Surveying my hermit kingdom,I feel entitled to a little smugness. TDB Recommends NewzEngine.comOf course, the hermit bit is all wrong. But in my little kingdom, if not in others,It was spoken kindly, with forbearance. Still, there are worse things to be called. Smug suggests pride in a job well done,And the grim satisfaction of knowing thatThere are much worse kingdoms to be locked-down in.

Source: The Guardian December 24, 2021 07:42 UTC