Animals
D’ye laike dags?
The politicians lick our bones, The tacticians, hearts of stone They turn us against our brothers Make us fight and kill each other Locked in lust we put our trust in dogs – Motorhead, “Dogs”. [more…]
Dogs
Animals
The telephone rings
Scammer (for it is she): “Hello Sir, I’m calling about the accident you had recently which wasn’t your fault” Grimy Miner: “Yes”? S: “Can you tall me something about the accident”? GM: “Well lass, Ah [more…]
Animals
Pepita’s Cuddly Toy Massacre
I adopted Pepita five years ago. She was five at the time. The local vet, who is yet another ghey ultra conservative, told me that a woman he knew had just got divorced and wanted [more…]
Animals
Want To Pulverise Stress? Get A Furry BFF!
People in the UK are reeling under stress, according to the Mental Health Foundation, with 74% of people feeling that they cannot cope with this burden. Because stress is strongly linked to Type 2 diabetes, heart [more…]
America
An Eventful Ride, Part Four
Bestie and I were sat in our booth at the gas station’s restaurant at Lee Vining, looking down over Mono Lake. I was still thinking about Clint’s brilliant film “High Plains Drifter”, for this weird [more…]
America
An Eventful Ride, Part Three
As I live in Cornwall where the temperature rarely gets into the mid seventies Fahrenheit and where , living as I do overlooking the English Channel, the ambient humidity levels are so high, 66% on [more…]
America
An Eventful Ride, Part Two
When spending several weeks in Northern California with Bestie, seeing a lynx down by the pond, having a Crystal Meth junkie gal banging on the truck door and then, finally, getting to where we had [more…]
Animals
Postcard from Way-Els
Way-Els – The English words “Wales” and “Welsh” derive from the same Germanic root (singular Walh, plural Walha), which was itself derived from the name of the Celtic tribe known to the Romans as Volcae [more…]