Gloom
For several reasons, I have found this past week to be particularly gloomy. First of all, the weather here in northern England has been gloomy. Still air without rain and not especially cold but a blanket of anticyclonic cloud has hung heavy across the land with no sight of blue sky or the golden orb. On Wednesday, it emerged that America had made a monumental mistake by choosing the odious Felonious J. Trump as their forty seventh president. It was the same day that our daughter, Frances, lost her job. Regular readers of this blog will recall that her boss was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident back in June. Unsurprisingly, his previously thriving start-up company has faltered and the business is pulling in its horns in an effort to survive. Sometimes the drive and energy of an entrepreneurial leader just cannot be replaced. In the course of time, I expect the company will fold. This is no comfort to Frances. The job paid really well and now, with a young family to r...