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Nearest Star
DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me! Started conversation Aug 11, 2001
What is the nearest star to earth? 
Got you! It's not Alpha or Proxima Centauri 
, it's Sol, our sun. What is the effect of the sun on the weather? How come all you people out there falsely believe NZ is a tropical paradise? As Jared Diamond says in 'Guns, Germs and Steel', parts of the Sth Is., are colder than any other inhabited place on earth! Yes, as Kurt Angle says, 'it's true, it's true'!
We cats 
do not like cold, and respond properly only to a nice, warm fire or patch of sunshine. Especially with 'Star Trek' or Blakes Seven on the telly, and a nice snack. 
Books to read:
Broken God David Zindel
A Stitch In Time Andrew J Robinson
Chamiel Edward Pearson
Dark Passions Susan Wright
Preservers William Shatner
Life Essential George MacDonald. (Sorry, I just finished that, it's really Ragamuffin Gospel's turn.)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Douglas Adams
But it's nearly time to EAT! We love to eat, even Mr Grouchy the 14 year old, who will just have to tear himself away from Dr Who's latest graphic novel, sadly.
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