Monthly Archives: September 2020

So the rule of 6 now applies. Listening to some people you would think it is the Rule of 666. It looks like this will mean absolutely no change to my life. But my guess is this is not the … Continue reading →

It wasn’t that long ago that there were major ructions about the ability of Big Ben to ring in special occasions (not that it ever did in the past). It struck me today that this has disappeared into the mists … Continue reading →

I gave in. I ate some of the chocolate. I brought it back from Nicaragua waaay back toward the start of the year for a chocolate tasting night. But it doesn’t look like it will happen any time soon. 70% … Continue reading →

There was an old woman who swallowed a fly…. In France a man using an electric fly swat has managed to blow up half of his house. I just had to start with that. I have been thinking about environmental … Continue reading →

I went for a walk today, down to the beach. I found a nice nature walk around the lakes that I had driven past without seeing for years. It was interesting walking through the village. I get the impression that … Continue reading →

The film Waterloo was on tonight. It was the story of how we managed to give Napoleon a well justified thrashing. Tomorrow we can watch Sharpe giving him another thrashing in Spain/Portugal. We are all proud of the way we … Continue reading →

One of the policies Tony Blair tried to push when he was in office was mandatory ID cards. There were all sorts of varieties and flavours of it. There were ideas of using things like phones and travel cards to … Continue reading →

On 21 May there was breaking news – Donald Trump was asked about working with countries like China on vaccine production. He said “We’re willing to work with anybody that is going to get us a good result”. Today there … Continue reading →

While a lot of people have complained about the songs at the end of the Proms, and others have complained about those complaining. But one thing the words do emphasise is the roll played by this country in the development … Continue reading →

My food delivery came – just in time (one teabag left). I’ve been looking into the precautions against virus infection today. There are a lot of sensible rules out there. But the thing that strikes me is the way people … Continue reading →