the hands that played the keyboards that made things get better, Des. Such hands.

Hmm, I think the “hands across the divide” approach has value too.

Every problem is made better by holding a meeting. For some values of “better”.

Is the government _doing_ anything at the moment, or is it just sitting, looking out of the window, muttering “weather’s a bit shit again.”

The times are weird, it’s time for Hawkwind.

Nobel prize for Physics today. Good luck everyone.

I’ve never been able to like them. I’ve tried.

Stop picking sides in other people’s struggles on the basis of who’s cooler. Cool is not an ethical trait. It does not track justice.

I’ve been meaning to “get into” Heine for years.

he’s a very interesting writer. I have his Zweig biography on my TBR pile.