Authoritarianism
Those Damn Nazis Again
Once again it seems we are back to labelling everyone and anything as far-right. It’s a repeating theme and I feel as though I am bashing my head against a metaphorical brick wall. Again, we [more…]
Arts
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – 1955
Featured song: Bill Haley & His Comets with “Rock Around the Clock”. This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 [more…]
Arts
The Geeks Guide To Brewing A Decent Beer For 30p A Pint
Who likes a beer? Not me. No. I don’t like a beer. I like loads of beer. Loads. And all the nice tasting craft beer like Old Hooky (https://www.hooky.co.uk/) and my local, Surrey Hills brewery. [more…]
Christianity
Isaiah – A Prophet of Tetrarchic Vision
“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens, who created all these? He who brings out the starry hosts and calls them each by name, because of his great power, and mighty strength, not [more…]
Arts
Thoughts of a First Time Cruiser
Before you all start, no not the RP sort of cruising. Prior to the brewery bash, I was lucky enough to enjoy our family holiday. Family in this case being myself, Missus, three teenagers (14 [more…]
Arts
English Alabaster
On a mini-break to London some years ago, we decided to have a look round the Courtauld Gallery (in the old Somerset House, which used for decades to be the central registry of birth, marriages [more…]
Arts
Painting Things
Around Easter in 2017 I got hold of Warlord Game’s skirmish game set in ancient Japan, Test of Honour, bit of a bolt from the blue really. Bought it as much to support my local [more…]
Animals
Do You Like Chillies?
In the comments which nobody reads I often post photos of my parrots. In some photos I’ve posted they’re eating chillies. Some people have asked why I feed my birds hot chillies every day and [more…]
Arts
Postcard From the Brecon Beacons Visitor Centre
The Brecon Beacons Visitor Centre, known locally as the Mountain Centre, is not far from the village of Libanus as you drive up the A470 towards the town of Brecon. The drive up itself is [more…]