Monthly Archives: November 2020

The end of humanity

Quite disturbing watching the Rob Rinder history of his family. You have to wonder at how many people just followed orders when they were so inhuman. Could you buy people alive? I always remember visiting Mauthausen and being surprised at … Continue reading

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Star Trek syndrome

The good news tonight is that the infection rates in Crosby are now lower than they were a month ago and still falling faster than expected. At this rate the infection rate will be bellow 20 by Christmas week. And … Continue reading

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In praise of Trump

Well, if you want to get noticed use a headline like that. Just a word of caution to everybody – Biden has NOT been elected as president. The electoral college does that, and that does not meet till mid-December. Not … Continue reading

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Looking for the good

As we head in to another 4 week lockdown people seem to be feeling fatigue. I worry for some. But there is good news out there. For 2 months I have been tracking the infection rate in a local area … Continue reading

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Schleich di, du Orschloch!

Roughly translated from Wienerish this means “I say, would you mind moving on old chap” (okay maybe there is a reference to a part of the body). As a gunman walked around Vienna this was what one of the locals … Continue reading

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Fendering off climate change

Shocking news – climate change has a new victim – Fender Guitars. The wood used traditionally is now in short supply. Get your orders in – bulk buy like mad. I just hope they don’t use the same wood for … Continue reading

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Queen before God

For some time people have been banned from public singing. Next Sunday we get an exemption to sing two songs as long as one of them is the national anthem. So we can sing praise to the queen, and only … Continue reading

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Brexit with knobs on

I always find it interesting that some of the people I know that were sure that Brexit would be a lot harder than Boris and Nigel suggested seem to be pro-independence. The EU represented 40 years of ties in legislation … Continue reading

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Is Jesus Claus the real Santa Christ?

An interesting item about Lewis Hamilton. As he prepares for a race he tries to do everything correct. If he drops a piece of paper he will pick it up. Apparently because God is watching. I can understand it from … Continue reading

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Being led by the blind

My favoured subjects at school were maths based, and numbers have made up a lot of my working life. But oddly enough the lessons I remember most are not maths or science. I remember several English lessons, mainly poetry. One … Continue reading

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