I saw a few programmes on TV today and I was left with an odd impression of a departure from reality. Okay, so TV dramas are about a departure from reality.
I think one of the best ways of explaining it is that one small square in East London has, over the last 20 years, averaged 2 murders and 1 manslaughter each year.
There were several progammes that stood out. But perhaps the one issue that stood out most was the american cop show. Every time they go through a door it seems they have guns pointing.
I started to wonder if the drip drip of violence was affecting out society in a negative way.
When I moved back to the UK I noticed that almost every day there was a film about the second world war. I had not been aware of it before I left the country. And the negative image of the “enemy” came over. Maybe that is one of the reasons I like the memorial to the Christmas truce – because it shows that the guys killing each other were not that different to each other.
There is a level of aggression associated with the “old normal” TV that we could probably do without.
Today was hot – lots of time in the garden has left me a bit warn. But a lot more work done. I finally planted out the leftover chili plants. I doubt they will produce in time, but there was no point keeping them if I didn’t give them a chance. Managed to get the supports for my passion fruit plant in place.
I spent an hour sitting deciding the final layout of the garden. It will be next year before it is finished (I need to let some plants get to the end of this season before moving things). I’ll get there.