I wandered over to Walpole Park and sat by the small cafe with a cup of black coffee. The sun warmed my face then intermittently disappeared behind summer clouds. I watched the world go sailing by….. A boy with a stick swishing it about like Robin Hood on speed (boys want to be men while …
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Britannia waives the rules
So, the Right Dishonourable Prime Minister is going to close down parliament for several weeks. By and of itself, this isn’t illegal but the timing is very suspect. Boris Johnson, just like his mentor in the White House, is a coward. During his race with Jeremy Hunt, he cancelled debate sessions several times. Now on …
Woodstock – 50 years ago
Last Friday was the 50th anniversary of what is, arguably, the greatest music festival ever. Set on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm 80 miles from New York in August 1969, it featured some of the best rock, soul and folk artists of the day. It was opened by Richie Havens whose old blues spiritual ‘Freedom’ became …
IDIOTS IN THE LAW COURTS
These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place…… ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? …
John Mills – man of the people
I was hiking in the Colne river family and we passed through Denham outside of Uxbridge. This is the charming village where one of my favourite actors, John Mills, spent his last years, dying at the ripe old age of 97. Unlike many of his peers and elders (Olivier, Gielgud, Richardson) Mills had a wide …
Barred. So much for sovereignty……
I hear a lot of talk about my country getting its sovereignty back – as if we have been under enemy occupation for the last few decades and denied the right to vote or freedom of speech. We were never occupied during the war like western Europe and, latterly, eastern Europe by totalitarian regimes hell …
Some Jimmy Carr lines….
A big girl once came up to me after a show and said “I think you’re fatist.” I said “No. I think you’re fattest.” British scientists have demonstrated that cigarettes can harm your children. Fair enough. Use an ashtray! “Did you know you’re ten times more likely to get mugged in London than New York …
A ramble…..
Is it five or six weeks now since my kidney transplant? Hard to tell when I’m not currently at work and the days slip by without notice. Recovery is slow but sure….being able to eat virtually what I please, enjoying a full shower and having an entire week to myself without dialysis are all improvements …
I hate this bastard
So, the recent news is that under a ‘deal’ with Trump’s America, the cost of our prescribed drugs will go up many times as this whinging grifter, constantly complaining of other countries ripping off the U.S, will seek to rob British citizens via the NHS. Try as I might, I can find nothing positive in …
Room 101
You know how it runs…..you have a choice of three things to chuck into the famous Room 101. Here are mine….. DEADWALKERS. This is the American term for people (and I use the word ‘people’ grudgingly) who wander about in public places with either a pair of headphones blasting out some inane crap that passes …