Another Bank Holiday Weekend

[jazzy_dave]

SATURDAY

Another fine day if somewhat windy, but the back garden at Tim's does give some respite from the cool blast. I posted off another CD from recent Discogs sales this morning and then went to the library.

I really fancied going to Canterbury, as I have a mystery shop to do, but will do tomorrow now. I had run out of shag and there is one shop in the city where I know I can get the flavoured stuff. However, I am not sure if the shop is open on a Sunday.

I read more of the German Philosophy book in conjunction with another Very Short Introduction book on Ethics.


SUNDAY

I took the bus journey to Canterbury going through Faversham, Boughton and Dunkirk. Visited the tobacconist shop opposite Wetherspoons for some more cherry and vanilla pipe shag. Then I went to do a mystery shop, and ended up having a pint of cider in the Wetherspoons. Lovely jubbly.

I took the philosophy books with me but didn't get round to reading them , except for the first part of the morning in the garden, before I caught the bus.

Evening we watched a superb film (on Channel 4) based on a true story called “The Bank Job” , in which apparently some compromising photographs of a royal princess taken by Michael X was stored in the safe deposit box of a certain bank in Baker Street, London.. Fascinating entertaining stuff, halfway between a crime caper and a conspiracy thriller.

MONDAY

Another bank holiday. They seem to be coming thick and fast at the moment but this one is more important than the one we had on Friday. It is International Workers Day, a holiday that Labour put through and which the untrustworthy Conservatives want to abolish, along with dismantling the NHS , and making it more difficult for people to slide out of the poverty trap. It smacks of Dickensian ism, and a hark back to the bad old days of Victorianism. Something that the royal halfwit, Charles, would approve of, considering how such an anachronistic lot they are. It was no surprise that no Labour member of parliament was invited to the recent Royal wedding.

Recently it has been the 300th anniversary of the birth of Scottish philosopher David Hume, and the podcast I was listening to was about him and his philosophy, downloaded from the Philosophy Zone website. I am now reading “Hume, A Guide For The Perplexed” (Continuum Books), as I have finished the “Very Short Introduction To Ethics” book.

Comments

[ron-broxted.livejournal.com]

I hope to go to the boozer when in England next week. I shall report on prices selection & ambience for your delectation.