New TV

I am really procrastinating over getting a new TV.  I don't know whether I really want to get a new one right now.  I'm not sure the cost is justified by what will probably only be a minimal increase in the quality of picture over my current TV.  If I want to get a new one, then this is the time of year to do it - you always get good TV deals around Black Friday.  And indeed the TV I had my eye on is currently on sale at an all-time low.  I am so tempted.  But nope, I think I need to prioritize how I spend my money better.  For example, I really should get new living room furniture before I get a new TV.  After all, what is the point of getting a new TV if I don't have a comfortable sofa to watch it from.

Small Prophets

Just finished binge watching the first season of Small Prophets over the weekend.  It didn't take long, since it consisted of just 6 half hour episodes.  And I have to heartily recommend it - I think even my Mum would enjoy it (and since it's a BBC production, I assume it is available on the BBC iPlayer).  I thought it was great - the perfect combination of charming, quirky and poignancy.  It looks like it had pretty decent viewing figures in the UK, so I think I'm probably preaching to the choir.  Now I've started watching Detectorists - a show I had heard of but had never seen before, which shares a lot of the same qualities.  

Wind Advisory

An earlier entry today, just in case I lose power later.  We are under a wind advisory from this evening through to the early hours tomorrow.  Strong winds and heavy rain expected.  And because this is the first blow of the season, we can expect a lot of tree debris to come down and a stronger likelihood of power outages (there were already some outages nearby yesterday due to a tree coming down on a line).  Not good when you live where I live where there are lots of trees around.  I would be more worried about a tree coming down on my house if the winds were forecast to be quite a bit stronger, but that doesn't seem to be the case tonight.  I did use my leaf blower today to clean my entryway and driveway - but I suspect tomorrow morning I'll discover that this was a complete waste of time.     

Braindead

It's 10 pm, and I've got nothing.  You know what's to blame?  An 8 am meeting.  It ruins your day. 

Car Collections

My landlord has an assortment of classic cars that he works on.  I have a recent addition to my own British car collection:

Blue Tide

Well, that was a pleasant surprise.  A victory so overwhelming for the Democrats that Trump can't even challenge its veracity.  Any normal president would of course eat crow or humble pie.  But no, this is Trump - the narcissist-in-chief.  Of course he would blame everyone but himself.  But let us be straight about this, the people were voting against him rather than for the Democrats.  It's his actions (think Iran War and tariffs) that have directly resulted in outrageous gas prices and a vastly inflated cost of living.  And I think this is what most people care about.  Of course, losing the House and the Senate does not change the fact that Trump still wields a lot of power.  I fear he could become even more unhinged and insufferable than he already is.  I expect a major escalation in his stupid vanity projects, petty acts of revenge, and anything else that will serve his self-interests and line the pockets even more of himself, his family and his friends.   

Election Night

By the time you read this, you will probably know more about what happened in the US midterm elections than I do.  I'm purposely avoiding all the coverage tonight.  I just can't deal with the toxicity in US politics.  If Americans have any sense, Republicans should lose control of both the House and the Senate.  But, as I keep on saying, never underestimate the sanity of the American people.  Why do you think Trump still maintains a modicum of support, despite everything.  Which is why I am not going to make any predictions.  I just don't trust the democratic process any more - and I certainly don't trust the polls.