A Time For Tearing Down

 The present world order is not much loved. In those countries where opposition is tolerated there is opposition. But what one doesn't see, at least not openly, in public fora, is the voicing of an alternative. Take the US: the current administration is incompetent, destructive and exceedingly odd- and there are plenty of people willing to point this out but no-one promoting a vision of how things could be done differently. It's all "Stop this" and "don't do that" but never "Do this instead."   The recognised opposition party is a spent force, fronted by nonentities. Here in Britain it's the same; the difference being that the people in charge are also nonentities. (Say what you like about the current President of the USA but he's not a nonentity).

There is a time for building up and a time for tearing down and this is a time for tearing down....

Trivia

 A friend not only recommended pickled eggs but gave me a bottle. I don't remember eating one before. I was expecting it to be a bit exotic, but it tasted of what you'd expect it to taste of- hard boiled egg and vinegar. Perfectly nice. Back in the day pickled eggs were the kind of fast food you could expect to find in pubs. These days not so much. I can't remember seeing a jar sitting on any bar recently- but then most pubs these days are also restaurants and like to project a sophisticated image.

Since I fell out of veganism I've been eating a lot of eggs. My favourite way of doing them at the moment is curried on toast.

We had the car cleaned this morning. A couple of young lads drop by in a van. They do a good job. And they're pleasant and personable. There was only one today. Tom is in Turkey. "On holiday", I asked. No, getting his teeth done....