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SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 update 5

21st April 2020 Rookwood 2673 Comments

Put it down to cabin fever. I am going to go “Off reservation” in this article, so those who are allergic to anything resembling conspiracy theory probably best comfort themselves in the knowledge that the [more…]

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The Sharps Model 1874 and Reloading the 45-90 Black Powder Cartridge

20th April 2020 Tom Pudding 3585 Comments

Introduction One of my favourite scenes in one of my all-time favourite Westerns is when Josie Wales (played by Clint Eastwood) chased by Union Redlegs casually waits for them to reach mid-river on a hand-hauled [more…]

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The Bottom Line

20th April 2020 Going Postal 2786 Comments

Lockdown 2020 and every CEO seems to be sending me emails telling me how great their Company is and how they are helping me. And almost every TV ad. Which got me thinking about my [more…]

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Crisis Resolution through Methodological Individualism

20th April 2020 Patrick Barron 2815 Comments

From 2009 to 2012 I taught an introductory course in Austrian Economics at the University of Iowa. On the first day of class I would tell my students that Austrian economics would change the way [more…]

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War Crimes Chapter 4 – Edge, First Contact

19th April 2020 Blown Periphery 4031 Comments

War Crimes Chapter 4 Lisanelly Barracks in Omagh, County Tyrone was a scattering of old War Department buildings and more modern, but just as dilapidated buildings from the 1960s and 70s. Surrounded by a double [more…]

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Larry’s Diary Week Thirty Five

19th April 2020 Going Postal 2480 Comments

Monday Morning all and what a lovely sunny morning it is. I managed to get some window sill snoozing in over the weekend, the sun was warm, but in truth it was a bit manic [more…]

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Life goes on – Phil the test manager

19th April 2020 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2381 Comments

This is my story of the passing away of my good lady wife.  i just wanted to write it down.  It has been written pretty much on a day by day basis, it is hard [more…]

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Postcard from Lille Valete

18th April 2020 Always Worth Saying 3791 Comments

They say that as soon as you’ve finished writing your story then you’ve reached the point when you have to write it. They are correct. Words, like muscles, need flexed and re-used over and over [more…]

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Ooh, Aarr, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening, Part 3

18th April 2020 Colin Cross 3303 Comments

Hello Folks, the pace is hotting up and we’re closing in on the really good part of rough vegetable gardening, apart from the harvesting that is; it’s time to get things in the ground that [more…]

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