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Month: April 2023

20th Century

Somalia: Political Fallout And Ramifications

5th April 2023 Going Postal 2977 Comments

Like the Tet offensive in Vietnam, the political fallout caused the usual sea change in the US bringing the Somalia adventure to an end. Paul Watson, though not a professional photographer, who won the Pulitzer [more…]

History

Elementary, my dear Watson – Br Bromine

4th April 2023 SharpieType301 2409 Comments

By now, you should be getting quite familiar with some of the fascinating titbits of information it’s possible to unearth (pun intended) about elements. In previous articles, we’ve explored the development of the Periodic Table [more…]

Arts

A Postcard From The Third World

4th April 2023 Going Postal 2336 Comments

(I) It is 5-30am and children come out of the gloom like ghosts in silent procession. They are laid heavy with satchels, wear blouses and shirts which are so white that they hurt your eyes [more…]

Computing

Cnutelectronics, Part One

3rd April 2023 El Cnutador 2315 Comments

Cnutelectronics [ ca-noot-elec-tronicks ] noun The art or science of making practical application of the lack of knowledge of pure sciences, such as electrical engineering, as in the construction of useful circuits without suffering any [more…]

Democracy

Manifesto

3rd April 2023 Godfrey Bloom 2611 Comments

Great Britain is now bankrupt, morale & national self confidence is at a low not seen since the 1970s. Managed decline, the main political party strategy since 1945 must be turned around. It is only [more…]

20th Century

This Is My England – Part Six

2nd April 2023 Going Postal 1908 Comments

Kent used to be called “the Garden of England.” Perhaps it still is. The garden itself is still there — a mass of snowy blossom just now; but since I last saw it the great [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Eighty One

2nd April 2023 Going Postal 2078 Comments

Monday Good morning everyone, and welcome to another week of news and trivia from your cat reporter. It was dry when I ventured out before my breakfast, but now it has been consumed I see [more…]

20th Century

Along The Cote d’Azur

1st April 2023 Always Worth Saying 2049 Comments

Cannes Having pestered the French Air Force at Istres last time, this time we’re striking out from there along the Cote d’Azur in diréction Cannes. Above we see the fishing port side of the town [more…]

Biography

Trade Plating Around England, Part One

1st April 2023 Going Postal 2488 Comments

This is part 1 of a few about my trials and tribulations of two and a half years spent as a trade plate driver. You are bound to have seen “platers” with their red and [more…]

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