52. When will I see you again
Hello friend,
I might buy too many books, and I buy them at a higher rate than I consume. I have just finished Anarchy, a book about The East India company (I recommend it if interested in Empire with an economic slant) at it’s height it had close to 240,000 troops. This was a private company with an army.
Reading is amazing, providing context, knowledge, joy, humour, inspiration, it is a wonderful way to spend 30 minutes.
Sometimes life can be interesting, at my project down south, I picked up this young man
Poor lad was not in the best of the shape as you can see on the left, he is on medication and separated from Funky Roger and has been given the name of Cheeky Charlie. We are building trust at the moment. He is now washed, vaccinated and started his meds.
He does not like The Mosquito Coast and being washed and plays on his terms, but has also meant a shorter than intentioned edition.
Anyway I hope you are well.
Take care
Nish
Music to listen to
This edition of the newsletter is being written whilst listening to Idris Ackamoor ☥ The Pyramids - Shaman. Music was of particular importance today, as I walked out of a shop because the music was terrible. It highlighted the importance of the middle ground in music, a place where music does not offend, but adds to the experience.
I can't imagine life without music. Last week I shared a track from Damon Albarn and the Syrian Orchestra, a project which brought together a refugee orchestra, Syria is still going on, but we have stopped talking about it.
Thoughts
Taking the shine off - Pandora moves to lab made diamonds , could mean that destructive mining will reduce.
Super U have made it possible for customers to bring their own airtight containers to their supermarkets. This is a big move in the right direction from a major supermarket.
The UK Prime Minister has a minimum of 6 children.
It is still interesting to understand why people vote the way they do. Mauritius seems to be an electorate fatigued by cronysim and corruption.
I was reading an interesting insight into trust in the media across 4 countries by Reuters, possibly the reason why I shared an entire album for you to listen to. Things of note are how we consume news, there is brand affinity. I am just used to the Guardian and the BBC.
‘However, the tendency of Indian television news programmes to involve a great deal of shouting was a polarising stylistic element, as other people found it to be interesting and appealing to watch. For example, Abhay (37, man, India) explained that he appreciates the confrontational style because he enjoys the drama: ‘If something has to be portrayed they will shout and portray it, so there is a different weight on that. I love watching them. Even if I don’t want to, they’ll keep a suspense until the end’. Mauritians love the drama.
Building the conversation.
I write these, as an intellectual exercise, trying to understand the world, and it’s need to change. Adrock said once “I’d rather be a hypocrite than the same person forever.”
There is a need to change and a need to practice that change.
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About me
This is where I put annoying descriptors, but simply I like looking at problems, fixing them, and asking questions. Outside of this I love film, music and books. I can be found on twitter and instagram.