This year, the autumn roll out of Covid jabs on the NHS is a lot more restrictive. Not everyone is eligible. Far from it. The elderly can get it, of course. By elderly, we are talking about the over 65s. Front line care workers can get the jab. And people who are vulnerable due to … Continue reading Jab Four
Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the start of the pandemic as far as I’m concerned. Different people will have different dates. The WHO gave us an official date. But three years ago today, Mrs P and I went for a long drive into the country, to have a walk around Minterne Gardens. A final … Continue reading Covidian Skittles
An anti-lockdown , antivax journalist for the famously right-wing anti-reality Telegraph newspaper, wrote an article this week titled ‘Lockdown effects feared to be killing more people than Covid’. You can imagine the predictable reaction this elicited from the conspiracy theory community that the journalist serves. Whoops of delight. I told you so! Rejoice! Imagine being … Continue reading Pandemic Derangement Syndrome
I’m a light packer. I learned how to pack light the hard way. In 2003, I took a large rucksack and a sizeable sports bag with me for a three plus month tour of Mexico. Within a week, I’d ditched the sports bag. And, obviously, a sports bag worth of stuff. Travelling light is a … Continue reading Unwanted Souvenirs
I completed a 365 'photo a day' project last year largely because of how much I enjoyed looking through my 365 album from 2008. It's not just a collection of photos, but a collection of memories. A visual diary of a year of my life. I recommend the exercise. Last year was a remarkable year. … Continue reading A Year On
I’m not a fan of lockdowns/social restrictions, although I understand the arguments made for them, and the obvious necessity for implementing them at a time of crisis. In February/March 2020, we could see the Chinese health system collapsing from a new virus and shortly after that the Italian army started carting away dead bodies by … Continue reading Trust Me
We're all a little sick of this pandemic. Right? It's literally the only things that genuinely unites almost the whole human race. We're sick of it. I say almost, because there are those few, strange folk who still insist there is no pandemic, it's all just a Jewish hoax involving Bill Gates and the lizard … Continue reading Are We Nearly There Yet?
The Mexile 