Life bullies and jostles sometimes. It takes something simple and heart-felt, twists it, remoulds it, wraps it up and represents it. Fait accompli. I have no say and you cannot change it. Not now.

I thought about assimilating various appropriate lyrics, but decided on a different tack. I have some words pinned on my office wall by Mother Theresa. Morality-wise it really strikes a chord, some of the lines that read like this:

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

Sense of humour hopefully recovered by next Friday.

Mrs Mackerel

This Heart’s On Fire by Wolf Parade for no other reason than it’s a great tune and it’s been on the car stereo very loud all week.