Arts
It’s all become too tiresome (insert meme)
The departure date for a new life outside the United Kingdom is fast approaching. Yes,it is with a very heavy heart that I leave the country I have grown up in and loved. Some will [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Economics
A Murder-Mystery of note?
In 1910, seven men gathered on Jekyll Island, off the coast of Georgia, USA, to plot the establishment of the Federal Reserve Bank, in order to wrest control of money creation from the US government [more…]
20th Century
From Palestine to the JFK Assassination
Lyndon Johnson’s installation changed the geopolitical topography JFK’s death was followed by his brother within five years; his son 36 years later Killing Kennedy was not the main objective but to install Lyndon Johnson The [more…]
20th Century
Report From Israel, 1957 – Part Three
In 1957 my uncle, John Alldridge visited Israel for the Birmingham Mail. This is the third of his reports. – Jerry F The first you see of it is a row of whitewashed oil drums, [more…]
Collecting
A Few of My Favourite Things – Part 1
It’s been a while since I last did an article about art and thought I would take a few pictures of some of my best and most treasured items. The first is our most recent [more…]
Arts
Crom’s Fav Albums of 2023
Below I present my five favourite albums of this year. They aren’t necessarily ‘the best’, (whatever that even means), just the ones that I am most likely to revisit over the ensuing years. Of the [more…]
Drinking
The 12 wines of Christmas
In no particular order are here my 12 wines of Christmas with the descriptions as found online From left to right Mersault J.M. Boillot 2019Beautifully crisp and textural Meursault with fresh white fruit and striking [more…]
Biography
Tales From The Alarm Industry Hong Kong Special
I hadn’t intended to write about my trip to Hong Kong and subsequent work but here it is. I hope you find it interesting. Having finished with the alarm company on Friday, I was due [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: Synth-Pop – Part 2
Greetings pop pickers and welcome to another edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – our occasional Campari and soda drenched probe into the rainbow and glitter world of artistes who are quite simply fabulous, darling. This [more…]