My son, the genius!

We got a message about my son today.

This year, Paxman Academy has been offered a place in the NEMOs, the North Essex Mathematical Olympiads to take place on Wednesday 5th October 2022, held at St Helena School. 

The competition involves teams of 4 students competing against other schools in Colchester and North Essex.  We would like to offer (insert our sons name here) a chance to be involved, as one of the best mathematicians in Year 10.  (Insert sons name here) will travel to St Helena School in the school minibus at the end of the school day.  The competition will run from 3.45pm until 5.15pm. 

COVID and spaces

Yesterday I was at a large meeting about healthcare. There must have been over 200 people there. I only saw one other person there wearing a face mask. There were occasional coughs and needless to say, I was a little twitchy. Saying that, I also did not feel 100% (and still do not) and could not be certain if this related to my vaccinations on Tuesday (when I had COVID in one arm and flu in the other) or if I had caught something from my son who has been unwell and at home for the beginning of the week. My wife has not felt too good either and she is going to cancel her day at work today as she is still so rough.  Anyway, I was surprised to see so many people working for the NHS not wearing a mask. It was good though to see many on a face to face basis, and despite me wearing a face mask, I was recognised by all who I have regular Microsoft Teams meetings with, though I almost did not recognise one myself!

In the evening, I watched This England with my daughter after we all had caught up with She Hulk. I do like She Hulk, I think that we all do, though I think that it has more meaning for my wife and daughter that it was for my son and me. This England did bring back a few reminders of just how terrified I was back in 2020 when there was no vaccine and the fatality rate was higher. It also reminded me of how much I hate how the Conservatives decided to ignore the concerns that had been raised before the pandemic. Exercise Cygnus appeared to be ignored as were the lessons of Exercise Alice. It will be interesting to watch the rest of the episodes.