Sensitive readers may wish to brace themselves. Consider this a trigger warning.

Next week, for the whole week, and for the first time in a long time, I will be away on holiday. A proper holiday, elsewhere, doing other things. I realise that for some of you this may be crushing news. Be brave. Dry those tears.

To prevent you from roaming the streets in a daze, consider this an open thread, in which to share links and bicker. To kick things off, here’s an interview with Thomas Sowell, now a mere 93, in which he discusses his latest book, Social Justice Fallacies. Copies of which can be bought via your host’s Amazon portals, here for the US, and here for the UK.

In addition, you could always pass the time by browsing the Reheated series.

Oh, and the edit-comment option should now be working properly.

Play nicely. Use coasters.