Yes it is a lovely day - bright sunshine and at 9am an outside temperature of 13 degrees with no wind. It seems like spring has really sprung. However we must not be too quick to 'cast our clouts' because March came in like a lamb and is therefore likely to go out as a very rough nasty lion.
The world in general is in a terrible condition. We and the French are bombing Gadaffi's Libya - quite rightly in my view - but I ask myself where will it all end. Bahrein is another place in chaos, Syria is killing its own protestors, will Saudi be next in the chain of revolutions spreading across north africa and the middle east? If it is we may all learn to walk and have our holidays at home.
Japan is still in deep trouble with hundreds of thousands displaced living in school halls. Poor old Christchurch is a wreck and Haiti dosen't seem to be in a much better way of going than it was a year ago. Zimbabwe is as bad as ever with that other old megalunatic in charge. Tribalism is rife in all these trouble spots. Are we regressing slowly to the dark ages?
Here at home in Craigavad things are not great either. Elaine and I have developed a habit of falling over. Yesterday it was herself and she has a severely bruised foot, sore leg and elbow so I have insisted she stays in bed. Shame really, as I should by now be well on my way to Killeen Castle to play golf but priorities decree that I am needed here at home. One good thing to emerge from the fall is that I now have another recipe tucked away in the memory bank. My Boef Bourginon last evening was superb if possibly lacking in seasoning. I used frying steak raher than braising steak - a bit more expensive but very very tender and well worth it as it is totally lean.
We had a friend for evening meal and he was trying to explain to us the benefits of' 'shoppinggenie.com' which he reckons is the best thing since sliced bread. Its USP is that you give away the site free to all your friends and they have access to the price comparison aspect as well as free video conferencing and will soon have a similar facility as Groupon.
Today the stock market dosen't seem to know where to go and with a budget due this afternoon I guess that is not surprising. Wall St is showing forecast -20 at opening so I guess the little dog that is the Footsie will follow suit. I am minded to take profit on National Grid which appears to be at a peak and will plan to buy back at a lower price. I did that with SSE yesterday and it kept going up but I fully expect volatility in the near future so there will be buying opportunities.
Cheers all!
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