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  Of course there is also another side to all of this, which is the emotional and psychological pain and distress which my dear mother might be suffering as she moves inexorably towards the abyss.  In social work, there is the perspective which holds that emotional abuse of  a child, at least some types of emotional abuse, can be more potent or damaging than some kinds of physical abuse.  And so it is that, as I watch my dear mother in her prolonged moments of silence, of sitting and then closing her eyes and seemingly drifting off.  That I find myself contemplating where she is? What is happen in her mind, in her consciousness at these times?  These moments, minutes of not appearing to be with me, or what is taking place in the environment which is external to her?  Does she fall asleep at these times or does she actually take leave of what is happening?  And then, there are the other times when I do gaze upon my dear mother, from near or afar, as it were, and beheld her very still bo

  And so it was, on this occasion, that, although Lewis Hamilton might have profited from the Hungarian Grand Prix as he had done from the British Grand Prix.  On this occasion it was not to be so, as both he and Team Mercedes, probably more the former than the latter.   Failed to make the right call, by not taking the opportunity to pit during the the restart of the race, resulting in only Hamilton, rather dejectedly, being the only racer on the starting grid, as the race restarted.  And thereby allowing Estaban Ocon to seize the opportunity of taking the lead and winning the race. Greatly aided and abetted by Fernando Alonso.  Hamilton's former and probably still smarting competitor of years gone by. Who performed the ultimate spoiler's role, of keeping Hamilton behind him and his team mate in the lead. Followed by the stalwart Sebastian Vettel, who, unbeknown to him at the time, was to have his P.2 position removed.   Because of his and his team's purported infringement

'The past is the place of our ancestors, and the future is the place of our children, but we of the present are the bridge of time and space which link them together.' It is not a certainty,  but who is to prove otherwise, that the very old little church of Dixton, in the diocese of Hereford, has not been serving its parishioners for over 1500 years?   Not one of your grand multi-storied churches of old, but the old little church of Dixton, historically, has much to be said for it.  It is probably the oldest church in Monmouth, if not farther afield. It might not be as imposing, infact, it is definitely not as imposing as its more resplendent and heraldic brothers and sisters of the Christian faith, but it has served the same purpose.  That of facilitating the communal worship of God by people who believe in God and wished,  probably even forced by the conditions of their lives, throughout the ages of the past.  To visit these ascribed holy and sacred places, and to humble, to

  Even if these stereotypes have become personified and take on a life of their own.  So much so that people, even those subjected to being stereotyped, seem to be at ease with, and perceived of themselves in the stereotypical imagery. Black people can, and should, legitimately reprimand white people for having stereotypical perceptions about 'what black people are like.'  At the same time, black people need to be challenged and made to reflect, when they carelessly and hurtfully. My concluding comment on the matter of the generational struggle against racism, is this.  Kidney Beans Namely that nobody should be under the illusion that racism, real and imagined,  will or can be defeated by in any generation.  As long as humans continue to exist, racism, like poverty, wealth, sickness and health, will persist.  In this or that generation, the impact of racism might be felt at a lower or higher level, but it will continue to exist.  Like the tide of the ocean, there will be times

  After all, her falling is somewhat inevitable while she has this freedom.  Just as how it is inevitable that, providing she continues along the current trajectory that her life is taking.   There is a certain inevitability that there could/will come a time when she loses her the ability, if not the will to be mobile.  Thus have I come to the conclusion that it is better to focus  on making my dear mother's living/sleeping space, environment safer, so that, when she does falls, there are no or less hazards to harm her. And even this focussing on making my dear mother's living space safer, has its own risks.  No only in terms of that of curtailing her interaction with her living space.   But also the risks of introducing 'safety features, equipment' into it, which could make more demands on her already decreasing cognitive and physical functioning abilities. Of course, the challenge of addressing this issue of safety versus the right of a person to exercise the freedoms

  And so it was that the rain and its impact on the other drivers created driving conditions which got the better of Bottas' management of them.  Leading to him misjudging his breaking distance and striking the car in front of him, which then created a carnage of racing cars, with Bottas being knocked out of the race, and Verstappen sustaining major bodywork damage. The irrational and conspiracy theorists would be emotionally driven to argue that Team Mercedes, in the form of Valtteri Bottas.  Had deliberately precipitated carnage at the start of the race, in order to increase Hamilton's chances of winning the race.  And yet, although Formula 1 racers are well-known for their fearless and intrepid racing, they have never been know for having kamikaze tendencies.  A racer cannot win a race by causing havoc and taking out his and others cars.  Neither can he advantaged his team by doing so. So, why would Bottas engage in what would have been a very reckless act?  When nobody, inc

  If you are a conspiracy theorist, or simply superstitious, you could be forgiven for carelessly allowing yourself to conclude that Team Mercedes and their racers, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, have it in for Team Red Bull and their racers, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. I mean, with Max Verstappen having come of the worst from his brutal encounter with Lewis Hamilton in the first lap of the British Grand Prix.  By what strange and brutal bad luck could he - along with other hapless racers - have had a second and consecutive major mishap in the first lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix, and with Team Mercedes, again, being the architect of it?  Yes, at times like these, emotions are likely to taken control of people's brains and tongues.  As we take, hopefully only temporarily, of our intellect, our normal adherence to logic, especially in the highly technical environment of Formula 1 racing.  Yes, it is at times like these when we are more susceptible to being superstitious,