Ok so today’s writing will be a little eclectic,
today was of course 9/11 and I have been impressed by the dignified way in
which it has been remembered out here in rural New York state. All the flags
have been flown at half mast, the local fire station had one a huge flag draped
from its extension ladder,
so that the flag hung over the main street, nearby
was a simple memorial with a fire mans jacket and a wreath laid alongside each
other. I found it all rather dignified and touching.
This evening we bought some Mexican take-out that was
rather good. However we waited for it to be cooked in the micro-brew pub next
door. So up comes this rather weird contraption that looked like a cross
between a bicycle and a model T Ford. The owner was very proud of it and told
me how it was one of only two in the world. It was supplemented by a small
electric motor running on some revolutionary battery technology. By now the
technical details were starting to go over my head, though I remembered that it
covered the equivalent of 1100 miles per gallon.
This evening our friends Rob and Karin arrived from
Vermont. So tonight we have had an energetic conversation regarding Bernie
Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. Sanders is very much the outsider in the same way
that Corbyn is and eschews personality politics. He does also seem to me a
divisive figure who will polarise opposition to him, the big question is he
electable. This conversation will continue in the morning!!
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