Health
Sort Out Yer Glutes!
Sort out yer glutes! Thus spake my sports physio after I turned up in his surgery with chronic back pain, like I couldn’t get out of bed without screaming. Now he’s good, so good in [more…]
Blog
Arts
A snapshot of the Grauniad
A quick(ish) perusal of the Grauniad headlines on the 22nd November. It is eclectic. No 10 says it would arrest Netanyahu, Poland says there is a real risk of escalating war turning Global Gatwick Airport [more…]
Hobbies
Across the Pennines on the C2C, Part One
It takes a week to cycle from Penzance to Berwick. It took me 40 years. Because on the way, I wanted to include every town in England, in what amounted to some two years of [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Sixty
Monday Good morning and hello from a happy Downing Street because Legohead is missing again. He has gone off to Brazil for the G20 meeting and said he is going to meet the Chinese leader [more…]
19th Century
Enemies Within, Part Four
In late February of 1894, a far-fetched tale appeared in the London penny dreadful newspapers. It concerned the untimely death of an anarchist, Martial Bourdin, blown up by his own bomb near the Royal Observatory [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Twenty
In the lobby of the hotel, Dave stopped at the Concierge’s desk. “Are there any good small restaurants round here?” He was asked what type of food he wanted to eat. Sally said an Indian [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Who? What? Meh… Needs More Cowbell – Part 5
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday proudly presents yet another march of the muscle Marys up the salubrious passage of contemporary culture. Please be welcome to part [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 28th November 2024 The Panel: Lisa Nandy (Labour) Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) Mariella Frostrup (Broadcaster) Rory Stewart (Podcaster) Anand Menon (UK in a Changing Europe) Venue: London Jacob Rees-Mogg spent his childhood in Somerset [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Twenty-Three
The day after talking to Alan there was a SuperBurger board meeting. Jinnie set off very early for Crawley, she wanted to spend some time in the DKL office before the noon SuperBurger board meeting [more…]