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Month: February 2023

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Twelve

19th February 2023 Going Postal 2509 Comments

Last in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in February 1968 – Jerry F We had camped that last night on the Crow Indian reservation [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred and Seventy-Five

19th February 2023 Going Postal 2659 Comments

Monday Good morning everyone and what a lovely sunny one it was when I trundled down the garden before breakfast. The sun is finally getting a little warmth in it and with any luck I [more…]

20th Century

Following in the Steps of Sepp

18th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 2193 Comments

After completing our clockwise tour of the northern shoreline of Lake Geneva, we head inland at the eastern extremity of Villeneuve and drive along the Rhone Valley. Our first photo is labelled ‘The Diablerats, Berner [more…]

Health

ParkRun

18th February 2023 Going Postal 2551 Comments

Introduction This is an article about the ParkRun movement that is dragging thousands of people out of bed every Saturday to do a 5km (3.1 mile) run/walk around a park. It is enjoyed by all [more…]

20th Century

G2E1 – Origins of Glam Rock – The Beginning

17th February 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2845 Comments

Welcome pop pickers to an ambitious series of articles covering 6 genres, each with 6 episodes. To give a bit of variation, the next episode of each genre will be published 6 weeks after the [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

17th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 2762 Comments

Question Time 16th February 2023 The Panel: Robert Jenrick (Conservative) Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Ian Hislop (Private Eye) Ruth Wishart (Journalist) Lionel Shriver (Author) Venue: Rugby Mr Hislop is the editor of ABC1 demographic high-end male [more…]

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

16th February 2023 Going Postal 2650 Comments

Jinnie and Paolo arrived at the restaurant early as Alberto had promised to give them an update tour of the Dark Kitchen. He was delighted with progress which was about two weeks ahead of schedule. [more…]

Authoritarianism

The price of energy

16th February 2023 well_chuffed 2965 Comments

The rise in energy prices has been confusing me. With standing charges being increased three or more fold and the cost per unit heading for the stratosphere, what on earth is going on. There is [more…]

America

History does not repeat, but sometimes it rhymes

15th February 2023 Going Postal 2939 Comments

Puffins of a certain age will recall that seminal moment in 1987 when Mathias Rust, a West German teenager, seemingly did the impossible when he flew a Cessna light aircraft through 500 miles of the [more…]

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