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11th July 2022 Rookwood 0

Taking into account the events of the past week, I really should have entitled this piece “Beano”, as these have been bordering on cartoonish comedy if it were not for the fact that they are [more…]

I love my pressure cooker. It is one of these gadgets that I would probably, quite foolishly, consider rescuing from a house fire or flooding incident. They must be treated with respect though, and there [more…]

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 update 9

30th June 2022 Rookwood 0

It has been quite a while since I visited this topic, and looking back on my prior eight musings has given me the inspiration to rehabilitate the topic as it hasn’t really gone away. While [more…]

Ukrainian War Eagles

21st April 2022 Going Postal 0

Two War Eagles, Paula Dobriansky and Richard Levine, emphatically argue in today’s Wall Street Journal the reasons NATO (and therefore the U.S.) must wage an active direct proxy war against Russia: We cannot pretend a [more…]

The great delusion

3rd April 2022 Rookwood 0

It is abundantly clear, to those that have eyes to see at least, that the average man or woman has been shaken to their very core by the events that have occurred over the past [more…]

The Rise of Russian Regional Hegemony

31st March 2022 Going Postal 0

Would that Churchill be still among us A close friend with excellent credentials to discuss international politics and economics recently told me that with possible settlement talks starting between Russia and Ukraine it appears Ukraine [more…]

Ice cream

30th March 2022 Rookwood 0

I have a number of very simple rules that I follow in life. The first is that wherever possible, I do everything in my power to live at peace with all men. This quite naturally, [more…]

Order Order

2nd December 2021 Rookwood 0

I really don’t know the definitive date when the Rubicon was crossed. Like many of these things, rather than an instantaneous change, we have been subject to a corrosive deterioration of good sense, moral values [more…]

A rather respectable lasagne

30th November 2021 Rookwood 0

Want to cause an argument? Especially with an Italian? Bring up the subject of Italian food, the ingredients, the cooking methodology and it is like releasing a instant verbal and emotional whirlwind. No Italian dish [more…]