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An Away Day at Fulham FC
I went to my first football match in almost a year on Saturday, travelling to Craven Cottage, the riverside home of Fulham FC, with my son, George. Going to Fulham away is always a pleasure as it involves a train journey into London and a trip to some great old pubs that still maintain a traditional feel about them. If I am honest, football is just an excuse for the day out. My journey started in Andover with a two mile walk to the train ...
Autumn Bows Out Under a Polar Vortex!
Well that's another autumn done with as the meteorological winter commences. It has been a funny old season, with temperatures in the south ranging between 34 centigrade in September and falling as low as -9 centigrade on the last day of November. I quite enjoyed the few hard frosts we had this week and as a measure of how desperate middle aged life is, I looked forward to trying on my new thermal socks with what can only be described as ...
Fidel Castro – One Man’s Freedom Fighter is Another Man’s Dictator
When I was young, I used to pick up a lot of alternative history and political ideology from music, which can be a good and bad thing because whilst some of it was well-meaning, much of it was a load of idealistic bollocks by musicians who later depressed the shit out of you by sending their kids to London's top fee paying schools. The Clash were a great band to pick up snippets of history and politics from and whilst the road to enlighten...
“We Don’t Know What We Are Doing, Means We Don’t Know What We Are Doing!”
Leaked Document Shows no Brexit Plan I don't know enough about the EU to bleat on about it any further than I already have, but what is obvious, is that those who voted to come out were sold a pup by the 'Leave' campaign. In fact, it was obvious from the moment they used the bullshit bus and the £350 million a week for NHS campaign. Now a document has been leaked confirming the Government have not got a clue what they are doing and may need ...
Remembrance and the Night of the Broken Glass!
Because the internet is so wonderful, it is easy for us to learn new things every day; it is all there with the simple click of a button, so we should use it. On remembrance day, I always make a point of reading or watching something to do with one of the two wars that decimated the world in the 20th Century. Today I chose KRISTALLNACHT-Night of the Broken Glass, which occurred on the 9th November 1938 and was, basically, the beginning of ...