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Month: January 2023

Arts

A Postcard From A Long Cruise, Part Two

25th January 2023 Going Postal 0

December 1st. – Sailing day. Well, I think I have done everything. Case packed, car filled with petrol, papers cancelled, all the paperwork printed off and in an A4 envelope in my hand luggage, passport [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – January 1943

24th January 2023 well_chuffed 0

January 1943 saw the Casablanca Conference take place where FDR, Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud (de Gaulle’s #2) would discuss the future of the war though the French were not really involved in [more…]

21st Century

Danger to Kenya’s Democracy

24th January 2023 Going Postal 0

21 August 2022 Westerners, the outgoing president (Uhuru Kenyatta), and former opposition leader (Raila Odinga) wish to force a barmy government in which the pursuit of citizen wellbeing is halted in favour of pursuing undefined [more…]

Mathematics

Chaos Theory – Population Growth exhibiting odd behaviour

23rd January 2023 Going Postal 0

Think for a moment about a field, half filled with rabbits. How can we figure out how many fluffy bunnies we’ll have in a year’s time? Let’s start by agreeing to use a population of [more…]

Business

Economic Evolution: Darwin’s Idiot Speaks, Part Two

23rd January 2023 Going Postal 2

Prior to written documents being exchanged as representations of mutually agreed perceived value, the concept of money arose amongst multiple trading groups. This may have taken place prior to the credit/debit system as a substitute [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Eight

22nd January 2023 Going Postal 1

Eighth in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in January 1968 – Jerry F We reached Cody, Wyoming on a night of driving rain and [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Seventy-One

22nd January 2023 Going Postal 1

Monday Yeah, I’m back. My scribe is back from his holiday and I understand he is ready to transcribe my thoughts. I have enjoyed my time off and spent loads of time carrying out my [more…]

20th Century

A Stroll Along Quai du Mont-Blanc

21st January 2023 Always Worth Saying 2

We shall remain in Geneva in the 1980s for a little longer before moving around Lake Geneva in a clockwise direction in the 1950s. Does that make any sense? Our first photo this time is [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 250

21st January 2023 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book of your choice (subject to T&Cs) & a mug! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of [more…]

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