20th Century
The Desert War – February 1941
The second month in 1941 was not up to the joys of January for the Allies. The Germans started arriving in North Africa and the push into Libya did not go much further. There was [more…]
Blog
Cooking
An introduction to Japanese knives
I’ve browsed this site for a couple of years, but have contributed very little other than stupid comments. Figured it was time I contributed a bit more. Firstly… My name is Bertram and I have [more…]
America
Champion in a Man’s World
Marion Hollins was born in 1892 into a world and at a time when “women knew their place”. This, however, was a notion she soundly rejected throughout her tradition shattering life & career. She arrived [more…]
Politics
PROOF – The Government is Your Enemy!
Science is the shield of the politician. “We must follow ‘the Science’”. Perhaps it is the Oxbridge Etonian standards in education of UK leadership: the politics, the philosophy and the (Keynesian) economics that allow them [more…]
Hobbies
Shunting to the Dozen
A twelfth piece about a model railway – who’d have thought it. Some progress this time on a number of stalled fronts, so happy with the work that has been done. Last time saw [more…]
America
When Oprah Meets Meghan
On Sunday 7th March 2021, the richest and most powerful woman in the world, the head the greatest empire ever known, Oprah Winfrey, will introduce to society a shy Z list mattress actress, Her Royal [more…]
Literature
‘I Will Haunt You’
James Irving was….Well, even at this early juncture in our story the sources are ambiguous and contradictory. Said to have been a prosperous Liverpudlian businessman, the nature of his business is variously described as a [more…]
Computing
Cnuteneering Part Nine
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]
Authoritarianism
Informed Consent – Experimental Vaccines
I have had many difficult conversations during 2020. None more so than with my family regarding vaccines. A particular conversation that I remember related to the coverage of the COVID19 China virus (SARS-COV-2) in the [more…]