The wind knocked the tree over last night. Bam! It nearly scared me to death.

The popular press is awash in facthoods. Celebrity sleaze, even of a literary bent, is apparently more interesting and saleable than accomplishment.

Diplomatic hogwash aside, ‘efficiency and effectiveness’ have nothing to do with the shutting of the Consulate. The decision is but a continuation of successive US measures aimed at “taking Jerusalem off the table” – as per Trump’s own words - of any future negotiations.

Last night we were awakened by the barking of dogs and yanging of a goose, and investigated to find that the man had neglected to house the geese and the dogs were killing them.