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Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day

(and other pirate celebrations) May your wind always blow fair and may your bottom never have barnacles. Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and as such it is a good day to explain why I am a pirate and how Piratesmas came to be an annual celebration of pirate shenanigans and grogventures. InternationalContinue reading “Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day”

The mythology of the English Village

English villages are where Miss Marple solves crimes, where Bertie Wooster goes to escape Great Aunts or where children have adventures with dogs and boats. It is an idyllic world full of village ponds, pretty houses, wooded landscapes, and hedge-lined country lanes. The inhabitants of such villages are genteel ladies, retired colonels, hard working men,Continue reading “The mythology of the English Village”

Heels are Hell

Today I went shopping, actual going-to-the-mall-to-buy-things shopping, for the first time in a year and a half. Oh, I’ve been to the supermarket and out-of-town stores but this was the first time I had ventured into the city and walked through a shopping centre with the intention of buying stuff. Well, there were only twoContinue reading “Heels are Hell”

Hidden in Plain Sight

Sometimes we are so busy in our daily routines that we fail to notice what is right in front of us. First, let me introduce Rousay, my collie, (rhymes with Wowsee). We often walk around a local park where she is more interested in making friends with other dogs or chasing a ball and IContinue reading “Hidden in Plain Sight”

The 4th Estate is Letting Us Down

If asked what was wrong with the modern newspaper industry many of us would blame the political bias of a tiny number of right wing media moguls monopolising and directing editorial output. However, as with most things, it is less an international conspiracy of the mega wealthy and more to do with mundane incompetence, corruptionContinue reading “The 4th Estate is Letting Us Down”

Hello and Welcome!

A new month is a good time for a new beginning; a new location at least, but if you are familiar with my ramblings then it is simply more of the same, although the plan is for more regular updates. Once I figure out what I am doing I will link in the old blogsContinue reading “Hello and Welcome!”