Day
207, Friday October 16th, 2020
Good
afternoon Peeps,
I
have just had another exciting experience courtesy of the Society of Authors. I
have had online meditation. Thoroughly relaxing, comforting, and invigorating
experience. I feel I can take the world on now. Brill.
My
new blog is up and running. I have been pottering and playing but feeling
great.
What
is happening today?
Our
Boris has commented that if the EU does not change its approach we are going
for a ‘no deal’ Brexit. Let me get this right. We are the ones, (well not me,
but some) who want to leave the EU, but we expect them to accept our terms? Who
put this man in charge anyway? I remember, peeps who heard him utter three
words, “Get Brexit Done” and they put their faith in him. I hear Judge Rinder
saying, “Stupid”.
On
the Covid-19 situation Wales is likely to be following Northern Ireland on the
circuit breaker or short sharp shock to control the virus soon. I have
neighbours who were looking forward to the half-term hols and a short stay in
Wales. Cancelled. As we are in the tier 2 high category, we are banned from
going there and the First Minister for Wales (I didn’t know they had one) is
looking to tighten things up, more restrictions coming.
As
the situation in England worsens what is our Boris doing? Pondering and
dithering. Apparently, SAGE advised weeks ago of the probable second wave and that
early action needed to be taken. I think Boris is still pondering over that.
“To be or not to be”, “to act or not to act” That is the question. Thinking
about it, Boris never really gives a positive instruction, he either advises or
suggests things but never clearly. Leaving us as a country in chaos and
disarray. Greater Manchester is borderline for Tier 3 and they are protesting
and refusing to accept it because there are insufficient funds provided by the
government to compensate lost revenue. Boris is sitting back, watching, and
waiting, saying that he will intervene if he must. Meanwhile, the gyms in
Liverpool are refusing to obey the instruction to close because there is no
evidence that they are a danger to peeps using them. The owners have spent a
fortune conforming to the instructions given in a lengthy manual and if they
close, they know they will not open again. As of midnight tonight, Lancashire
will join Liverpool in Tier 3, but not all the rules are the same. Gyms do not
have to close there. So same tier, different rules. Can you work it out?
On a more serious note there has been a beheading in Paris. A
terrorist attack on a teacher who had been teaching about free speech and using
the Charlie Hebdo cartoons of Mohammed. What
is the world coming to?
Okay,
I am off for dinner and tv. Nice bubble bath tonight and playing games. So,
goodnight, stay safe and positive. Remember whether you swim or sink in this
crisis is up to you.
Days
208 and 209, Saturday and Sunday. Le weekend! Enjoy!
Howde
Peeps, it’s the weekend again and what do I see this morning. The total global
figure is 40,013,426. My prediction is spot on. Last Sunday it was 37,603,503
and I said it would be passed the 40 million mark this weekend. As winter
approaches, we are losing the battle, but we will win the war. On Friday, the
total daily case number rose to 400,000+ a record for a one-day increase. In
the UK Manchester is still at loggerheads with the government over going into
tier 3. We are moving up the league table and are at number 11 with a total of
705,428 case. Yes, we have passed the 700,000-mark including 16,000 new cases
and 150 deaths. Spain is still the worst hit European country approaching the
1,000,000 mark. USA, India, Brazil, and Russia have 22,000,000+ cases between
them which is more than 50% of the total.
Today,
I have succumbed and brought in the last plants from my porch/conservatory. It
is now a storage only area for the winter months. Sad. I have also lost my
darling Antonio until the spring; he has made his last visit and his little van
with melodic tones and ice cream will be like my plants in store for winter. A
double whammy today. However, I am still happy because I choose to be. I am
still feeling good after my meditation experience on Friday and I am accepting
that which I cannot change. The secret of happiness lies within oneself which
is why I can still smile and stay positive.
So,
my weekend is one of acceptance. I am pottering and playing. I have been down
to McColl’s to get those lovely chicken and bacon slices that I love and that
meant little car has had an excursion. The leaves on the trees opposite my
abode are an orangey colour and they are falling like confetti to the ground.
Soon those branches will be stark naked again and waiting for new buds to
appear. Yes, positivity means spring is round the corner, with new life and
warmth until then we have Christmas and hopefully a better 2021 to look forward
to. I am thinking of dear Sofia Haslington in “Look After Each Other”, she
said, “look forward with hope but back with gratitude”. That woman inspires me.
Back
to reality and the universe. Migrants are still risking life and limb crossing
the English Channel for the hope of a better life. Peeps in China, who can
afford it, are queuing up to test the first vaccine for Covid-19. Would you
risk it? New Zealand has had its general election and Jacinda Ardern has won a
landslide victory for labour her labour party. She is held in high esteem by
her country after the way she handled the Covid-19 situation putting NZ into
early and severe lockdown. Our Boris could learn a lot from her.
So,
France has seen its first beheading since the days of the guillotine. (The last
person executed by guillotine was Hamida
Djandoubi on September 10, 1977 in Marseille.) I Googled it for you. Yes, I am
surprised it was as late as 1977. I have images of the days of the Bastille,
Revolution and women knitting as heads dropped. Also, Charles Dickens “A Tale
of Two Cities”. And we thought times had changed. The present beheading is the
action of an Islamic Terrorist. Children were asked to identify the history teacher,
Monsieur Samuel Paty, before 18-year old Aboulakh, a Russian national of
Chechen origin, decapitated him with a kitchen knife in a Paris suburb. The
police shot him but not before he had managed to post his action onto social media.
No, I have not seen it and I have no desire to. Once again, I ask the question,
what is this world coming to?
Meanwhile, in America election fever continues. I have
friends who have taken their ballots in person to the appropriate centres ensuring
the votes are counted. There is much fear of rigging the election, votes
disappearing etcetera. Trump v. Joe Biden? What a decision. I am still not
convinced that President Trump has tested positive for Covid-19 so would I
trust him? That’s something to be thankful for today, I am not in America!
On that note, I am signing off for the weekend. Gonna watch
my first Christmas Movie as ice cream days are over. Then have dinner, roast
chicken with veggies, vino and whatever follows. Then, we shall see. Probably,
another quiet night in.
Stay safe, my friends.
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