Arts

Wokeball!

17th February 2022 Lugosi 0

I declare I am the most chivalrous person you could meet. I am not misogynist in any area of life – except possibly, by a dint of a badly timed sliding tackle, when it comes [more…]

Another Caribbean Christmas, Part Five

14th February 2022 Going Postal 0

Day 10 – Sunday 2nd January – At Sea I woke for a pee in the early hours, must have been the beer, and for the first time this cruise I could feel the ship [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

14th February 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 10th February 2022 The Panel: George Eustice (Conservative) Vaughan Gething (Labour) Delyth Jewell (Plaid Cymru) Sebastian Payne (Financial Times) Laura McAllister (Cardiff University) Venue: Newport Dicks out, announced Fiona Bruce (Chair). Delyth Jewell [more…]

Nostalgia Album, Part Two

12th February 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

The above photograph was taken on March 25th 1936. How can we be so certain? The marquee to the left can be seen at the beginning of a video clip below, the occasion being the [more…]

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Thirty One – Jim Reeves

11th February 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Thirty-One – Jim Reeves If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from [more…]

A View From The Greenhouse (A Savile Jibe, Really?)

8th February 2022 Colin Cross 0

If you thought strawberry tales was boring, then I guess you’d better hold my coat (as the saying goes). Following several days of not being able to even enter the greenhouse, apart from a cursory [more…]

King Arthur And The Battle Of Hastings

8th February 2022 bobo 0

Old, unhappy far-off things, and battles long ago… How do we know about King Arthur? Please note that this is not a rehash of the old “Did King Arthur exist?” historical chestnut. Whether or not [more…]

Another Caribbean Christmas, Part Four

7th February 2022 Godfrey Bloom 0

Day 6 – Wednesday 29th December – St. Maarten Good morning from the beautiful tiny island of St. Maarten. I woke as we approached the port just as the sun was coming up, I think [more…]

Cipher – A Tribute To OldTrout

7th February 2022 Doc Mike Finnley 0

Introduction Cipher – meaning zero (0), nothing or an empty set. Decipher – to make something out of that seemingly meaningless nothing. Caroline or ‘Old Trout’ (as we affectionately remember her) was a brilliant mathematician. [more…]