Hobbies
0.999 … = 1
It really does. Many people have a problem accepting this equality. The ellipsis denotes that the nines continue forever; there is no last nine. Jen the Blue brought this up one night recently. I didn’t [more…]
Month: July 2018
History
The Dieppe Raid 1942 Part Two
Embarkation and Departure Although it wasn’t until 18th August 1942 that the go-ahead for the Dieppe Raid was given, the preparations had started much earlier. The Churchills of the Calgary Tanks were hauled to Gosport [more…]
Fiction
Tilda and the Witches 5.2
ACT 5 SCENE 2 The Seraglio of Gonbad’s Palace in Uttalibad. CONCUBINES are chained to the Wall, including ETHYLENE and OCTANE. Enter TILDA, VULPECULA and JESSICA, escorted by KEVIN, accompanied by a EUNUCH GUARD.
Arts
Archery from a newbie
I first encountered archery on a stag night I had arranged for my soon to be thrice married best mate. We had all arrived the previous night and had sunk the obligatory massive amounts of [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Fifty Nine
He was strolling along the street with George Edward to get some outside air, hardly fresh in central London, and a sandwich. George had seemed unusually keen on accompanying him, had insisted he pay and [more…]
Authoritarianism
“I Hate Trump!”… …Beer and Football
I can’t help it. I feel down, subdued. Again. It’s not coming home this year, but I’m sure I’ll get over it. I did last time and the time before that, for we of a [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 24
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm today subject ‘Crossword’. Like this, but not this Answers with next week’s crossword. Solution to Crossword No. [more…]
Arts
Shunting Review
Some of you who have stumbled upon this wonderful site in recent weeks and months may be wondering what various references to shunting and occasional photos of a railway scene are all about. You may [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada No 2
We flew out of Glasgow in the early afternoon of Monday the 21st of May and set off for Calgary, where we were to meet our youngest daughter and collect our camper van, via Toronto. [more…]