Ahoy from the plague ship

Another day aboard the plague ship. A horrible night's sleep with a raw throat, my cough now a nasty bark, I seem to be getting worse. Lorraine, still slowly improving but still not great either. I had to cancelled an evening out with Anton.  Instead I watched all four episodes of Adolescence on Netflix. It is one of the best things I have ever seen on TV. Fantastically good performances, wonderful direction, a beautifully written tragedy about a 13 year old boy who, influenced by online bullying and incel culture, commits a horrific crime.

Also listened to a podcast from the Rest Is History People, but about books. It is called The Book Club. They were discussing 1984 in the episode I listened to. It's a well made podcast, hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett. 

Looked at the Kansas story again, but my brain is a but mushy to do too much.  

Spoke to Mum, who had Ben around fixing up the curtain in the living room. She seemed in decent spirits, and Eileen, her brother Alex's widow will be calling around on Friday apparently.

Meanwhile Trump is threatening to pull out of Nato, spelling disaster for peace in Europe. This is because NATO member countries he has spent the last year or so humiliating, are disinclined to join in the adventure he launched with Israel. He says the Iranian leaders have contacted him to negotiate. Iran says no such thing happened. He says he wants peace but in the same speech says he wants to bomb Iran back into the Stone Age. As ever when it comes to Trump, the major winners are Russia.  

Thank God for Art.