20th Century
Ecclesiastes
“Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.” Ecclesiastes- 7:10 When we arrived in London in the early 1960’s, I was put [more…]
Education
Arts
My Apprenticeship, Part Two
Part one went through the first two years of my drawing office apprenticeship with Babcock and Wilcox Ltd. During the second year, Babcock and Wilcox Ltd became Babcock and Wilcox (Operations) Limited. The first of [more…]
Arts
My Apprenticeship, Part One
I hated school, but I enjoyed technical drawing. One reason was that I got it from the very first day. For some reason, I could visualise in 3D those flat drawings. I guess my brain [more…]
Arts
Culturally Appropriated Oxtail Stew
Unlike my brawn this one is a family favourite. I usually do double quantity and we eat it over a few days, but here’s the pared down recipe. Ingredients: Pack of oxtail (1kg) Coconut oil [more…]
Arts
Arts
NLP All Over The Place
But where do you go to my lovely When you’re alone in your bed Tell me the thoughts that surround you I want to look inside your head, yes I do Peter Sarstedt – 1969. [more…]
Arts
A Sub Par Sub Editor
In recent times, SwissBob (PBUH) has prevailed on me to do some of the laying up of articles from you fine puffins. Yea verily his guidance is gospel and must be followed. No doubt I [more…]
Arts
A Real Studio Experience.
As a keen guitarologist I simply love playing the electric guitar. But pressures of family life and work mean I cannot really commit to being in a band again; practice 5 times a week then [more…]
Arts
The 97% Lie
I got so fed up of being told that “97% of scientists believe in Man Made Climate Change” every time someone queries the Global Warming (or whatever it’s being called this week) scam that I [more…]