Apologia #2

So here we are again, a new year, and at the time of writing (September 2025!) I've obviously still got a lot of catching up to do.  My only excuse is that life has been busy, with the van, family health issues, a bit of work here and there . . . and a good deal of procrastination!

As with my first Apologia I can't say that the year (in this case 2025) has been covering itself with glory - the world has never felt so uncertain, polarised, and just plain awful in so many ways.  Ukraine and Gaza, the return of Trump and what is increasingly looking like the emergence of a Fascist state in what was once termed the 'land of the free', the ongoing climate crisis, and the rise of the far right in many Western democracies.  

What happened to justice, truth, empathy and fair play?  Why can't people have honest, constructive and respectful discussions about stuff they don't agree on?

Anyway, in the absence of any useful answers to the above - and at far too late a point to be saying 'Happy New Year' - herewith are the 'Posts that Didn't Happen' for 2025.  I make no promises for how long it will take me to catch up, but hopefully at some point, normal service will resume!

Normal Service has Resumed

So, way back when, I issued a formal statement of apology for my tardy blogging.  It took a little longer than planned, but as of today, I'm actually up-to-date - there are posts for every month of 2022 - and normal service has resumed for 2023.

Happy reading . . .  and I plan to do better going forward  . . .  famous last words!

Apologia

So it's 2022 - and as I write this it is November of 2022 - which means I have been a very bad blogger.

In retrospect - given that 2022 has managed to show that Covid is not necessarily the worst thing that can happen to world - it doesn't seem quite the thing to start with 'Happy New Year' inserted posts, so I'll start with an apology for not being a better blogger, and for 2022 itself.

What follows will be a mix of monthly summary blogs, and individual posts where relevant.

I'm hoping to resume normal service in December - but in the meantime, enjoy what follows - it's been a year of changes in more ways than one (and some of them are actually positive!).