I had plans for this weekend. The weather looked like being perfect for motorbiking; dry, sunny, and warm but not so hot that wearing all that protective clothing makes you melt. The plan was to go down to Worthing on Saturday morning, have a look around town, maybe have a coffee and pastry somewhere, and […]
Entries from June 30th, 2024
The drugs don’t work
June 30th, 2024 · Comments Off on The drugs don’t work · Life
Tags: Medicine/Health
Politically engaged?
June 23rd, 2024 · Comments Off on Politically engaged? · Politics
I’m still not sure whether I count as politically engaged. I always vote in general elections, which should put me in the top 70%. I also vote in local elections, which probably makes me more engaged than the 60% (?) who don’t. I belong to a political party which must indicate a fair level of […]
Tags: Elections
Close Encounter
June 17th, 2024 · Comments Off on Close Encounter · Life
A slightly odd thing happened the other night. It was about half-past midnight and I was trying to summon the energy to go up to bed. I heard some banging around outside the front door and offered up some silent swear words to the cat, assuming it was him doing his usual trick of wanting […]
Tags: WTF
Am I The Idiot?
June 3rd, 2024 · Comments Off on Am I The Idiot? · Life, Technology
A thought occurred to me today. While I was out walking I saw, as I so often do, somebody talking on their mobile phone and holding it in front of them horizontally. I think it might be learned behaviour from watching The Apprentice or something. Whenever I see this my inner monologue is always “look […]
Mai 2024
June 3rd, 2024 · Comments Off on Mai 2024 · Life
May was a pretty eventful month, seeing me out of the house a lot more for a change. There was a long journey up to Norfolk for our youngest grandson’s 1st birthday party, a day out in Essex to see Mum and take her out for lunch, and a few little trips out on my […]