Arts
Postcard from the Algarve, No 3
Aye Aye, Puffins. It is me, El Geeko. Well, as she is over my shoulder, I should say “it’s me, and Ms Geeks”, who is keeping a furtive eye on my escapades on GPs, the [more…]
Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs
Arts
The Persuasive Power of The Narrative™
Whenever I go to a supermarket and look for washing powder, I am influenced by advertising, even if I think I’m not. I’m intelligent, I know when this ad thing kicks in, I can recognise [more…]
Arts
Want To Save £1,100 Like Me?
There’s one thing for certain: the Mainstream Media has lost an awful lot of influence and control over the last few years due to the continued growth of social media, or peer-to-peer information as I [more…]
Engineering
I Learned About Flying From That Part Two
It was another hot morning in Fremantle, Western Australia in early January. Forecast for 36 degrees Celsius, 97 in old money. “Gonna be a scorcher, Geek-o!”, said my benevolent host and long-time friend Mike, whom [more…]
Engineering
I Learned About Flying From That
When I was a young boy, I hated flying. I mean, really hated it. I think it was due to a traumatic flying experience on a transatlantic flight to Florida in a 747, back in [more…]
Cooking
The GP Advent Calendar of Cuisine – Geek’s Finger Lickin’ Good Fried Chicken Recipe
Ingredients: 2/3 tablespoon salt 1/2 tablespoon thyme 1/2 tablespoon basil 1/3 tablespoon oregano 1 tablespoon celery salt 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon dried mustard 4 tablespoons paprika 2 tablespoons garlic salt 1 tablespoon ground [more…]
Arts
Tax is for the little people
As you probably all know by now, I can’t stand the BBC. I can’t stand its moral duplicity, its hypocrisy, its cultural Marxist innate bias, its control of the narrative, its unending support of the [more…]
Arts
BBC – It’s The Unique Way I’ve Removed Your Funding, Part Two
I had carried out quite intensive research on the legalities of not paying for a TV Licence. The wording on the main TV Licensing site and the Communications Act were confusing, contradictory especially when it [more…]
Arts
BBC – It’s The Unique Way I’ve Removed Your Funding, Part One
My first memory of a television programme was Andy Pandy. I remember sitting in awe as the marionette, the rag doll and the teddy performed inside our tiny black and white television as I innocently [more…]