L’étau se serre

Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization.

— George Bernard Shaw

Had family over for Sunday dinner and, heaven forbid, football and chicken wings, a lovely occasion, and I mostly managed not to spoil it until the end when the above quip slipped out of my mouth. My son’s in-laws might have been rolling their eyeballs, but there was some general agreement about the whole bread and circus spectacle we had just watched in relation to the sad goings-on in Ottawa and Victoria and the twin barrels of imminent war and climate disruption down which those paying attention are staring. Cheery little way to start the month, but it’s an interesting past time trying to balance the sense of gloom with local community building, music, cookery and maintaining a healthy relationship with family and friends.

Ok, short post. I’ve been locked out of the site for the whole month, finally found my key, so I’ll attempt something a little more reflective before too long.