Fiction
Némésis – Prologue
In this work of fiction I have used the term The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rather than the more familiar Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The term Daesh (al-Dawlah [more…]
Month: June 2019
19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 28
June 3rd, 1811. The city of New York lies in a broad river estuary whose wooded slopes give no hint of what will appear around the corner. The river is divided into several channels, forming [more…]
Arts
The Sunday Sermon with Going Postal
Last week we attended the funeral of JtB in the Hope Valley in the Peak District. A beautiful part of the country. Fifteen of us made it to the funeral to say our goodbyes, an [more…]
Health
Tackling Obesity is Everybody’s Business
Parenthood brings with it trials and joys, frustrations and fears. It is a great responsibility and we all want the best for our children. I confess my parental feeling recently has been of pride. Pride [more…]
Arts
Recipe – Bobo’s Big Man Buns
My Old Dad was an infantryman in World War Two, and he didn’t have an easy time of it. He did start the war off with quite a stroke of luck, though. When his battalion [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 73
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winners. [more…]
Arts
Audacity User Guide
Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, available for Windows, macOS/OS X and Unix-like operating systems. Website www.audacityteam.org I use it to ‘grab’ audio that is playing on my [more…]
Arts
How I stopped being a Lefty and became literally Hitler
This is what I’ve been putting off writing for the longest time now: a personal account of how things became the way they are now, at least ideologically speaking. When I grew up and all [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 27th June 2019 Panel: Caroline Flint Liz Truss Tom Newton Dunn Richard Walker Ayesha Hazarika Venue: Halifax First up may I give a hearty thank you to Flying Hippo for standing in last [more…]