The US appears to be run by corporations, who provide funds for political parties in elections.
The US TV networks do not carry International news, why not?
Hypothesis:
The population would switch their TV off and not watch the ads.
Discussion:
The UK carries International news, but this does not mean the UK population switches the TV - therefore advertisers are happy to have ads inbetween the sought after evening news slots.
Question:
Does this tells us about the dummying down of the US population v the UK - just still bright enough to follow the news?
So if the corporations run the US, who is running the UK?
There’s “not a lot” you can say about this one.
Classic film - even better book!
Completed on the way back from Boston.
Stunning history book by Adrian Gilbert, available cheaply on amzon in the second hardback edition. HERE.
What’s it about?
The rebuilding of London after the fire of London in 1666 and an awful lot of history your probably never got taught at school.
Brief summary for me
British involvement in the 30 year war. John Wycliffe influenced Jan Huss. The Wikipedia author also states - “He initiated a religious movement based on the ideas of John Wycliffe”.
All the European intellectuals buggered off to Britain where the “flat earth” debate - was actually up for discussion.
Thus this may have precipitated the birth of the industrial revolution for 200 years.
Well it all went by very quickly.
John (LX’s dad) has given me a Canon Rebel. I haven’t even yet openned!
Duty free bagged two large bottles of Pimms and two Moet et Chandon. $33 + $55 respectively!
Wednesday 21st
Plane got a good tail wind. The tired made it back to Totnes. I didn’t sleep on the plane, but was pretty solid on the train after Reading.
Biggles in good form. Thanks Rachel.
Great hospitality from Dale & Judy, (Milbourne Lodge 127)
Present were:
Dale
Judy
Heather (daughter)
Judy’s mother
Hoola (Briefly)
John
Daria
MX
LX
Church again - but we were nice and late. But only shaving off a quarter of an hour.
Again, singing a real bind - but sermon again, not too bad.
Liz came over with my early birthday cake!
This was quite a meet:
Greg & Julie
Uncle Roman
Aunt Ksenia (John’s Mother’s sister - Julie’s Mother)
Blueberry pancakes
Siobahn’s dad show me his camera collection - would he miss his FE2?
Picked up Rick - went round this neat church. (Choose the North American jobbie.)
Army surplus story - no score
Lunch
Met up with John at Lombard @ 18:17
Long time friends of John’s, lovely place in 5 acres.
Hootch production on the garden patio. MX reckons the second distilation could pop into a Honda VTEC engine 
Sanity returns in a strange location:
Belmont Starbucks
General shopping at Chicago’s Alley occurs and a trip to a great Shushi Shiroi Hana Restaurant, those present:
MX
LX
Siobahn
Ric
Comment: Excellent
Dropped of clothes at Siobahn’s parents, then we visited Kopi’s. Which we were pleasently ejected from at approximately 00:30.
Did a bit of straight driving for the second time. (Got the old Internation Driving License just incase.) But only at night, because those intersections look a bit tricky of Mr Lefty…
Arrived back 07:15
Grim, started back to find nobody had been visiting the Shrine of complete Dog’s Bollocks.
Dinner at Denny’s at 22:00 14th September - what a gloriously shit evening.