Biography
Going Postal, Part Two
Just before 2000, I decided to give up a well-paid job and comfortable life in Japan to make a new start in my homeland. I had bought a share in a house in south London, [more…]
Blog
Arts
Destroyer (Kiss album)
Do you remember the scene in Macbeth when he and Banquo meet the witches for the first time and Shakespeare makes Banquo speak words of utter bewilderment: What are these | So withered and so [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 29th February 2024 The Panel: Baroness Warsi (Conservative) David Lammy (Labour) Caroline Lucas (Green) Tim Stanley (Journalist) Venue: Croydon At the time of writing, there’s no sign of any Question Time guests. Ordinarily [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Nineteen
Over a Sunday lunch of Mrs Walsh’s delicious roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, Jinnie and Penny told their parents of their Christmas and New Year cruise plan. Penny said they were only telling them now [more…]
America
A perfect storm in the making
The New Year is usually associated with a new beginning, a fresh start, or a “clean slate”. Unfortunately, for millions of Americans, these are wishes that are bound to remain unfulfilled – for them, the [more…]
Computing
Apps For Life
How to be left behind by absolutely everything This is a short article about something I’ve only just encountered and become alarmed and a tad frustrated about. After the interweb was invented the way things [more…]
Business
In the Chaos of Crisis
Kenya faces predicted economic challenges due to high debt. The IMF proposed fiscal consolidation which includes increased taxes and privatization has been criticised for causing job losses and exacerbating corruption. January 31, 2024 I worked [more…]
Politics
Calling home from the front
Recently I have been listening to some Russian songs from the Afghanistan war and because I copy/paste some Russian erms to search further now youtube seems confused about my nationality and sometimes offers me Russian [more…]
20th Century
Desert Journey, Part Four
In 1961 my uncle, John Alldridge spent some time on the set of Lawrence of Arabia and reported his experiences for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F The best paid maniacs in the world The [more…]