Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part One
It Begins The man about to die pulled the green framed glass door shut and glanced furtively up and down the street before locking the door and placing the key in his jacket pocket. His [more…]
Month: December 2017
Arts
UK Since the Referendum-Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
(All data, graphs and figures from the Office for National Statistics. Available under the Open Government License.) Where to begin? The amount of disinformation before, during and after the referendum on EU membership has been [more…]
Arts
The Holly and the Ivy – King’s College Cambridge 2008
The words of the carol occur in three broadsides published in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century. An early mention of the carol’s title occurs in William Hone’s 1823 work Ancient Mysteries Described, which includes [more…]
Islam
Polis Sco’lan – Equalities visit to Strathbolloch Primary School
Mrs McRoper, class teacher, addresses the wide-eyed youngsters in the assembly hall. “…and as you all know, diversity is at the heart of all we do here at Strathbolloch Primary. Through our visits to Glasgow [more…]
Arts
Wankpuffin of the Year 2017
The WOTYs 2017 Add your own nominations, or vote for existing entries. Voting closes in one week. Currently we are having a Wankpuffin award handcrafted by 3D printer which will then be gilded. [polldaddy poll=”9897748″] [more…]
Engineering
Shunting Puzzle, Part Two
Shunting on A fortnight ago I outlined a plan for a winter project – both explaining and justifying it to myself and the esteemed audience of wankpuffins. Since then a lot of money has changed [more…]
Cooking
Pheasant and Leek Pie with Filo Crust
GP’s 2017 Advent Calendar of Cuisine If you are lucky enough to have access to pheasants this recipe is well worth a try. Makes a great meal and looks good enough for Boxing Day lunch [more…]
Christianity
The Relevance of Christianity – Part One
The State of Affairs According to the 2011 census, Christians make up 59.5% of the UK population. Those with no religion make up 25.7%. Then you have Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism. Anglicans make [more…]
Philosophy
Gmbd, Perfect
My second wife said to her friend at the reception something like “he is a perfectionist and I am not” “OOh that will not last” Well it didn’t but what does these days ? What [more…]