Hobbies
Crossword No. 188
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a choice of GP authored book. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 187 and a GP [more…]
Month: September 2021
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Ten – The Rolling Stones
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Ten – The Rolling Stones First though: RIP Charlie Watts. 24 August 2021 If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Thirteen
Jinnie was waiting outside the barracks when, much to her surprise a Land Rover Discovery pull up driven by a Lance Jack. Opening his window he looked at her with disgust and said, “I guess [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 16th September 2021 The Panel: James Heappey (Conservative) Kate Green (Labour) Andrew Neil (Broadcaster) Nandra Ahmed (Social care professional) Nels Abbey (Writer) Venue: Croydon Last week, Review joshed that Andrew Neil, following his [more…]
Animals
How to be Top (Dog)
There is no such thing as the perfect gundog, and anyone who says there is should be ashamed of the barefaced lies they tell. There are some incredibly well trained dogs out there, and some [more…]
20th Century
Behind the Lines
Recently, there have been several articles on the major engagements in World War II, and it occurred to me that some Puffins might be interested in learning about the behind the scenes support of our [more…]
Engineering
Citizen Band Radio – Memories from the 1980s
I got my first CB radio in 1984. A PT40 model which I bought off a friend for £10. It was a rather basic affair but did the job for a few months. As well [more…]
Business
The battle for control over the future of money
It’s no secret that governments and central planners of all stripes have long detested the rise of private money and independent digital currencies. They have tried to stifle the burgeoning crypto industry from the moment [more…]
Biography
Sailing my life away, part 23
Here is a Cabin Announcement. Please fasten your seatbelts, our Time Machine is about to land at Stavanger, Norway in Late July 1997. I have again made extensive use of my journal when preparing this [more…]