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Month: June 2022

America

44% of Young Male and 32% of Young Female Democrats Say ‘It’s Acceptable To Assassinate a Politician’

18th June 2022 Fred Brownbill 0

The poll was taken in the wake of the Kavanaugh assassination attempt. Kavanaugh killer’s contents: He was arrested with a suitcase containing a tactical knife, a Glock 17 pistol with two magazines and ammunition, pepper spray, zip ties, [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 223

18th June 2022 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 222 and a GP mug CG (Contact [more…]

Cooking

Chicken Tagine

17th June 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

I tried this the other day following a recipe I found but tweaked it a bit.  The chicken needs to marinate in the fridge for at least one hour, and there is some preparation, requiring [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story, Book Three – Chapter Twenty-Four

17th June 2022 Going Postal 0

The powerful launch crunched onto the sandy beach and the sisters jumped down onto the dry sand. Turning to wave goodbye they saw the launch was already reversing into the light surf. Jinnie led Penny [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

17th June 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 16th June 2022 The Panel: Robert Jennrick (Conservative) Matt Vicars (Conservative) Thangham Debbonaire (Labour) Ella Whelan (Commentator) Richard Walker (Iceland Foods) Alison Thewliss (SNP) Venue: Newcastle Upon Tyne Your humble reviewer once lived [more…]

Hobbies

Wildfowling: Tools of the Trade part one

16th June 2022 Columba Palumbus 0

A few people have asked me since the last article to write a little bit about a fundamental part of the sport, which would be the guns themselves. I have touched briefly on this previously, [more…]

20th Century

Lake District Memories

16th June 2022 Going Postal 0

On Christmas Morning 2021 I was taken by ambulance to hospital suffering from a clot on the lung brought on by Covid (Covid Pneumonitis). It was to be the beginning of ten days there, most [more…]

Fiction

A Right and Left – Part 2 of 2

15th June 2022 Tachybaptus 0

Bond woke with a headache and a foul taste in his mouth. Trying to move, he found he was tied to a chair. As his vision cleared he saw an elderly man seated in front [more…]

20th Century

The Thin Red Line

15th June 2022 Roger Ackroyd 0

A fellow poster suggested that I should write a piece about the art of…er…writing since it has become, rather later in life than I would have liked, my profession. Flattering as this suggestion is – [more…]

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