If work is said to be the curse of the drinking classes, then life is certainly the curse of the blogging classes. Today, that thing called life reared its ugly head once more, and I was unable to finish part two of Death-wish Democracies. It's fiesta time here again tomorrow, but I'll try and post it it I can. When one opens one’s stately home to the public, one is entitled to expect a reasonable standard of behaviour from visitors. Similarly, one is entitled to expect seemly conduct from... Sign in to see full entry.