It is a worn-out cliché that many (if not most) political zealots meet their downfall because of their arrogance. “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall,” the proverb goes, and it does [more…]
I do like a good biographical film, they often portray important and fascinating figures, set in exotic locations around the world, giving snap shots of the turning points in civilization. Showing what has been [more…]
Monday It’s Monday again and it’s wet again. Everyone was watching football in the office yesterday; at times they had two games on at the same time (on different TVs!). I had trouble working out [more…]
According to amazon, ‘Nigel Parsons was born in an army camp in the South of England and spent many of his early years living in the remnants of the British empire, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, and [more…]
A friend and I, in an effort to broaden our musical appreciation, agreed to listen to and review albums we would never normally listen to. Due to the effort this involved, the scope broadened after [more…]
Over the next few days, the family enjoyed their holiday, swimming in the villa’s pool and the warm sea, sunbathing, the twins playing on the beach, eating good food, and generally relaxing. Alberto had been [more…]
Perhaps it’s worth mentioning the tool I use for cutting sheet and plate steel, a standard 4.5 inch angle grinder. ½ inch thickness can be dealt with quite easily and if you mark the job [more…]
With Charles Lynton playing his alphabet soup word games, the West opted to ignore the religionist/secularist opposition which was slowly eating away in the Muslim world, and chose to concentrate their efforts only on the [more…]
This is precisely what the State is doing. The idea of war, mayhem and destruction being economic boosters is exactly what has supported the thin facade that politicians like to place over their greed and [more…]
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