Liturgical postures

I have been reading Desmond Morris's "The naked man; a study of the human body" and now I know why torch bearers are asked to stand with one hand on their chest with the torch in the other hand. It is an ancient Greek posture assumed by slaves awaiting their master's bidding. He says a lot about bowing and hand gestures too and even includes a photo of the Pope washing feet. Apparently our feet betray the most about our mood so keep an eye on the celebrant's feet! If he is tapping his foot or waving a foot he is wanting to leave or at least get on with things! I have even seen a celebrant tapping the altar with his fingers during the Sanctus waiting for the music to end!
This is a really useful study if you are in a multinational congregation because the same gesture can mean opposite things to different nationalities!
Had a quiet day - the weather was awful! Watched several episodes of BBC Young Musician of the year, spoke to Bruce, phoned 3 Catenians on the sick list, spoke to Micky and Graham on Skype. Still have not spoken again to Dennis about the wedding. Also watched Songs of praise from Liverpool, Dimbleby in Russia, Child of our time.