It all started as an antidote to Brexit. I’m referring to my blogging, of course. I really didn’t know how to vent my anger and disappointment when I heard the result of the EU referendum. Like most of you, who could be affected by the outcome, I was worried about something that could happen to […]
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I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again…Before I Share
We may all wish for a silver bullet to bolster readership, but it’s less a case of scoring a home run and more a case of getting singles on the board. – Regie Solomon (author and blogger) Luckily, I am not blogging for money, because I do have a day-job. I’m not even too […]
Veganism – A Religion For Vegetables
Before you throw your pickled onions at me, let me get something straight. The last time I had a steak on my plate was about a quarter of a century ago. I’m really not into meat, anymore – apart from the odd leg of chicken. And yes, I do drink milk, eat eggs, and fish, […]
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France 4 : Croatia 2 – When Pragmatism Broke Romanticism
It was a battle of two philosophical ideals, enacted by highly skilled protagonists. It was a battle of mind against matter, pragmatism against romanticism. In the end, God ensured that a deluge would end it all, and make fragile humans think again about what they were doing. It was a message telling us to wipe […]
Red Alert, The Blues Should Win
It’s squeaky bum time again, in the world of football. It’s that moment when you cannot muster the courage to switch on the television set and yet, you are compelled to do so. Old wounds, that you thought had healed forever, come surging to the surface again, and open up to cause you more pain […]
Brexit Musings (26) – From Russia With Love
Well Theresa, I do hope you’ve been watching the footy on the telly, because the England team did a top-notch job by simultaneously uniting the whole country and leaving a group of 32 member states, at a fixed date. And what’s even better, is that everybody’s happy, and the future is bright. So, let’s […]
Anyone For Brexit? Theresa May Is Running Out Of Partners
Friday 6th July will go down in the history books as the day we finally got to know what “Brexit means Brexit” actually means, if you know what I mean. This is the day when Theresa May told the UK and the world at large, her “collective position for the future of our negotiations.” Two years […]
The Unknown Little Girl On The A10 Motorway
On 11th August 1987, the mutilated body of a young girl was found on the side of the A10 motorway, in the Loir-et-Cher region, south of Paris. A few weeks ago, DNA analysis finally enabled to put a name to the victim. Her parents, who never reported the missing child, are now being investigated in connection […]
The Night England Won Me Back
There used to be a time when I was an unconditional England supporter. Living in Kilburn made it that much easier to get to Wembley Stadium to watch the Three Lions play really well, or get beaten out of sight by slick Continentals. I’ve seen just about all facets of the national side, and I […]
Brexit Musings (25) – “You Asked M’Lord?”
I’ve finally understood what the British people wanted, when they voted in the 2016 EU referendum to part company with those scoundrels in Brussels. This is where they wanted to be, on March 30th, 2019: Why didn’t anybody tell us that the UK just wanted to go back in time, to 1973? We could all […]