Heavy rains & light suns
Film: the story of a diamond smuggler in Africa. At times compelling, at others cringe-some, clichéd and often peppered with an enormous body count. The scenery was stunning and Djimon Hounsoue’s acting was unflinching. Di Caprio was given the corniest lines which threw me in towards the end. Overall I would not recommend this film.
21°C, close & warm, storms brewing.
Nearly two months of dry, now the lightening.
It has been a bad day for amphibians. He was only crossing to get to a stream, I tried to help. On the ride to work, he was flopping in the other lane. I grasped the brakes and put the bike down, turned and waited for the traffic to clear. the first few straddled him, then I looked left to check it was clear & looked back. Now he was lying on his back, all limp & lifeless. Damn, bad start to the day. I grieved quietly for him all day. I really wanted to save him.
Large globe raindrops now tap on glass and crackle in growing puddles. I shall go and listen.
Alternative Voting system has been rejected by voters tonight. Why, was it too complex? Did so few do the maths? I’ve waited 20 years to see some semblance of democracy appear in British politics: it seems that this nation will get the politicians it deserves. Don’t forget that Britain’s favourite newspaper is the Daily Mail.
17°C, some light showers
The pond at work is looking rather sorry for itself, it’s less than half-full. Does anybody there care for it?
Last chance to vote people, you only have two hours left.
15°C, clear.
Am I the only one uncomfortable with this story? An unarmed suspect is shot by USA forces on a raid in a foreign country that wasn’t aware of it happening. The press is full of gleeful relatives of the Twin towers atrocity victims, jubilant American citizens and pretty much, everyone else. Will the White house release the video footage shot at the time so we can all see what happened in the Coliseum? The guy has not admitted his supposed role in the events he is attributed with, he was never charged, all that was skipped out. Forget any trial, straight to the execution.
Obama is a christian, right? What happened to “thou shall not kill”? Does he get excommunicated now?
I sit uncomfortably with all this.
More sun, even more wind. 15°C 
Micycle 