Monthly Archives: January 2021

6th March 2020. Calle La Calzada, Granada, Nicaragua. That was my last big night out at a restaurant with a big group of people. I can remember thinking “I wonder if we will ever meet again”. Not because of some … Continue reading →

There have been a lot of coverage of Teodros comments on the fact rich countries are buying up the vaccine supplies. The UK has orders for three times the number of vaccines than it needs. CRAZY!!! Or is it. Look … Continue reading →

Struck me today that the message Biden delivered and the message Trump delivered was essentially the same “Make America Great”. The difference was in the definition of “great”. And what a difference. So what does great mean for a country? … Continue reading →

I spotted somebody the other day said they still wear black socks on workdays. As usual my mind wandered – he hadn’t mentioned any other clothes – did he still wear them? Switch to another conversation – about how waste … Continue reading →

“When we had a [Brexit] deal, I thought, we’re saved all the rigmarole and hassle, it’ll work sweet as a nut, but it hasn’t happened,” says Mr Flannigan. Instead, he says, it feels like the clock’s been turned back 30 … Continue reading →

I woke up with a start. Mild panic. Where is my library card? There is absolutely no way I will be needing it for a few months, and I have not needed it for the last 9 months, so why … Continue reading →

Remember those pesticides that people were concerned could harm bees? We banned them 2 years ago didn’t we? Have you spotted that last week an emergency exemption from the ban was issued for one of them for sugar beet seed? … Continue reading →

Ozzy on University Challenge I don’t understand the question I don’t understand the answer And I don’t know why this is still on TV Some four letter words edited out It struck me that sometimes deep thinking about a subject … Continue reading →

A lot of people have been calling for more regulations. Maybe even a curfew. Let me think – why would it stop virus spread if we stopped people going outside when hardly anybody is outside? Hmm. But I understand. There … Continue reading →

Watching a game show today the question was “What will you buy if you win?” In all my time I have never heard a response “I’ll be putting it in to my saving account”. Okay, that isn’t likely to be … Continue reading →