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Anger at the Crash that Never Was!
When I am working at home I have decided that during my lunch break, I am going to go to the dump and go through the gradual process of unloading all the shit from the outhouse that came either from my old house, or has been ripped out of the new one. I kicked off this new regime today by getting rid of a few boxes of unwanted stuff and some lighting from the ...
Alleged Celebrity Perverts and my Only Contacts With Fame
I went for a walk in the forest yesterday with my old friend Nick and our respective dogs and predictably, the subject turned towards the hat-trick of ‘Operation Yew Tree’ cases that, coincidentally, came to court on the same day last week. A glance at the news would have you believe that the trials of William Roache, Rolf Harris and Dave Lee Travis were all ...
The Differing Men From the Tip and the River Avon
One thing that sprung to my attention today was that amongst the hours of wallpaper stripping, hole filling and mending leaks whilst causing several more, is the lack of social interaction I have had recently. This became apparent today when I realised that the person I have had the most conversations with lately was a bitter and angry man who had taken enough ...
Benefit Street and the Moral Maze
Who saw that programme on Channel 4 last night called Benefit Street? Wow that was an eye opener and it came, ironically, on the day that £25 billion of Government spending was to be saved by increased benefit cuts. Initially, it looked like a right wing party political broadcast to incite venom against spongers, but it soon became apparent that these were not ...
King Cnut Evokes Memories of “Flossie” Florence
One thing that has frustrated me in recent years is my ignorance regarding the Kings and Queens that have reigned these isles since Anglo Saxon warlords first handed themselves such grand titles around 1500 years ago. I must have wittered on about this quite a lot as Justine picked up on my incoherent ramblings and presented me with a book for Christmas called ...