Arts
Postcard from Penarth
A little confession first. This is a bit of a cheat ‘postcard’ because, although I have visited this lovely seaside town many times, I also lived there for a blissful year or so, overlooking Cardiff [more…]
Blog
Gardening
Garden Project update
Thank you for your kind comments upon part 1. In this one we get to a point where I can sit down in comfort. Day 6 Keep on digging We left it with half a [more…]
Business
Macroeconomics? The highway to collectivism
It is noticeable that the Covid-inspired devastation has brought out a sizeable crop of (apparently) sane economists who claim that we should stop worrying because it’s all OK, really. The Treasury should carry on printing [more…]
Economics
The War On Cash – COVID Edition Part I
The corona crisis has already taken a very high toll and caused deep damage in our societies and our economies, the extent of which is yet to become apparent. We have seen its impact on [more…]
Fiction
War Crimes Chapter 12 – Fury, Daniel Copeland’s Story
Photo by Lane Jackman on Unsplash War Crimes Chapter 12 Like all sociopaths, after a few years Daz Copeland had built up a network of contacts and acquaintances due to his superficial charisma and undoubted [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary Week Forty Four
Monday Well another Monday and that baby human was crying again in the night. I bet he was hungry. Anyway I went back to sleep and when I finally woke up I was hungry but [more…]
Arts
The Swaling, Part Eight
Tai Tai was invited into Belinda Wong’s business services premises on the seventh floor of residential block 357, apartment six. It was a standard-issue Housing Development Corporation room but fitted out for business. It was [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 122
Going Postal Crossword 122 Quick Clues Across 7 Statement of equality (4,1,4) 8 ..see 9 10 Onlooker (8) 11 Mafia killers (6) 12 Knock out (4) 13 Drips from pen (3,5) 15 Fallen statue (7) [more…]
Hobbies
Always Worth Saying’s BMW 320i Car Review
BMW drivers have a reputation. The reason for this is because they deserve it. The reason for that is because of the cars. Do not judge, you would be the same. I certainly was behind [more…]