Not quite senile yet

 Gosh it's been wet today. Jasper was not impressed and steadfastly refused to go out this morning. Having said that, Simon the Landscaper turned up and worked throughout the morning bringing several tons of hardcore in so that he can get a head start on tomorrow. He was drenched, but carried on regardless.

We walked Ellie round to school. She was delighted to be able to use her rainbow umbrella. It, however, dripped down onto her leggings such that she needed to change them by the time she got to Dizzy Ducklings.

We had a power cut this morning. The power was out for about an hour, but it caused some disruption as we couldn't keep the steady flow of tea going for Simon. Once it was back, and the tea had started to flow once more the Gorse Fox went round and reset the few clocks that do not self-manage, and checked all of the computers and disk subsystems.

As a result of some recent discussions on the radio, the Silver Vixen asked about digital passports or certificates to show that someone has been vaccinated, and how you protect against forgery. The Gorse Fox gave it some thought and described how he would have designed such a system and what safeguards he would have put in place. The design festered in the back of his mind for a while, so he decided to write down the key principles and approach and send them to the CTO of Starfleet (an old friend) and another Executive Architect (the role the Gorse Fox used to hold). Within 10 minutes he had a reply. Not only were they already working on a solution - the Gorse Fox had apparently nailed its key points almost to the letter. Apparently, he's not quite senile yet.

Despite the rain, the Gorse Fox needed to get out for a walk. He changed into his waterproofs and headed out into the rainy afternoon. This was another myopic walk as there was no prospect of seeing anything wearing his spectacles, so they nestled in his pocket. His outer layer was absolutely soaked by the time he got back - but the waterproofs had done their job and he was warm and dry underneath.