I was awake at 6.40 this morning, pondering on the subject of insomnia. More particularly why I sleep better in a chair than I do in a bed. I managed three hours in a chair last night, and woke feeling very rested. I also felt cold and stiff and had to spend ten minutes relocating my limbs. Sleeping in chairs is a pastime for the young.
Anyway, after a trip to the bathroom and some time feeling warm but wakened, I decided to call it a night and get up. By 6.30 I was at the computer, checking emails, answering comments and reading a few blogs. I then went of Amazon to buy a couple of bits and claim a refund for an order they seem to have lost.
It rapidly became 8.30 and after a leisurely breakfast and some planning, it is now just after 10.00. How the time flies!
Robin Hood lurking in the Forest
I suppose that’s what happens when you live in a decaying country with weak leaders and an evil Mayor of London. Still, as I said to Julia, although we miss out on the benefits of the USA’s high living standards, strong leadership and gun ownership, I’m quite happy with the way we are. We will just have to put up with universal healthcare, low murder rates and women having control over their own bodies. It’s obviously an imperfect system, but not every country can achieve the peak of perfection.
As for our “horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor” in London, I have to admit that I don’t know much about him, but even he has some good points – he’s never been photographed with Jeffrey Epstein, for instance.
Pictures are random shots from previous Decembers.
Robin at Clumber, Nottinghamshire
The man who can ace IQ tests has such a limited vocabulary
He is a man of (deeply) hidden talents.
Simon, you have a very good system there in spite of the many imperfections you have written about from time to time. Everything is relative, and everything in life, even life itself, is temporary.
I’m resigned to my life being temporary and short, I just don’t want to spend it having to listen to poisonous drivel from world leaders. 🙂
I hear you, Simon. Keep on writing!
Definitely!
I have been tempted to write my definitive post on Trump but he keeps adding more. Do you make marmalade? Put all the ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for a while and what happens? A white sticky froth rises to the top. Keep stiring it in if you wish but better still remove the froth with a slotted spoon and throw it into the the pigpen. But I seriously believe that the great American experiment is a fail.
From this distance it looks a bit like the last days of the Roman Empire – orgies, madness and xenophobia leading to disaster.
I must say that you are a very wise man. You are probably remembering that the weak (meek) will inherit the earth (though I must say that I haven’t been able to locate a timetable for this yet).
I’ve always been a bit suspicious about the meek inheriting the earth. As you say, the timetable is a problem.
It’s a bit like karma. I could wait for it to work, but ideally I would like to hit someone over the head with it.