Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Eighty Three
Monday Dull and grey but not too cold. I even got to snooze in the sun yesterday but there is rain in the wind this morning, so I don’t think I’ll be doing that today. [more…]
Blog
Arts
The Swaling, Part Forty Five
A Queen’s Messenger had called through the night with a letter. Unhelpfully, I was asleep under a bed at the time. My colleague, Natasha, took the call but, also unhelpfully, had gone work before I’d [more…]
America
Let’s Fight Alongside President Donald Trump! MAGA!
I have been suffering from TWS for almost two months. ( Trump Withdrawal Syndrome ). Listening to his phenomenal speech closing out the 2021 CPAC in Orlando, Florida, recharged my batteries, refilled my glass of [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 160
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a copy of A Bear’s Diary, War Crimes or The Unseen Path. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1981
Featured Album: Duran Duran – Duran Duran This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and [more…]
20th Century
Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Eight
Jinnie woke up alone on Wednesday morning, the bolt that Fritz the porter had fitted on her bedroom door was obviously doing its job. Today was “meet the lecturers” day and for some reason, she [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 4th March 2021 Panel: Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Andy Palmer (Car industry executive) Theo Paphitis (Businessman) Miatta Fahnbulleh (Economist) Venue: London Puffin, as your humble author begins his modest review, you [more…]
Hobbies
Shunting – the unlucky 13th?
Evening Shunting fans. Latest updates for you… With the weather being somewhat chilly, there has been little excuse to get on with tings… The Shunting Dozen outlined some work on the 3 way point wiring, [more…]
Authoritarianism
A Moral Dilemma
On Sunday last week (27th February), Peter Hitchens informed his readers that he had taken the Covid jab, which sparked fury amongst some and disbelief among others. Hitchens stated that ‘I did not do it [more…]