I apologise for the lack of a post, or even a message, last week. This was due to various technical difficulties. The computer now has a new hard drive, so apparently it was not Windows that was to blame. I was planning to post this week...
You may have noticed there hasn't been much politics of late in this blog, and this is partly because the current situation is too depressing and infuriating to write about; partly because I don't understand any of the economics or the gossip; and partly because...
It is probably appropriate to start by reminding all readers the meaning of the title PPI Blogger - Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant. I find our modern technological society very useful, of course, but also very frustrating. Please excuse the following outburst, not unrelated to the experience...
Imagine that you are walking past a lonely graveyard at night, when you hear a terrifying shriek, improbably smell garlic or blood, and see white things flitting about. You run home as fast as you can, lock the door, and then start to wonder. What...