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19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Four

21st December 2022 Going Postal 0

Fourth in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in December 1967 – Jerry F We left the Oregon Trail at Scotts Bluff with 1,200 heartbreaking [more…]

Computing

How MRI Works

19th December 2022 Going Postal 0

I guess quite a few of you will have had to undergo a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan over the past few years.  As you lie in the machine’s tube with headphones on to muffle the [more…]

Arts

Les Fogueres De Sant Joan De Alicante

18th December 2022 Going Postal 0

The history of burning offerings before the summer solstice can be traced back to prehistoric times. It is part cleansing and part preparation for the coming harvest. At some time in recent history it became [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 247

17th December 2022 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…]

Fiction

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

15th December 2022 Going Postal 0

When the BA cabin manager approached Penny on the flight from Venice to Heathrow she knew what to expect, but she let him tell her that she was to be deplaned first and an official [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Three

14th December 2022 Going Postal 0

Third in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in December 1967 – Jerry F From Alcove Springs, in Kansas, to Fort Kearney in Nebraska is [more…]

America

Restoring the Republic by Stealth

13th December 2022 Going Postal 0

Virtually all measures tried to date to restore faith in our election process and thus the election results at all levels have been turned aside procedurally by our self-interested institutions. However two new cases at [more…]

Cooking

Christmas Cake – Part II

12th December 2022 Going Postal 0

Back in October (before Goldman Sachs Sunk became PM), part 1 of the 2022 Christmas Cake creation was published, see here. Since then our new leader has shown himself to be nothing more than another [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 246

10th December 2022 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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