. When he noted the scarf was longer, I quipped he could hve it and he said yes! He needed one for NYC anyway. He works at Rayleigh Observatory and teaches at the Cambridge Prep School!
His lecture prompted questions. I wish Mom were still here to enjoy finding the snawers with me!
Do the colors in the Canis Majoris photograph indicate element, temperature, density? How does gravity work in space? Why does gravity beat every other force in nature?
I'm uncertain who has the coolest quote: Sagan or Tyson.
Sagan - "We're all made of starstuff."
Tyson - "When I look up at the night sky and I know that yes we are a part of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us," When I reflect on that fact, I look up, many people feel small cause they're small and the universe is big, but I feel big because my atoms came from those stars. There's a level of connectivity."
Knitting was good. Dinner was excellent. Post-dinner was bummed by high winds, so no star watching! Fingers crossed for tomorrow!
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