History Day

Jacob, my son. 

I was wondering a few things. When Jesus Yeshua was crucified and his body perished, where did he go to? His spirit left his body for 3 days. Then I was wondering what he did with his body when he returned to it. Did he rebuild it from scratch or did he just fix the dead body that was already starting to decompose and bring it back to life. I don't know the right answer. 

If you had a choice, go back in time to a different geological period or revisit a historical event before you were born, which one would you choose? I would choose a different ecological period, I would go back to the time of the dinosaurs or something like that and see what colour they were and what they sounded like. I imagined a lot of dinosaurs could mimic other sounds like parrots do today. 

I have so much to show you and so much to learn from you also. 

Nil Nil

I missed the England game again because of work but I learned that it was a goalless draw. That was a good result for us because we won on points in the group. At least I should be able to watch the next game set for Sunday evening. I guess the next game will be more interesting anyway because it is a volatile zone where a loss is instantly rewarded with an end. 

Missing an important game is almost as annoying as witnessing a litter bug throwing trash on the floor or seeing a booth hogger use a group booth seating area for himself in a wetherspoons pub. It is almost as annoying as seeing a speeding car use the turn right lane to push Infront of you on the road. 

Nevermind. 

Port Issues

I recently learned that the Boeing starliner space capsule is stuck on the international space station. The vehicle was set to take some astronauts back to earth but it can't seperate from the portal. Boeing has had a lot of bad press recently  and lots of product issues. I won't go into detail. God knows what they're going to do now. 

In London they have a problem with ports. If I wanted to take a train to the coast it would seem sensible to take the train from one of the giant terminal stations like liverpool street but it usually works out better to take the train further down the line. If I wanted to take a train to southend on sea, I would take the C2C train from barking, not fenchurch or liverpool street because the tfl zone is cheaper than the commuter prices. The TFL oyster zone is always cheaper than the commuter train prices so you would want to use the zone as long as possible.

Shop Trance

We are at a crossroads of principality and progress I think. Things will change a lot here in Britain very soon. I think in the next 5 years machines will figure out what to do with each person and observe their behaviour unphased by boredom or fatigue. They'll do it on tap under the instruction of the authorities. 

If machines do jobs people never did, they will create more jobs. If they do our jobs better they'll remove jobs. What can I do? 

I just enjoy my little perks, just observing things and pausing my thoughts. Pausing when I can. I just read and look a stuff being sold on e shops. 

I look at funny t-shirts and other things like that. Something to put a smile on my face.  

If I can smile a bit, perhaps I can keep my chin up. 

A few Thoughts

I was wondering why peanut allergies are more common than the other types. There are more people allergic to peanuts than other things. Is there a reason for this?

I was thinking about the joy of finding a new way to get to a place. There are expensive hotels in Britain but they're very cheap in the late autumn. I wonder if it's worth going to the coast in the late autumn time when the price is reduced to one third. I could put that on my little bucket list I guess.

I wonder who is reading this now, and what now is. Perhaps a much older version of me is reading this now. Perhaps a being that isn't human like a sentient machine is reading this. What is the difference between my now and your now? They're both in the present from your perspective. 

Browse and Breathe

Sometimes there is nothing left to do but browse and breathe. I would scroll through the pages of a shopping site and look at all the products they're selling. Life is full of frustrations and setbacks and sometimes a man like myself needs to stop thinking for a short time so he can sleep or rest a bit. 

That is what I do. I look at products and think about them for a while then decide I don't need them and move onto the next product until I find something I'm interested in.  I will look at watches, t-shirts, games and gadgets. Pocket projectors, books, wall clocks. 

The other thing to do is stand about outside and breathe in some nice fresh air.  Thank God for fresh air every morning and evening. Nice cool fresh air and the ability to stop thinking about stuff for a while. 

Keep those little happy thoughts coming. 

Middle of June

We're in the middle of June and coming to terms with the political flavour of this season. At present the two main parties are Conservative and Labour. The labour party MPs tend to be public servants, teachers, lawyers, union leaders, people like that. 

The conservative party tend to be business folk, bankers, traders and engineers. They're usually more money minded I think. There's a bit of leeway between both groups, there are Conservative public  servants and Labour business leaders but overall that is the setup.

I don't think too much about it. I just think about how I can get good deals on things. I browse online shops and occasionally buy stuff. 

I wonder if it was a coincidence the UK elections will be on the American independence day or if they just chose a date that is easier to remember.

A sporty political Summer

We have a political sporty summer here in Britain. The elected conservative party government have decided to set the general election early, the 5 year term was set to end in December but they decided to bring it forward to the 4th of July. Rishi Sunak has some metal in him. He's bravely pushing forward projects that could make some progress. He wants to stop the mass illegal migration crossing the channel and bring down inflation a bit more. 

It is also the start of the European football tournament. Here in Britain we're lucky because we have more than one nation in our country.  I'm English so I will root for England, I missed the first England game but learned we won the match against Serbia. It will be interesting to see how far we get in the tournament. I will be happy if any British nation gets far. Scotland lost their first game but it is early in the tournament. They still may make some progress or even win the tournament. 

Being British

Very often, an ordinary man like myself would feel like they're ripped off or someone is trying to rip them off. 

An example would be getting a train ticket. I know that south Ruislip train station is inside the TFL zone (transport for London) even commuter trains have to let oyster paying passengers on the train but they still sell their higher priced tickets in the zone on their apps. 

A FTL trip to Marylebone station from south Ruislip costs £3.50. They won't tell you that. They'll let you buy a ticket through their app at a higher price. 

The same journey and same train is £8.10. 

Another example is the BBC TV licence. I have to pay £13 per month but I only watch about 2 hours of TV per week. I only watch the news on the BBC iPlayer. I feel like I need to use the app more to get value for money. Perhaps I should watch some movies  on there.  They do have movies and stuff like that. 

Perks and Works

Here is the start of summer. I have just learned that there is an experimental vaccine for cancer. Our immune system plays a big role in the disease because it is the immune system that kills cancer cells and the immune system that is tricked by the cancer cells that cause the cancer disease. Many diseases are linked to the immune system, type 1 diabetes is caused by the immune system attacking the pancreas for example. We live in interesting times. Times when big diseases may be cured. 

We have a political summer, Labour and Conservatives are fighting for control of parliament. I don't really care who wins, I trust that the majority of the population will know what is good for them, I could be wrong about my choice but the majority will be right, probably.  It will be interesting. 

I just hang onto my perks, I have the good health to create many things and share it with the whole world. I can draw pictures and write things. Creating things, reading and playing computer games. That's all the perks I need. If I can do those three things, I'm fine. 

Finding things, the 4th perk. When I drove to Eastbourne, I studied the map on my smart phone very carefully and managed to drive for 2 hours from my home to Eastbourne without taking a wrong turn and checking a map during the journey. I was chuffed by that. I got to the hotel and didn't need to ask for help.  I always look for the perfect short break to the coast. One that is nice and peaceful and is a good price. 

What May 2024 Means to me

It was during may that I learned there would be a snap general election for July the 4th. They didn't need to bring the date forward but they did. The 5 year term was earmarked to end in December this year. It will be in July that I find out if the current government remain or leave control of parliament. I don't really take sides. I just make sure the local guy is on the same page as me. That's my job. 

As an ordinary man, I just think about short breaks. I think about going to the coast for a while and  relaxing. If it's my birthday, I can crack open a nice bottle of beer or two and try not to think too much, just except that we're in this world for a short time then life ends for us when we're older. 

I recently learned during the end portion of this month that the James Webb telescope had found several planets in other solar systems that are very much like earth, they're small rocky worlds with atmospheres and some of them seem to have chemicals in their atmosphere that are made by life forms but it's not confirmed. We live in interesting times.