To write about something one should have experienced it. Have I experienced poverty?
I like to think I have at two times of my life.
After 6th form when I helped my parents settle in Cornwall. I had no money. I ate, though I seriously had no money and I was living on a farm with no petrol in the car. I would be feeling uneasy for weeks about the 20 GBP I was overdrawn. What a waste whilst 19 years old. Trapped.
Couple of years ago I traveled in India for several months. I saw poverty everyday and I was fascinated by it. It became some sort of entertainment for me. Observing how people live with so little resources. I was living cheaply on as little as 10USD a day. Still at least 10 times better than a lot of locals.
Lessons learned? Money is freedom.
It’s funny how people decide and rule on such things.
I heard on radio this morning that Adidas won a long running court case against a competitor who was using two stripes. Adidas fealt that it “prevented” (their own words) the use of their “Intellectual Property” of three stripes.
Yes, W.T.F. !
I want to fight this silly regulation. I wonder how best to go about fixing Intellectual Property laws. I’m particularly dismayed WRT software patents in the EU. However I can’t decide which organisation would be the most effective conduit of my time:
I commuted in the rain. My commute is by push bike from Woking to Guildford and back. About 15 miles a day. It’s OK when it doesn’t rain. Today it poured.
I am soaked. My jeans are soaked. My drillium jacket didn’t keep my dry, I’m returning it. 
I hate how the water seems to collect in the bike paths (leftside of the road, there are no ‘real’ bikepaths on my route). So you can’t see the drain holes, so it can be dangerous.
Need to buy some polyester trouser waterproofs for 50GBP. Nicer GORE TEX ones cost 110GBP from Evans. Damn, riding is expensive. I wonder how to keep my glasses free from the rain. Probably need to buy a cap.
I like to think I do my bit for the environment by not having a car. Though I am thinking I really need to buy a car. Despite cars being the most environmentally damaging element out there. Not plastic bags.
Taking the right action is hard. Getting in a fuss over recycling and donating money to charity or other cons like “carbon offset” schemes is stupid and all too easy.