22 – 26 June 2026

Monday “Who is the man with the black umbrella?” “There are thirty guns in the box.” I’ve started using Duolingo again. I could potentially weave black-umbrella man into the Duolingo story, but I’m less sure about thirty guns in a box. That said, these sentences do seem to fit together. I just completed a lesson to find the last one: “Who is the man with the black umbrella?” “There are thirty guns in the box.”“I’m not touching them until you tell me.”He shrugs but doesn’t look away. “How should I know?”“Because he got out of your fucking car.” He wasn’t expecting that, didn’t think they’d been seen. The man told him the beginning of the end is coming. Even so, he should’ve been more careful. Perhaps I should write it in Greek. It would be mercifully short. Keir Starmer resigned today. Let’s see how long the next PM lasts. We’re really getting through ‘em. Tuesday Awake at first light. The world is still showing in black and white, although flashes of pink are bursting overhead. Heavy…