Well, I did say it would be occasional

I cannot believe how long it is since I posted a blog, but here I am again anyway, just returned from a short break in Spain and clearly refreshed enough in body, mind and spirit to resume my blogging.  I wonder if I will be able to sustain the effort after so long an absence from the keypad?  Isn't the main point about blogging that it's a regular activity?  Otherwise, online at least, I lose track of what's going on in the world around me.The most successful blogs are clearly those that keep abreast of major political, social or cultural events and then comment on them. The bloggers in Syria provide invaluable insights into the violent convulsions of that benighted dictatorship, just as they once did in Egypt and Tunisia and Libya.  (Has anyone seen Mr Qaddafi recently?)  Bloggers in China risk  censorship and imprisonment if they dare to step outside the clearly marked boundaries of 'free speech and tolerance for dissent' allowed by the repressive authorities.  Ironic then that judges in this country's Court of Appeal recently averred that modern communication  technology is 'totally out of control' and so clearly a threat to public order.  Two young men had lengthy jails sentences confirmed for inciting riots on Facebook - only two years less than Abu Hamza received for inciting murder.  How Beijing must smile when western governments raise with them the issue of human rights.  
My blog commands no significant audience.  Perhaps even none at all ... lol!  Nor does it offer unique insights into international or even local or national events, if you discount the intricacies of the Scottish education System - and I wish you would while it still offers me gainful employment.  No, I write my blog simply because it amuses me to do so. So, let's get started again and see how long it lasts for this time.