Critical Race Theory

I think that Trevor Noah is a great communicator.  I do not agree with everything he says, but he is able to get his views across in a simple manner which I can only envy.  One of the many things that he has been able to explain well is with how actions to disenfranchise those who are not white in the USA resulted in generational wealth being a perk mainly for (some) white people.  

There are those who do not agree with teaching this, which is fine, but I would love them to watch this and let me know if they think what he has said is wrong, and if so, explain why.  

Knackered

Yesterday I cycled to work.  I took a long route as I wanted to cycle to the offices of my second job which I do on Wednesday's.  When I went, it was sunny and a bit windy.  The cycle to my second job was a stretch for me and I had to walk on bits and took flatter options where possible including the trip to my nail job. On the way back it was a more breezy and was a lot hotter.  I am not able to cycle as I could before the pandemic hit, but I am not as bad as I thought I would be.  I was exhausted for the rest of the day and have yet to recover today.  Here is hoping that my energy levels return soon!  

My son took Leia out yesterday for a walk to see one of his friends who has a Chihuahua which, according to him, she stood on.  She does love other dogs, most of the time, but can be wary of large hairy ones.  Following that, he retired to his room but did come down to a Gousto meal that my wife helped me prepare.  He did not mind the fake chicken that was the meal.  My wife hates it, but I am hoping to start to enjoy cooking by using this.  After all this, it was a dog walk before Love Island which I watched with my wife.  While it is not the most moral of TV shows, it is great being with her while we watch it together.

When is an abortion not an abortion?

I know that I have discussed the laws about abortion in the USA earlier, but it is sad to see that some of those in favour of ending abortion, do not understand what this means.  Also, and it is sad I have to provide evidence for this. Despite many on the right stating that a ten year old was not raped and needed an abortion, this actually did happen.

Really, I should not have been surprised by this considering other things said by the GOP on women's rights and rape. 

For the record, an abortion is an abortion.  It does not matter if it is done on a ten year old who would face greater risks from pregnancy than she would if older.  It is still an abortion.  Again, I want abortion to be safe, legal and rare.  Not illegal. 

Fresh

I loved it! What an awesome film. It starts as a mixture between a horror film and psychological thriller, but ends on a sick and twisted high. 

I had started to watch it with my daughter, but she found it hard to continue after the first meal was prepared. I understand this and I recommend anyone who may be queasy avoids this, or accepts that they may give meat up, at least for a short period of time.

I do not wish to talk too much about the film as I rate it and this is best without spoilers though during the dance scene (which I am not sure would have been possible), I realised that Daisy Edgar-Jones reminds me of the mother of one of my daughters friends.

If you are sick and twisted, this is a film to watch. If you are not, avoid it.

Mersea Island

My wife and I took advantage of only having one child to have brunch together. We could have gone alone, but we took Leia with us. My son did have the chance to come but turned us down.  Leia loved it as she got to have a sausage (the photo is from when she was waiting for one).

Later in the day, I tweeted after a nap (the after effects of my COVID infection in April) on BBC Any Questions and one of my tweets was read out on Any Answers afterwards, with a comment that I was cheeky for making it! When I say one of my tweets, I mean part of it. They read “It will be good to see the Conservatives elect a Remain supporting LibDem as leader.” My tweet of course relates to Liz Truss.  It is not the first time a tweet of mine has been read out on the show, but it is the first time in a while, and it is one of my better ones. 

Afterwards it was a trip to Mersea, this time my son came along.  I would like to say a good time was had by all.  Dinner could have been better, but it was fine and we had a great game of Snog, Marry, Pie.  As for the trip itself, Leia loved it.   

My daughter contacted us from France and told us about her time.  She has been kayaking and is exhausted from doing so. We do miss her, but it is great having the time with our son as well with no bickering.  

I was wrong

When I posted yesterday, I was under the impression that my daughter had arrived at her destination.  She had not.  She is there now though, but being at work, I have had no updates.

My son has now finished school and is free for the next six weeks.  Our Cockapoo is missing our daughter and my wife came round to my work to have lunch with me for the first time since the pandemic began!  Some may say that enjoying eating lunch with her is silly, but I loved it and was very grateful for the food, drink and company.  Having her with me lifted me for the rest of the day.  Seeing her smile is the best drug ever! 

I do have to ensure that I keep recording videos or am taking pictures of Leia as I know my daughter will miss her.  I suspect more than she will miss the rest of us! 

Just our son at home now

The title is a bit mean as we have our dog at home as well.  He had taken Leia out for a walk when I got home late today and was in a good mood as he had got all the GCSE options that he had asked for, most importantly for him, being able to do triple science.  He was quite worried that he would not get the option to do this, so that is reassuring for him.  Also he did not want to study Geography (I do not understand the aversion of my family to this awesome subject) and he has not been allocated that either.

My daughter is now in France, the journey there taking a while.  I have not had a chance to speak to her, but I might see if I get a chance tomorrow, if nothing else, to find out what she thought about the episode of Love Island from tonight.  

From what I can gather, they were held up by Eurotunnel.  I am impressed at Audrey, the mother of Eve, my daughters friend, did the drive by herself.  When my wife and I drove to Bordeaux in 2016, we shared the driving.  Not sure either of us would want to drive the distance by ourselves!