Daily Diary (DD) - Day 119 of 2026

1950hrs:

Still fighting a 3-week-old illness while also contemplating fresh strategies to get that daily sleeping/resting routine right. Of course, time is ebbing away and it is not replace-able, which is the deepest lament of all.

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Luton Town's promotion push:

Most recent background context

Following on from last Saturday's football (English League 1 - third tier) results and with respect to Luton Town's promotion prospects, they have suddenly received a boost as relegation-certified Port Vale beat promotion-seeking Stockport 2-1 away last night (Tuesday), in an absolutely unexpected result. This not only eat away Stockport's 1 (less played) game advantage, it also means that - just like - Bradford, they need to at least find a draw away: Stockport away to Barnsley and Bradford away to Exeter City, the latter who need to at least win to have a chance of avoiding relegation.

Table source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/tables#LeagueOne

Now, Luton still need to beat Bolton away but they have 3 clear sources of 'un-controllables' that could ease their path. Stevenage need a win at home against Wigan and the 2 teams cited above (viz. Stockport and Bradford) both need a draw.

See you all on Saturday for what is going to be an exciting finale.

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

215

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

86

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since the 9th of October 2025 (of total 5,000):

735

Cash in Hand: -19,190

Cash Deposits: 270,243

Immediate Debts: 3,190

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Social Welfare Budget (Zakat/Sadqa):

Current Deposits: 257,000 

Arrears: 22,776 (pending from 17/03/2026 - money that has been spent elsewhere momentarily but needs to be rightfully returned to this fund)

Distributed (today): 0

Balance: 257,000

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