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Month: February 2023

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

24th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 2922 Comments

Question Time 23rd February 2023 The Panel: David TC Davies (Conservative) Thangham Debbonaire (Labour) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) Rakie Ayola (Actress) Anita Boateng (Political commentator) Venue: Cardiff One of the Surrey Boatengs, Anita was [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Four, Chapter Thirty-Two

23rd February 2023 Going Postal 2618 Comments

Jinnie rang Bill Furr and suggested he might like a guided tour of the ‘Dark Kitchen’ now that it was virtually ready to go, adding perhaps he should organise a decent photographer to accompany him. [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – February 1943

23rd February 2023 well_chuffed 2672 Comments

This month sees the battle of the Kassarine Pass.This was where the Axis forces gave the Americans a run for their money and may have been the start of the “our Italians” handle given to [more…]

Arts

This Sporting Life – Chapter 1 – Introduction

22nd February 2023 Going Postal 2561 Comments

This is the first of a short series of articles I plan to write for Going Postal that will coincide with the major horse racing festivals during 2023, starting with Cheltenham in mid-March and culminating [more…]

Arts

A Postcard From a Long Christmas Cruise, Part Six

22nd February 2023 Going Postal 3032 Comments

23rd December – St Kitts I can hardly believe that this is day 23 of my cruise. Much like any other it started with me being woken by the phantom cabin door banger, who was [more…]

History

Elementary, my dear Watson – the Periodic Table

21st February 2023 SharpieType301 2527 Comments

Behold the Periodic Table (a.k.a. the Periodic Table of the Elements). I’m pretty sure that we are all pretty familiar with this, from happy days in the school classroom if not more recently. It’s an [more…]

20th Century

Carpet Bomb Somalia With Ecstasy

21st February 2023 Going Postal 3009 Comments

Q: Isn’t there a better way to control these gunmen? A: Somebody did suggest one – carpet bomb Somalia with ecstasy, because it curbs hunger and makes everyone love each other. It’s not a bad [more…]

Arts

How To Be A Genius

20th February 2023 Doc Mike Finnley 2785 Comments

I’m inclined to believe that everybody has a modicum of genius within them. It does not have to be mathematics, say. It could be cooking or good parenting. I like to cook but would not [more…]

America

Economic Evolution: Darwin’s Idiot Speaks, Part Six

20th February 2023 Going Postal 3092 Comments

Transfer of our capacity to manufacture goods and mine energy and resources to developing countries served to endorse our virtual assets as we established and dominated new markets with economic colonialism. Ludwig von Mises noted [more…]

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