The theme of coldness carries over from the last post.
At around 10pm I went out to put a sheet on the car windscreen and ended up having to clear the screen before I could put the cover on.
It’s notably crispy this morning, though not quite as bad as I was expecting.
On a brighter note, I’m excused washing duties as we have Number One son visiting. We have a quinoa salad for lunch, made with tinned beans and sweetcorn, Eventually I intend making pots of the stuff using proper quinoa instead of the microwavable alternative and I will soak my own beans.
For the moment it’s enough of a culture shock without the extra cooking.
And talking of culture shock – it’s full daylight now. The days are really starting to open up now. If only the weather was more spring-like.
This may be good news for North Korean athletes who, it seems, are likely to do a spell in a labour camp after failing to perform in the Winter Olympics. At least it won’t be dark and dismal. This would tend to suggest that the carrot and stick approach may not work, particularly when the carrot is “extra rice” according to the article.
Meanwhile, anyone who came fourth in an event where one of the Russians won a medal is waiting to see if they are going to get an upgrade. I really despair of a world where an entire country is banned for drug use and the replacement “neutral” team provides 50% of the positive drug tests at the games.
I’m not going to add anything more, as there are plenty of accusations flying about relating to GB’s rise to sporting success and I don’t want to say anything that may prove embarrassing in the future.
This article is interesting, and puts things in stronger terms than I would dare. You can’t blame people for taking a chance to be an international athlete, but it’s important to keep it in perspective. There is no surge in African Winter Sport. If we want to help Africa we should make it possible for the continent to host the Olympics. After what happened with the Commonwealth Games this may take some doing.
At least my joints are feeling better and I seem to be able to think again, even if I can’t solve any world problems.
Pleased about the joints
Me too. 🙂
It is at least a good point that you are thinking about the troubles of the world. Those on charge don’t seem to be doing much thinking if any. (Except about getting personally richer, of course.)
I expect you have to think about money – tropical islands don’t buy themselves. 🙂
The daylight hours are getting longer in central Maine, too, and it doesn’t get dark until 5:30. Wonderful, especially as Clif and I are no longer keen about driving at night.
Yes, over the last year or two I’ve started to think about weather and darkness when planning journeys.
Yup. Aging eyes.
Yes, I need glasses and a reading lamp these days. 🙂
I know. Same here.
I guess sport is a distraction from horrors around the world but I find it all very tiresome.
It passes a few hours in mindlessness. I quite like the Olympics but some sport is a lot less interesting.
I did finally and will for a few months notice it was lighter at 6 this morning. There’s my positive for the day. Have a good visit with family and soon you’ll be back to the cooking and washing up. Life cycles I suppose.
Poverty, bills and washing up – three of life’s constants. 🙂
Feeding the masses, or minimus here…
🙂 Another chapter in The Never-Ending Story…