A Thousand Years of Peace

I said I'd post more frequently, but today I was struggling to think what to type. Instead I was more inclined to continue editing the second book of my work of fiction. I'm not sure what draft this is. I think third, could be forth, not sure, but I'm at the stage where I'm semi-publishing each chapter on its blog as I go. This was the latest one:

Someone Else's Kingdom, BOOK II - Scene XIX

The chapters are labelled scenes in this second book. Everything's nice and short. Internet age friendly.

I also ended up blogging about my fpl (fantasy premier league) team. So, as per yesterday, it really is all about me.

The latest political thing is the Trump Gaza peace plan. I watched the press conference he and Netanyahu gave. It felt optimistic, so hopefully it's a big step in the right direction. Hope being the key word. I'm not sure what the expectation is.

Trump was doing his usual bravado thing. Saying things like this is going to be the first time we have peace in "thousands of years". People always get their knickers in a twist over these pronouncements. The, "He's an idiot!", "How can someone this stupid be president?!!" comments. They still struggle to understand that Trump is a salesman, and that he's honed this technique over decades. You can argue the rights and wrongs of it, but he knows what he's doing. He isn't an idiot. Of course, sometimes he does just get things wrong. Again, he's a salesman, not a historian. But it all misses the point. He's focused on outcome. He doesn't really care about the technicalities as long as what he's saying has the desired effect.

And that UN speech. Wow. You just never, ever, see a politician speak like that. It was truly incredible to watch.

Anyway, that'll do for today.