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Cruise control & middle lane minds
Since travelling longer distances on motorways more frequently and having cruise control on the car, I have noticed an aspect of people’s driving that is Quite Interesting. When on a not too busy 3 lane motorway, where there is just … Continue reading
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Dances with Elephant
Inspired by reading the story of the man who was swallowed by a hippo, I give you an extract of my memoir – The soft news programme “Cefn gwlad” (Fresh Air) for S4C, regularly employed my limited skills as a sound recordist, … Continue reading
Conspiracies and the eternal loop of delusion
It is very easy to mock, (and we should), people like Glenn Beck, who propose ever more paranoid conspiracy theories It is not too hard to get intrigued, and then stop and think, “Woah, how come no large institution is … Continue reading
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You couldn’t make this up… it really happened
This, is from a “Taking responsibility” forum poster known as UrbanBlues – posted in August 2011. Bearing in mind the current furore and role of a Mr Duncan-Smith I think it needs to be seen by as wide an audience … Continue reading
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Secular persecution and piss poor surveys
He doesn’t ever stop that Lord Carey… An easy target perhaps. An old buffoon in the House of Lords, there because he was once Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the church of the free world… not. (looking up and right, … Continue reading
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My mum forgets she remembers my birthday,
Loving your mum, just for who she is, means that you have to modify who you think she is, as she changes. My mother never forgets my birthday. In fact, I suspect she has a book in which she “remembers” … Continue reading
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Critics and supporters alike are blind to the problems in the NHS
On the one hand we have Polly Toynbee, every leftist commentator I can find, and a massive number of ill-informed passionate souls, saying the NHS must not be changed, just better resourced. On the other hand we have Jeremy Hunt, … Continue reading
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MORE about the Pope’s sexual obsession? (they started it)
So, the Pope – keeping apace with the real world by choosing to tweet in Latin – is finally, finally… but not quite finally, finally bowing out from public life… There must be a thousand appreciative blogs looking at the … Continue reading
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Juries – I’ve been on two, but then again, two few to mention
David Allen Green puts one side of the Vicky Pryce Jury farce story… Joshua Rozenberg gives a different, rather more sneering view. Having been on juries twice, I am in agreement with Dave Allen Green that we do still need … Continue reading
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God doesn’t want to give Applebees any money
The story of Applebees firing a waitress is now international due to one thing – A mean pastor who was hugely embarrassed when her sneaky tip avoidance technique got made public. People are talking about:- How she is now sorry … Continue reading
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