Where have they gone? As most have great fecundity I would have thought they would have weathered the storm brought by Sygenta, Bayern and Basf etc. Why do cars not have swathes of dead insects across them. OK, most cars probably never go fast enough!
OUR WORLD
Johnson is to make voting difficult for people without photo ID, I.e. poor – i.e. non-tory voters. Emigrants given the power to vote. WTF – there have chosen to leave and that is fine, but to still have the vote? If they continue to pay tax that would be ok. Conversion therapy not banned. And Lizzie had to read all this crap out for 15 minutes. I wonder if she thinks it is worth it?
GARDEN THOUGHTS AND COOKING
RECIPES
I quite like the look of this one from Yotam Ottolenghi – a cheesy potato and herb slab pie. Although there seems a lot of cream and creme fraiche in it. I think with 400g of cheese this might be too much?
WEEKS
The Beatles wrote 8 days a week, which begs the question why does a week have 7 days. A day is defined by rotation, as is a year. The months are roughly in line with the lunar orbit. 24 hours, 60 minutes and 60 seconds are all logical mathematically. But 7 days a week. Why is it a prime number? 7 does not fit into a month apart from 3 of 4 years for February.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Israel is reaping the result of its unfair nationalist policies for the past few years. Does criticising the Jewish government of Israel make me anti-Semitic? Personally I do think so because I really do not know or care what a persons colour, religion, orientation, etc. is. There have been many things that seem wrong to me that have happened in the Middle East – most emanating from Post-War British rule. I am not sure the situation was ever manageable, but it seems like we did not try too hard!
BEZOS
BANWELL BYPASS
Probably 50 years too late to be useful! And possibly obsolete within 10 years! But I have just received a questionnaire about it. It is from Sandford Neighbhood Group – whoever they are? Their names are not published. And I will question the motives as there is no mention of costs/benefits to surrounding villages and communities.
CLOUDS
Weather forecast says we might get some cumulonimbus-nimbus clouds – fun! Thunder also gives free nutrients. I just looked at the rainfall radar, and some heavy rain looks likely to be on its way. Update 2 hours later. Meteo says 50% chance light showers, MetO says 90% chance of heavy showers for next 12 hours. BBC somewhere in between! So now 16.00 – Meteo says 72% rain, but not much 2-3mm, and for an hour in total to midnight I presume. So
CITIES
This might develop into a longer post than usual.
Levelling up is a favourite term for our misguided mob leading the country. Something they themselves have decried for decades. Ebbw Vale was built for steel, and now that industry has gone there is little point in pouring money into a failed site. So is this true of the north of England (or Wales, and parts of Scotland)?