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Health: A paradox. Having lived a healthy life and never really had any major concerns (I basically have been to the doctors about three times in about thirty years for absolutely minor ailments), I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the start of the year. I still feel like I have imposter syndrome with it, and I don’t really feel I fit in with the online forums and all that. It’s been a blessing in a way, because it has forced me to watch my diet (basically cut down on carbs and sugar) and I’ve been astonished to see the weight fly off me. I’m now the slimmest I’ve been since my late 20s. So that’s the paradox. I’ve ended up working for an Aboriginal-owned corporation, which has necessitated some visits to communities outbush. Eyeopening is not quite the word. You know the desolation of the base in The Martian? Some of the communities make that look like a bustling metropolis. Reland says that in agriculture, city regulation, and areas such as green taxation and fintech, new ideas and progress on divergence are evident but in big areas such VAT little or nothing has happened. “There is no joined-up thinking on divergence strategy across government,” he says. Otherwise, work has been bearable. In 2021 I turned a corner and realised I was probably now of an age where it was daft to try and ‘improve’ and ‘develop’ and ‘further my career’ so mentally I have given up. Which actually feels immensely liberating. I probably haven’t ever reached my potential in the world of work (I’m pretty clever and talented, but just never found a niche) but this has never bothered me less than now.

But in spite of all that, it has turned out to be a pretty good year in the end. In April I had an operation to fix the hernia my big cancer op of 2019 left me with. That left me out of action for longer than I expected but once I was up to strength again it was just all good stuff. Apart from my nephew Martin and his long-term partner Trish getting married after being together 17 years. A suitably major event, involving two families and loads of friends at a very nice venue in Surrey. A joyous occasion with no hitches once you remembered it had been postponed twice due to Covid. What is clear is that, initially at least, Brexit is making us poorer. It has contributed to labour shortages in many business sectors as EU workers have returned home. And Mrs M just got approved for a year’s extension to her PhD which we hope will include her scholarshipIn other areas, Grant says the UK has been weakened, particularly in its influence and power on the European and world stages. Generally OK – no health disasters (just aging). I think I finally “got” this Working At Home lark and actually created a proper office space rather than the dining room table. I turned a corner this year. During the total WFH period (which I’m now startled to learn was only about ten weeks for me…. seemed to last a fkin lifetime) I came closer to having a breakdown than I ever have done. The work was relentless and horrifically difficult. For several weeks I woke up and immediately regretted that I’d woken up…. I mean that’s not good is it? We sometimes use so in informal speaking to indicate the size or extent of something. We use it in a similar way to this and we usually use hand gestures to show the size or extent: I also made 200 Xmas cards for charity, compiled 2 special ipods for my sister and a friend together with a CD I created for them where I talked about the music I’d put on the ipods from my own Spotify Playlists, over an hour of me wittering on!. I’ve been listening to music through the year but mostly old stuff as not had the ability to keep up with the new.

So, Merry Christmas, deep breath, count your blessings every day, tell the people you love how you feel, and I'm looking forward to a slightly "quieter" 2022. I’ve been fine, thanks for asking, and I hope you and yours are too. I’ve stayed well and not being a sociable man, wfh suits me. So long as I have my other half I haven’t missed seeing other people. It sounds cold, but I’ve never enjoyed company in large or frequent doses. Dislikes humankind? Generally, yep. I don’t see much to like in most of humankind (too much evil crap and shit stuff and we allow it to happen. And social media and YouTube are real windows into how utterly crap so many people are. And so are the governments we vote for). Its also been the when the kids have transitioned to independence….. the elder boy has finished his National service (compulsory here in Singapore) and will be off to Uni next year (not sure yet if UK or overseas) and the younger boy finished his A levels and will start his National Service in January. We are very much getting used to it just being the two of us again after all these years. The good people of the Afterword have kept me smiling and thinking all year, thanks to you all for your bounteous wit and wisdom. May your God go with you all.I had more problems getting used to the meter (as I never had a meter during the “Type 2” years) than to the insulin injections! I see internet’s interference with real living as a very different issue to the socializing/not socializing one though. Personally, apart from here (bless you all), I’ve never been interested in interacting with strangers on the internet. Started year with a degree of of optimism. The last couple of years I had lost my mum (age in the main) and brother (brain tumour). Then there was Covid and I had long Covid (mouth taste smell) which would not go away. 2021 had to be better. Didn’t it? …..

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