Say No to May the 4th

Once again it is May the 4th. Today is not a day to celebrate the rebellion, but rather to praise the order that The Empire brought to the galaxy.  

My children have fallen for the lies and propaganda of the rebels.  When they are older, they may open their eyes to the truth.  Anyway, thanks to the exams that the kids have coming up, I doubt that I will be able to watch any of the films with them today.

It is all Spanish to me

My son has had the second of his exams this week.  Earlier this week, he had his oral Spanish exam.  He has had help from one of our friends who has tutored him (he had declined this help before), and hopefully, this will be of use when we have a holiday in Spain later this year.  Fingers crossed that all has gone well with both!  

Voting in the 2024 Local Elections

Our dog came with me to vote this morning.  She was quite keen to do so, but was not allowed.  I got to cast my vote, though my first form of ID was not accepted as it was not photographic, my next form, which is my NHS smart-card was declined.  That is odd as the card I use to access confidential information is not accepted for voting!  Fortunately I had my photographic driving licence and used that to vote.

I know that there are those who say that voting does not change anything, but it does in the UK.  In Russia, where Putin is to win, it does not.  In North Korea and Iran, again, it does not.  And there are many nations where people do not even have the pretence of a sham election.

My view is that we should vote, even if that is to spoil our ballot paper.  Too many people fought for our rights to do so, rights which are denied to too many people across the globe.

My trip to London

Am knackered.  My mother was unwell today and had to go to hospital, so I drove down and back again.  The downside of my electric car is its range.  While I have been to Holland and back in it, I was lucky with charging.  Getting back, the chargers I normally use were not available.  One was blocked off as all the points were being used, another was out of order.  I did find another place, but it was not yet operational.  So an hour or two after dropping my mother off at home, I managed to get some charge for my trip home.  

I am hoping that she is going to be okay, but considering that she does not listen to me about what she should do, despite my job in the NHS, I am not sure how she is going to be. 

Homosexuality and The Bible

To be fair, I have not had a discussion on Twitter about this for a long time.  But I saw this video and thought that I should share it.  

It is An Open Letter to Dr. Laura Schlesinger which has been shared on the internet for decades about being gay.

It is quite Old Testament but I have asked my questions about The New Testament, asking what behaviour is acceptable. Apparently, on Twitter, that can cause offence as well!

Tottenham Hotspur 2 Arsenal 3

What a game.  I did not get a chance to watch it last night as we were being badly beaten in the pub quiz, but I have now watched it.  To be fair to The Scum, they played quite well and if not for a few decisions, we could have lost.  Now I just have to hope that The Team That Rhymes With City drop more points than use between now and the end of the season.  But I doubt that will happen.

A Quiet Place

I have meant to watch this film for a long time. I had tried to watch it in the past, but it was taken of the streaming service that we were using. But it is back now, though on a different one.  

I really enjoyed the film, and while I have not watched the sequel I am looking forward to doing so. I think that this film will be a hard act to follow. It has a good plot (though I think that the aliens would still be able to be taken down with conventional weapons), great acting and it was directed well. If you have not watched it and like films like this, I highly recommend this.