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Down on the Farm. 1977-1982 – Sheep, Crops and the Dam

1st July 2026 Going Postal 0

 A second piece about activities on the school farm. As I’ve said in the last piece the place was a massive source of entertainment for teenage boys. Let’s get down to details though. Sheep The [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: The University Years 1983-1985

3rd June 2026 Going Postal 0

Leaving school is a very big change in life. Some go off to employment of various kinds – perhaps learn a trade or do a qualification to enhance life prospects. I was always destined for [more…]

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An Alliance of Arrogance

27th May 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

“I was in Alliance” is a euphemism for the hollow ethos of a certain “old school” elite that is totally disconnected from everyday Kenyan society. May 13, 2026 In April of 1963, with Kenya in [more…]

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Down on the Farm. 1977-1982 – Chickens and Cows

19th May 2026 Going Postal 0

I took the reading appellation off this piece as it’s not really about that but about a particular aspect of my high school education. The school I went to can be described as brutally academic. [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: I Won’t Back Down 1975-76

1st April 2026 Going Postal 0

Emigrating to Australia was a very big deal indeed. I hadn’t been further than places like Land’s End, Pembroke and New Brighton – certainly not out of the UK. The last few weeks were a [more…]

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Amended & updated notes from 1983 – an RMA (War Games) lecture

30th March 2026 Going Postal 0

SITREP : The massive airstrikes by Israel and the United States on Iran were not entirely unexpected. Strike forces had been building up in the Persian Gulf for months. Iranian-American negotiations had stalled and offered [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: Into the Great Wide Open 1977-1982

25th March 2026 Going Postal 0

I started high school in early 1977. A very different place. You went from being a 12 year old at the top of the food chain to some insignificant squit. There were people with pubic [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly Part 3 1973-75

18th March 2026 Going Postal 0

In my final year of infants school the new Middle School was being built just across the playing field. We all watched the construction taking place knowing that this would be our destination after the [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly 1970-73 Part 2

18th February 2026 Going Postal 0

After the first few months of getting to grips with the reading at a low level the classroom books on offer while reasonably entertaining were not really enough for me and so I turned to [more…]

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