Tuesday, 28 April 2026

McPherson’s Law

What can go wrong will go wrong.  I had the German conversation gang here this morning - eight of us round the table.  It being my turn to host, I’d chosen a couple of texts, one about the value of eating together, and the other about the importance of drinking plenty of water.  The first sounded a bit ’Polyanna’, and the second a bit schoolmarmish, so that provoked some lively discussion.

Unfortunately, our cafetière sprung a leak just I was preparing coffee for the guests.  There was just enough proper coffee to go round them as wanted, but I had to make the decaf stuff by the old-fashioned jug method.  Well, so far as I know, ingen spudde, ingen dog, as my Swedish friends would say.  And I’ve ordered a replacement from our generous and altruistic friend Mr Bezos, malgré moi.

Well, the long awaited cheque has at last appeared in the bank account, so I shall unleash my snottygram to the CEO tomorrow.




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