1984 and Iraq

Was sitting discussing 1984 with Rosie and a couple of her friends on Saturday when we got onto the topic of the ministry of Peace and the fact that every so often the state that they were at war with would change.

Somehow we managed to draw a comparison with the cold war and the war on terror.

This has got me wondering. Is there some sort of human need to have enemies? One war over we start another.

A horrible thought, but is war actually the natural state for human society? Natural competitive instincts drawing us into it?

eeek! I don't like that thought!

However, there must be some reason why we're obsessed with killing each other.

New Contraceptive Pill

So there's a lot in the news today about a new contraceptive pill that also stops women's periods. It's probably very easy for me to criticise this as I don't have to go through it once a month.

However, surely periods are just natural?

They may be unpleasant, but they're not an illness, why do we need to cure them?

I suppose it's the natural development of a society that reachs for the paracetamol every time they get a minor ache.

erm... tea...

I suspected for a while that I might actually be addicted to caffeine. The fact that when I don't have a cup of tea first thing in the morning, I end up having a splitting headache and get very grumpy until I do have one seems to indicate that.

Think I should probably do something about that (although I have no intention of giving up tea completely forever - that wouldn't be a good idea....). Apparently you can completely kick a caffeine addiction in two weeks (to the extent that brain waves revert to their uncaffeinated state).

Have been trying to cut down over the past few days (only had 3 cups on Monday and 2 today), think I might see how grumpy I get with none tomorrow.

no tea for hmmm_tea :-(