Sunday, 22 March 2026

If I have to stop - and - Mastermind subjects for tomorrow

You know, we’ve been through quite a bit over the years , you and me, haven’t we? So I don’t mind sharing this with you. When I had my annual diabetic eye check up a few weeks ago, this time I received a diagnosis of diabetic eye disease. I was booked in for an urgent appointment, which is tomorrow morning. It is possible that the consultant may decide to do laser surgery n me during the consultation.

So basically, I do not know what the prognosis is at the moment. I’m being quite fatalistic about it. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what I want because what will be will be. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I’ve been thinking about what the implications could be.

So, anyway, if I do stop posting some time in the future (very near, near or far) this is probably the reason, and I know you’ll understand.

Now let’s move on to more pleasant matters. Tomorrow’s Mastermind Specialist subjects are: - Clint Eastwood's western films, the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, the studio albums of Bruce Springsteen and the footballer Cyrille Regis. None of which offers me a great deal. I like Clint very much, but westerns were my late father’s favourite genre and that in itself was enough to put me off for life. I really don’t know very much about Hieronymus Bosch – the Garden of Earthly Delights and that’s about it. I’m not really sure why, but I’ve never been a great fan of Bruce Springsteen. Cyrille Regs was in his pomp at the time I was most interested in football so I guess he might be my banker, but then the bar is set exceptionally low on that score this week.

I hope to see you again soon (pun intended). 

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