Absence makes the heart grow fonder

I'm sure regular updates are integral to a blog's success, which only infuriates my inner conscience more in acknowledging my recent lacking. I apologise irrefutably, only to douse you in the latest news of minimal world importance - the kind we all love. I shan't add anything to the South African's deserved victory on Saturday; although, they should be made aware of the fact that they beat a side who merely represent a shadowy outline of their former selves. You may recall the raging dispute surrounding classic novels being edited and shortened for the word-processing generation - it was only a matter of time before Tolstoy's War and Peace got a face-lift. As the bruising gradually recedes, the book won't lose any of its charm or philosophy, but it will lose its detail and depth: a travesty. I was glad to see at least one newspaper staying sane with regard to "revolutionary" drinking discoveries; healthy drinking limits should be encouraged, but it is not the middle-class, weekend drinkers the government should be targeting, as we all know. Also in the news, is the ongoing race debate, started by the aging scientist, James Watson - blacks have lower IQ scores on average. So what? When it comes to culturally based intelligence tests, blacks do just as well as everyone else. As recent "ground-breaking" scientific literature will tell you, 99.9% of human gene sequences are exactly the same, it's that 0.1% that codes for skin tone etc. As the omniscient Appleyard will have you know: James Watson is an awful man anyway. It is, however, a shame that this row will reignite the flames of political correctness whilst matter-of-fact issues are at hand concerning our national safety - subcultures are breaching our moral boundaries, perpetuating casual violence in our streets. If these subcults are statistically grounded in the roots of black teenage individuals, it reports to higher ground beyond PC rhetoric. This has nothing to do with genetics, this has to do with security.