Living with intensity - update

Well, I should have added "Elect a black president" to my list of yesterday. Congratulations USA. And a massive vote too. Which just goes to show that when people, and particularly voters, begin to believe in change, anything can happen. Where were all these voters last time round? Not registered, presumably. They couldn't see that it made any difference whether they voted or not. And suddenly we find a whole new population of Democratic-leaning adults finally expressing their wishes when they are represented by someone with whom they can identify.

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Living with intensity - in November?

This time of year has always felt like the start of an ancient hibernation to me. As the light goes, and the clocks change, my inner caveman starts to stay indoors and live off the fat. There are seven more weeks before the sun swings round again and with the hoopla of Christmas near enough to smell, all the talk is of how to step neatly though the compulsory festive period when you don't really feel festive.

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