I woke up to the most depressing news this morning. I suppose it doesn't really matter what the news was. It seems to be like that every morning. And since I have no control over any of it, I sometimes wonder if it is even worth knowing about. And then there's the fact that much of the news is only news because the media decides to make it into news.
I've taken to listening to World Service news so that I can find out significant things that are happening in the world. The BBC local TV news is just a series of manufactured stories (4 out 10 11-year olds have taken part in binge drinking / 6 out 10 people who live in West Sussex, drink tea for breakfast.) So, this morning I decided to start the day with part of an episode of Northern Exposure. It's so funny. How much better to start the day with a laugh.
I can't help but wonder if we wouldn't all be better off if we didn't have our dose of news each day, especially not, when we are about to set off into the world in cars to make our way to work.
That's the end of my little rant. I have 3 days left of my break and I have to spend this morning waiting to see if the dentist has a cancellation. I lost half of one of my teeth on Wednesday evening. I have lots I can do, including work on my novel but it annoys me that I can't just do whatever I want. Maybe I'd like to walk into town, or go off to London. Ah well, off to do the ironing...
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