Category Archives: COVID

There are a lot of annual reviews taking place at this point in the year. I was reading the list of people in entertainment and arts we have lost in 2020 this week. I must admit I don’t know a … Continue reading →

It was disappointing seeing the protests in London recently. The attitude of the protestors and their behaviour was disappointing. I watched news from the other side of the world recently and saw people being arrested for protesting. Protesting had been … Continue reading →

I have a passion fruit growing in my garden. It has flowered a lot over the time I have had it. But it has never set – there has been no fruit. That is until today. But the temperature is … Continue reading →

The film Wargames was on tonight. In the end they use a simple game of tic-tac-toe to prove to the computer that you cannot win – and when it applies this to nuclear war the computer realises there are no … Continue reading →

I was watching “Would I lie to you” and I noticed something odd. There are two options: “It is True” or “It is a Lie” “It is a True” does not work, neither does “It is lie” – but we … Continue reading →

There are a lot of people that are saying they would be better than Boris. They would have made sure fewer people had died, they would have kept us in Europe/negotiated a better deal. But it is just words. The … Continue reading →

Horrible times. But one thing I can say – there are people I have got to know since staying in the house that I would never have got to know so well. When this is ended I will be a … Continue reading →

It was interesting listening to the different views on the BREXIT deal. Some say hot, some say not. Some say both. SNP will apparently oppose the deal. I wonder what happens if they get their way and Scotland loses all … Continue reading →

There have been a lot of war films on TV recently. I try to avoid most of them, but I watched one tonight “The Sound of Music”. Yes, I know it comes across as a sugary sweet love story, but … Continue reading →

There have been several versions of A Christmas Carol on this year. I like the version with Alastair Sim. It was on yesterday. As I was watching it I thought about how the term “Scrooge” has become linked with being … Continue reading →