The world is plunging into an extraordinary period of widespread political instability at incredible speed. Ukraine, France, South Korea, Lebanon/Gaza, plenty of turmoil in Africa and S America, and let's not forget the bonkers leader of the free world about to reappear in the White House. No-one is betting he's got a clue how to calm seismic changes from occurring - he couldn't even stop his own Capitol from being invaded by extremists. Indeed he encouraged it. Nor is anyone going to be surprised if he just adopts the pose of two of the three wise (?) monkeys covering his eyes and his ears, but continuing to spout divisive rhetoric from his uncovered and now legally protected mouth. "Not our problem"... The USA does not occupy the planet in isolation, even if it's physical borders are unlikely to ever be threatened by an invading army other than desperate people seeking a safer life. Perhaps Trump should read the inscription on his Statue of Liberty: "G...
My kids call me Grom (Grumpy Old Man). OK, pedants will know that ought to be GOM, but a Grom sounds grumpy. I started building internet businesses in the 1980s and these days invest in other peoples' start-ups. Now that less of my life is about to happen than has happened, I've got a lot to get off my chest. This blog is a series of posts about things that annoy me, things that excite me or things that just need to be said. Grumbles of a Grom... Grombles