Overcast today, with a bit of a breeze and a pretty mediocre 12C on the thermometer. Things are set to go downhill later in the week, with rain and wind and rain and wind right the way through. Oh well, summer is here. The summer solstice on Thursday looks set to be a definite wash-out, but we shall see. The weather up here is notoriously unpredictable.
The inevitable condemnation of Salman Rushdie's knighthood by the leadership in Iran has arrived; and I really had to trawl my memory as to what the fuss was all about. And you have this enormous group of people over there who never read a letter of the novel who are shouting blue murder. It's 19 years ago now, and it's an unreadable book. Period.
Was saddened to hear of a crash at a drag-car race in Tennessee, where a car spun out of control into a crowd of spectators, 4 of whom were killed. Hope they have a look at safety precautions at such events.
The last survivor of the trench warfare of World War I, Harry Patch, is celebrating his 109th birthday today. He is from the town of Wells in Somerset, southwest England. His remembrance day is 22nd September, when three of his comrades were killed. On June 6th, the oldest British survivor of World War I and the only survivor of the Battle of Jutland (31 May 1916), Henry Allingham, celebrated his 111th birthday.
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After been caught in West yorkshires Riots around this time its hard for me to believe it was 19 years back. So Salmen Rushdie got a knighthood. Pity it did not go to someone more in the public sector a nurse or a policeman. I wonder if there is still death threats out for Salmon Rushdie????
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love and hugs
Katie
It's been cool here too. Saturday it only got up to about 62 degrees, with heavy rainshowers off and on all day. This morning so far its in the 50's and very gloomy looking out there. I heard about the crash in Tennessee on the news...so sad for all involved. Linda in Washington state
ReplyDeleteHarry Patch and Henry Allingham are remarkable veterans who still live on past a century of life. Two men who help us to remember their fallen colleagues all those years ago and what they did for us who followed after them. There's no doubt their memories are as fresh in their minds as yesterday. It's right to honour such men and those killed alongside them. They fought horrific battles but they never gave up and will long be remembered for their bravery. May their time left on this earth be full of fond contemplative memories and not horrors, as well as happiness and companionable comforts. God Bless them. Jeanie xx
ReplyDeleteHi Guido, I read about the Tennessee crash. So sad, and I hope they really work on safety measures now.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how those two men have lived so long? I'd love to have a chat with them both and see what it is that they recall. Not just about the Wars, but of the last century. How interesting that would be!
Hope you had a good day.
Pam