Dec. 11th, 2025
"Sombre" is the word.
It cropped up in the formulation "Everyone seems a bit sombre at the moment."
"Why do think that is?" someone asked
And I chipped in with "Because the old world is coming to end."
Later we rehearsed the conversation with someone who hadn't been present.
"The old world is always coming to an end," he said.
"Yes," I said, "But this time it really is."
It cropped up in the formulation "Everyone seems a bit sombre at the moment."
"Why do think that is?" someone asked
And I chipped in with "Because the old world is coming to end."
Later we rehearsed the conversation with someone who hadn't been present.
"The old world is always coming to an end," he said.
"Yes," I said, "But this time it really is."
