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Month: November 2022

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part One

30th November 2022 Going Postal 2

First of a new series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in November 1967 – Jerry F Just 139 years ago, on a powdery ledge of sandstone [more…]

Authoritarianism

What are they doing in our name

30th November 2022 well_chuffed 4

The fat Turk in a very recent interview with CNN has said that the Germans wanted the war in Ukraine to be over quickly. This has since been denied by the Germans but remember, this [more…]

19th Century

England Wales Wendyball Preview

29th November 2022 Always Worth Saying 5

The Football Association was formed on 26th October 1863, the Football Association of Wales on 2nd February 1876. One wonders what they got up to in the intervening years as it wasn’t until January 1879 [more…]

Economics

Inflation Explained

29th November 2022 Godfrey Bloom 4

Many people are confused about inflation, unsurprisingly because politicians & Central Banks want you to be confused. Let me give a few pointers, a quick glossary if you will. Monetary Inflation This is base camp [more…]

Computing

Cnuteneering, Part Thirty Five

28th November 2022 El Cnutador 1

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. It’s been a while – you may want to refresh your memory [more…]

Conservatives

Is this government Conservative? Socialist? Actions, not words, count!

28th November 2022 Emile Woolf 3

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have had to bear the brunt of the markets’ predictable reaction to their mini-budget last month. Although amateurishly presented and poorly explained, it was nevertheless replete with strategy for growth. [more…]

Mathematics

Chaos Theory – A gentle introduction

28th November 2022 Going Postal 0

Question: Do snails understand mathematics? Ok here’s an idea. Start with the value 0 and 1 and then apply the following rule. Take the last 2 numbers you have and then add them, to make [more…]

Fiction

Samyaza Chapter 33 – England, Afghanistan and England – 2012

27th November 2022 Blown Periphery 3

He moved in with her in the little house on the hill. He was gentle, kind and a good nursing orderly, changing the dressings on the burns every day and weaning her off the Oxymorphone. [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Sixty-Nine

27th November 2022 Going Postal 1

Monday Good morning cat lovers, it’s a lovely sunny morning and not too cold. The gardener is busy cutting the grass I wonder if it will be for the last time this year? While the [more…]

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