Status:
Nothing to report today, which is OK!
Overnight listening:
- Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My Adventures in Neurodiversity by Robin Ince - Finished this last night. Starts a bit all over the place (apt given it’s about ADHD) but quickly gains focus and, thanks to his interviewing lots of very different people, turned out to be a very useful overview of what it’s like to be a neurodiv. Will be recommending this to people.
Reading:
- We’ve moved from ‘water crisis’ to ‘water bankruptcy’ - I read about the perils of pumping excessive water from deep aquifers in Jay Owen’s book Dust and it really is a last resort as they can take hundreds of years to refill. Once they’re done, they’re effectively done.
- If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice - George Monbiot advocating for proportional representation.
- Hay stocks are running low – this is the long tail of last year’s drought - confirmation of what we suspected. Yields were down 60% last year and prices have doubled. Thankfully our rabbits don’t need much but I suspect we’re going to have to be much less liberal in our usage.
Watching:
- Why this Manchester byelection is a lesson in 21st century politics (13:48) - John Harris' Anywhere but Westminster goes to Gorton. One of the more depressing things I’ve seen recently.
Telly:
- The Residence
- The Muppet Show - not bad and on reflection the Muppet Show was always a bit ropey (with flashes of genius) so this was about right. Hope they do a proper series.
- Fallout