Summer's over so it must be election time.
Hello again.
Well, summer seems to be receding already. The leaves are already starting to turn here in France and there is an almighty racket at around 8.30 every morning as the local children wend their way to school, whingeing and whining all the way.
So what does the winter have in store? Personally I am off to Portland Oregon for an Autumn break. As some of you may know from previous posts I am a huge fan of Portland, and a trip there will be fun although rather fattening as the food is great. The other thing I am looking forward to is the opportunity to talk to some of the local Americans about the upcoming election in the States. For those of us on this side of the pond the elections are both a fascination and a mystery (what is a caucus exactly and how does it work? explanations gratefully received). Here in Europe and Great Britain, (I thought I had better separate them based on recent events), we are all watching with anticipation as Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton battle it out to see who gets to have their finger on the button. Personally I shan't make any arguments in either direction as I don't have a vote in the USA and also it's kind of none of my business, however I do find with political choices it usually comes down to choosing who one thinks is the least likely to be detrimental rather than someone you actually want in power. Douglas Adams, when writing the Hitch Hikers Guide series, made the point that no one who wanted to be president of the universe should ever be allowed to be. Just the desire to have power needs to instantly disqualify the person seeking it, and he has a good point! From what we see in the press over here, I don't envy the American people having to make a choice. I shall watch with interest on November 8th.
Cheers,
Ed Halliday
Author of:- The Expected Demise of Bernard Fish, the almost perfect plot, The Grinning Dog, pigs in paradise, Burnt Toast and Bent Noses
Well, summer seems to be receding already. The leaves are already starting to turn here in France and there is an almighty racket at around 8.30 every morning as the local children wend their way to school, whingeing and whining all the way.
So what does the winter have in store? Personally I am off to Portland Oregon for an Autumn break. As some of you may know from previous posts I am a huge fan of Portland, and a trip there will be fun although rather fattening as the food is great. The other thing I am looking forward to is the opportunity to talk to some of the local Americans about the upcoming election in the States. For those of us on this side of the pond the elections are both a fascination and a mystery (what is a caucus exactly and how does it work? explanations gratefully received). Here in Europe and Great Britain, (I thought I had better separate them based on recent events), we are all watching with anticipation as Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton battle it out to see who gets to have their finger on the button. Personally I shan't make any arguments in either direction as I don't have a vote in the USA and also it's kind of none of my business, however I do find with political choices it usually comes down to choosing who one thinks is the least likely to be detrimental rather than someone you actually want in power. Douglas Adams, when writing the Hitch Hikers Guide series, made the point that no one who wanted to be president of the universe should ever be allowed to be. Just the desire to have power needs to instantly disqualify the person seeking it, and he has a good point! From what we see in the press over here, I don't envy the American people having to make a choice. I shall watch with interest on November 8th.
Cheers,
Ed Halliday
Author of:- The Expected Demise of Bernard Fish, the almost perfect plot, The Grinning Dog, pigs in paradise, Burnt Toast and Bent Noses
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