got up early to get a good start on the road to wiltshire but the other half is suffering with her eyes so we are delayed - its not her fault but I'm pretty fed up about it. Now if we do go we'll be driving in the hottest part of the day and will be needing to eat lunch as soon as we arrive and will pick up the bulk of the traffic both ways. Perhaps we just won't go. I need to be more relaxed about it.

Finally got around to watching the Last King of Scotland last night. I thought it was very good - powerful portrayal of one man's madness and another's spectacular naiivity. I remember Idi Amin as child growing up in the 70s, he was a combination of bogey man and joke figure for the British media. The film ends with the raid on Entebbe - made me think how that era was dominated by Palestinian and IRA terrorism both seemingly mild compared to modern Islamists. I think there was a series of books called the thoughts of (or sayings of ) Idi Amin.. bit like the books about George W. You don't have to be mad to be a dictator but it helps.