{"id":52326,"date":"2020-04-09T12:42:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=52326"},"modified":"2020-04-09T12:42:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:42:10","slug":"blains-morning-porridge-april-9-2020-c-19-is-the-mcguffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=52326","title":{"rendered":"Blain&#8217;s Morning Porridge &#8211; April 9 2020 &#8211; C-19 is the McGuffin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/morningporridge.com\/the-morning-porridge\/f\/blains-morning-porridge---april-9-2020---c-19-is-the-mcguffin\">Blain&#8217;s Morning Porridge &#8211; April 9 2020 &#8211; C-19 is the McGuffin<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.wsimg.com\/isteam\/ip\/30ed3a97-97db-487f-9326-44e1bfc746ce\/falcon.jpeg\/:\/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\/rs=w:1280\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cAnd all I ask is a tall ship, and the wheel\u2019s kick and the wind\u2019s song and white sail\u2019s breaking\u2026.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another day in lockdown begins. A moment of distraction, if I may\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 days of Easter! Yay! I\u2019m not going to open a newspaper, I\u2019ll try to ignore the news, and dish emails about coronavirus. I\u2019m going to focus on three of us here in the house, anticipate She-Who-Is-Mrs-Blain\u2019s marvellous cooking, while she continues her efforts to teach No1 Son, Jack to cook. While his sister starves up in London, he is getting good. Last night\u2019s mushroom pasta was superb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The downside is I can\u2019t go sailing \u2013 which is beginning to become an issue\u2026&nbsp;<em>I\u2019m tense and nervous and I can\u2019t relax\u2026&#8230;&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;Instead I am compiling a viewing plan of great Sailing Films. It my way of coping..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It started last night with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AecVJ3Br4zc\">Maiden<\/a>, a wonderful tale how a young lady, Tracey Edwards, got peeved at Girls being denied the opportunity to race around the World. She formed her own crew of girls, restored an old yacht, and did very well, confounding critics who didn\u2019t think a crew of girls would even get out the Solent. Practical Feminism! It\u2019s well worth the watch \u2013 and I most strongly recommend it to all my City Female Friends for inspiration, and to everyone else, even if you don\u2019t care a fig for boats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonight, I am scheduling&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/video\/vi1860305177?playlistId=tt0105824&amp;ref_=tt_ov_vi\">Wind<\/a>, possibly the worst and best sailing film of all time.. Bring out the Whomper!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">****<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they come to make the film of this crisis, it will quickly become apparent&nbsp;<strong>the Virus is just the McGuffin<\/strong>, the plot device behind the most massive economic calamity of all time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blain&#8217;s Morning Porridge &#8211; April 9 2020 &#8211; C-19 is the McGuffin \u201cAnd all I ask is a tall ship, and the wheel\u2019s kick and the wind\u2019s song and white sail\u2019s breaking\u2026.\u201d Another day in lockdown begins. A moment of distraction, if I may\u2026 4 days of Easter! Yay! 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