ShavingI’m giving serious consideration to growing a goatee. This is not down to any desire to appear fashionable. It is down to pandemic induced laziness. We’ll see how it goes.

An Even More Inconvenient TruthThe date of my comment was December 29th, two days before news came from Wuhan that a cluster of patients with pneumonia were being treated. There’s absolutely no point in being right if you’re not going to let everyone know that you were right. Alas, I cannot on this occasion feel … Continue reading →

RelationshipsThe coronavirus is testing the resilience of the worlds economies, health services and food supply systems. So far, they are hurting but holding. But the real test, behind the scenes, is with our relationships, don’t you think? In our homes, streets and workplaces lie our most immediate and emotive relationships. They will be tested, and … Continue reading →

From Bad To WorseThis is a phrase which will hold true for months, methinks. Just when you thought a particular problem had gotten as bad as it could, you’ll be proven wrong. For example, Boris is rather ill. It’s certainly gone from bad to worse for him. For us too, given that Dominic Raab has … Continue reading →

The Four Stages

The government have four stages to move through when dealing with contagious outbreaks. Contain, which we are presently in. Delay, which we’ll be moving onto later today. Then comes Research and Mitigate. The latter two seem pointless in the current situation. I say we should replace them with Sacrifice and Move On. If someone over … Continue reading The Four Stages →

I, Mass Murderer

I think I may have been accidentally killing pensioners. A couple a day, every day, for a week or two. It’s hard to know how many, if any, for sure. Worse, I think I’m probably going to keep on killing pensioners for the foreseeable future. I just can’t stop myself.You see, I was thinking this … Continue reading I, Mass Murderer →

Covid 19 Thoughts and Questions

Its permanent, isn’t it? I think a lot of people are missing the big point about the switch from containment to delay. The failure of containment means Covid19 is with us permanently. As the years and decades pass, this is likely to kill millions. Tens of millions. Maybe hundreds of millions.I keep hearing people comparing … Continue reading Covid 19 Thoughts and Questions →