A good start Whatever one might think about which currency is better suited to be used in trade or as a benchmark or as a central bank reserve, the fact remains that the USD’s days [more…]
In 1969, my uncle, John Alldridge visited New Guinea to “observe the attempt to weld a primitive people to a modern society”. This is the last of his reports for the Vancouver Sun. – Jerry [more…]
Wednesday June 14th – At Sea I woke at about five to seven having slept soundly, I must say the bed is extremely comfortable. A little grey outside but the sun is only just coming [more…]
To give everyone a rest from the military stuff, I thought I’d share one of my ways of retreating from the stresses of life, politics, the media and people. Watercolour painting is a good starting [more…]
Monday Hello peeps and welcome to another working week in the fun palace that is Number Ten. A report out this morning has said that Sue Gray broke the ‘Civil Service Code’. Well, I find [more…]
Eastbourne is a charming seaside resort town situated in East Sussex on the south coast. Known for its Victorian seafront, it lies 19 miles east of Brighton and 54 miles south of London. According to [more…]
Finishing school and looking for work When school and I parted company on less than friendly terms around April/May 1973 my dad wanted to know what I was going to do for a job. It [more…]
Welcome pop pickers. This is based on stuff like what I like, there will be various bands and artists to try and cheer you up and kick-start your weekend. Hopefully for many of you, to [more…]
Around the year 800 BC the Phoenicians founded a port in southern Spain which they named “Malaca” which means to salt. At the east of the natural harbour, in an area where the bullring stands [more…]
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