America
The Inauguration
So what is this inauguration thingy they all keep on about. I suppose everyone knows it happens on January 20th but what exactly happens. I make a possibly futile attempt to explain something about it. [more…]
Blog
Communism
A New Dark Age, Part Two
A couple of years ago Going Postal were kind enough to publish My article A New Dark Age. Things were bad then & I knew they would get worse. What I didn’t know was how [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings, Part Thirteen
Watched the Les Dawson appearance on Parkinson video earlier. I like good comedians but there are very few around nowadays. My first live encounter was in 1962 when the Corporals’ Mess 3 Para booked an [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Sixty-Four
Monday Wow, the cat is back, and, disappointingly, so is Legohead. It has been quite pleasant here in Number Ten without him. First, he was at Chequers; then he went to Madeira for some winter [more…]
America
Inauguration Day Approaches
Monday the 20th January 2025 sees the inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America. Following the 78-year-old Republican’s third election victory last November 9th, Trump will be [more…]
Fiction
A Price Too High, Chapter Six
Dave was up before Sally, he made coffee, and ate breakfast before bringing up a cup. Following a kiss to wake her, he headed to the spare bedroom. His first email was to the head [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – 1970
Featured song: Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over troubled water This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 16th January 2025 The Panel: Chris Bryant (Labour) Nadine Dorries (Conservative) Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat) Ayesha Hazarika (Broadcaster) Liam Halligan (Economist & Journalist) Venue: Northampton Sir Christopher John Bryant is the Labour MP [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Book Seven – Chapter Twenty-Nine
Jinnie was surprised when, just after lunch, Brian arrived at Maple House. He put his head around her door and said, “Hi, that was an interesting morning. I don’t envy you having to work with [more…]