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Month: December 2021

Arts

Cognitive Dissonance? Conspiracy?

13th December 2021 Godfrey Bloom 0

As a long term number cruncher in the field of investment management & life assurance & pension mortality data I am constantly amazed how long journalists, politicians, academics & scientists  on the public payroll can [more…]

Fiction

The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 15

12th December 2021 Blown Periphery 0

St Juan de Pasto Main Operating Base Edge was getting drunk.  They all were.  Rivera heard their cheering and whooping from the command tent and Martinez smiled at her. “Boys will be boys,” he said [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Twenty Three

12th December 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday Morning everybody and it’s another freezing one. There was a heavy frost this morning so I rushed down the garden and rushed back again for my breakfast before my paws got cold. I always [more…]

20th Century

Mystery Album, Part Thirteen

11th December 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

In the previous episode of Mystery Album, we visited Gotland, gateway to the Baltic and Sweden’s largest island, which lies 100 miles south of Stockholm and 225 miles northeast of Malmo. The above near century-old [more…]

America

Navy SEAL death a true tragedy

11th December 2021 Fred Brownbill 0

To be a successful soldier, you must know history.   George S. Patton Jr. Last Saturday in Virginia a Navy SEAL Commander fell to his death from a helicopter he was fast roping down from. [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 200

11th December 2021 Going Postal 0

Thank you Swiss Bob and all you Postalliers for putting up with my madness and filth two hundred times on Saturday mornings. Today, as well as the regular cryptic clues, there are eleven politicians to [more…]

20th Century

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twenty-Two – Meatloaf

10th December 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Twenty Five

10th December 2021 Going Postal 0

Following their weekend in Paris Jinnie and Penny were allowed Monday as a day off, so it wasn’t until Tuesday that they met Gretel on the train to work. As usual, she came puffing up [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

10th December 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 9th December 2021 The Panel: Michael Portillo (Broadcaster) Anneliese Dodds (Labour) Steven Bartlett (Entrepreneur) Adjoa Andoh (Actress) Rachael (Conservative) Venue: Hendon In anticipation of tonight’s programme, your humble reviewer wondered if Question Time [more…]

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