The Statues That Walked is one of my top 20 non fiction books.

there are two tragedies of the commons

the enclosure acts the upper classes imposed to steal them from us

and the victim blaming narrative that insists that that was actually the lesser evil because the masses were so incompetent and terrible

I was blissfully unaware that edition exists, having read it for my Russian history undergrad course in the 80s.

I hear that.

I keep trying to tell everyone they don’t think we’re human. Maybe someone will finally listen.

Everyone needs to invoice them for their time. (Perhaps I have been working with lawyers for too long).

It’s just about the only reason I’m glad I got priced out of the city.

In east Bristol there’s not much let up between now and New Year’s Eve.

I would assume so but my experience says no - I used to live in Fishponds- very few flags, but like living in a war zone this time of year. I’m now in Bridgwater and it’s the other way round.

That it is!

Cheese shop, you say?

I’ve relocated to
Children of the Stones which could go either way.

It’s easily one of the best books I’ve read this year.

Urgh. Chronic illness solidarity.

If you go in with the understanding that the Romans were the Actual Worst and all the interesting stuff happened at the “periphery” of the Roman world it can be fascinating.

Methocarbamol (Robaxin) has done wonders for me in the past but GPs in England won’t prescribe it so I’m left either being stuck with substances that are far worse for you and/or my family sending it over from Canada