First thing this morning I had a conversation with my wife about how I think the DS & MSM are going to try and use Monkeypox as the next excuse to lock people down.

Now, the thing is, I don't do this to dishearten her, as far as I'm concerned I'm just imparting information/opinion as a way of being forewarned.

However, she immediately got upset about how I was just saying that we had no future and why bother etc. I found this a bit confusing to be honest, but I was concerned I upset her so I tried to explain things a bit better.

I told her that I use this kind of information to gird my loins, to get my juices flowing and adopt a stronger 'fuck you' attitude towards the people trying to do these things - not to sow despondency.

Anyway, she comes out to see me in my office about 1/2 hour later to tell me she had decided to do more life-affirming things - such as some personal grooming and planning to fix the hot-tub, as well as arranging a visit to the range after work.

She can be an awful coward at times, but it seems the more I stand up to the narrative (and also to stand up to her fears) the braver she gets.

She is really trying hard to be brave, and I'm so proud of her. I'm a lucky man.