Murder Night

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My lawns, which had been getting pretty brown, got turned somewhat green again by the recent rain. The less torrid days we've lately enjoyed have probably helped, lowering the rate of evaporation. In the shadiest parts of the yard the soil is still a bit damp, though that surely won't last for long. The upcoming heat wave, which begins Saturday, is bound to parch everything. Today was actually a bit humid, but the air will get a lot drier starting tomorrow. That's apt to hasten the evaporation, too. Watering season is definitely upon us, I fear.

I must fix dinner a bit earlier tonight, as English people will begin murdering one another on television at nine o'clock. This has nothing to do with Brexit, but if the Leavers win, there will be a lot of investors who'll be wanting to actually murder some actual English people tomorrow.

It's unlikely anybody will get murdered here, though. Except on television, and there, the more the merrier.

Ah, such a delightfully cool evening this is becoming.

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Krugman is less pessimistic, expecting the long-run negative effects to fall mainly on England itself.

The sort of consequences England might expect are chillingly described in this essay by Charlie Stross.

Maybe There'll Always Be An England— but it won't necessarily always be a very pleasant place.

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You know, I wish this current administration had given more heed to Krugman, instead of going with the likes of Geithner at first. I hope Mr. K is right.

I'll read those links, thanks. This is fascinating and scary stuff! My older son and his little family are leaving on Tuesday for a month in England. I hope they find their dollars stronger but nothing otherwise too wildly different from normal. Yikes.

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Pound will probably fluctuate quite a bit over the next few weeks, with a general downward trend. Today it was at its lowest against the dollar since 1985. A silver lining, I suppose.