Now the midterms are over it is hard to tell what Trump will do to conclude his war with Iran. While some have speculated that he may use nuclear weapons against Iran, I doubt he will do so. After January with the Democratic Party to dominate both chambers, they will be able to bring him to justice for such an abhorrent act.
Sadly, thanks to our Ocado delivery arriving at 1100, I was not able to take part in the two minutes silence. There has been understandable outrage at Nigel Farage taking part, this based on views that many consider racist, as well as the views he has been accused of expressing when younger. While he denies saying such things, he also has admitted to playful banter and has said that he never intended to hurt anybody.
The bottom line, like it or not, is that many people from across The British Empire fought and died for our rights to hold views, views which include that which they fought against. I am glad that we honour and remember their ultimate sacrifice.
Not as bad as I thought it would be. But first of all, our day. We had a lazy day. My son has not been well and my wife is only just starting to get better after two weeks of being ill, which started with my cousins wedding two weeks ago. My wife does not like to stay at home and needed to get out, so we went for a drive to Eye to visit a shop. While there we also met with David. We have not seen him in ages and Leia got to meet his dog (again). The shop we went to see literally was a small shed, and we can get the produce where we live, but we have been there now and have seen what it does, and does not, offer.
Later in the day, my wife played Boggle with my son, she was not too happy with his skills at the game. At the time I was doing some work so did not join them. After that, we went to get some food, but got caught up in a large queue after a traffic accident on the A12. We had been stuck for ages when the passengers from one of the cars ahead got out and started to walk on the grass to the right of us. We were wondering what they were doing when they got back into it and drove across the grass to the other carriageway. Other cars followed, and we joined them as well. My wife wanted to drive a bit more in Colchester, but I convinced her otherwise. With traffic for Bonfire Night as well as the A12 closure I felt we would be late home. Reluctantly, she agreed and we returned home.
Once at home, we ate the takeaway that we had collected, put an order in for a further delivery (which we had not got due to the traffic) and watched Masterplan. My wife chose it and I will admit that at first, I was not keen on this. But it was not as bad as I thought. The plot had some holes and did not make sense at times, but for a film to watch with a takeaway, it was good enough. I doubt I would watch it again and while it was not my choice, I am glad I watched it with my wife.
This is an awful film. The plus points are the scenery, but only at times though. Also, it makes you appreciate other films. I have heard actors explain how hard it is to act when the other character will be added in later and that may be an excuse for the terrible acting. Overall, I would have to say that the best part about this film is the poster. And that it ended. Do not watch this film.
As those who follow my blog know, I am no fan of Trump, but he and his accomplices should be judged on what they have done and said, not on things they have not done.
While this came out a while ago, I have watched this only recently. When I say that, I think that I have watched it before, well at the very least, most of it. Overall, it is a good film, and I would consider watching it (yet) again. For those who wish to watch it, it is set just before The Blip and after Captain America: Civil War. You do not need to have watched the previous films to enjoy this, but obviously this will help. But the main reason I watched it is because I want to watch the latest film in the series. If any others wish to do the same, enjoy it. Ant-man is a hilarious superhero, not my favourite, as that is probably Spider-man, or Deadpool. If you love Marvel films, you will probably like this.
Concerns have been raised about cyberattacks on our infrastructure. Already hacking has taken place to disrupt food storage. The government has warned us about this, telling us to stock up on essential supplies, including bottled water and wind up radio's. I am confident in the ability of governments across the globe to take action, notably, to ensure that some systems are not networked together.
In the remade series Battlestar Galactica, networked defence systems were taken down by a hack and malware, the sole surviving Battlestar only surviving as it had not no networked system. Networks are used in many parts of the UK however, an example being the NHS so hackers will have tempting targets to strike at. It maybe that the only solution if it is hacked is literally to take things off line for a period of time.
The rise of AI in a world where there are too many people with no, or few morals is concerning, but sadly, I do not think that people will act to reign things in, for now at least.
