Monthly Archives: October 2012

I see that prior to a three week tour to Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand with Prince Charles, Camilla has flown out to Southern India to take advantage of the holistic treatments at the Soukya Health Centre in … Continue reading →

Anyone who has read my blogs over the years might have gained from my rants, that I have no great liking for the crooked Italian ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.  It has taken some eighteen years of constant legal battles for … Continue reading →

There is a saying on submarines, that if you can smell something nasty and there is no-one standing behind you, mister it’s you! Lionel “Buster” Crabb Served in the Merchant Navy and when WWII began he was commissioned into the … Continue reading →

 I have a love of poetry and think that some of Rudyard Kipling’s especially poignant words summing up the horrors faced by soldiers in Afghanistan more than 100 years ago are some of the best. In a moving reworking of … Continue reading →

The re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings was cancelled last weekend by Elf n’ Safety because it was too wet. I need comment no further, so ‘nuff said. However the news did jog this old chap’s memory and I thought … Continue reading →

I suppose that it is inevitable that friends often ask me for advice on travel and geography.  I often feel that it is just a way of opening a conversation with the big stand-offish guy standing on his own and … Continue reading →

The Day Brian Became Somebody . . .   Brian came into the club as usual on Friday night, and ordered his pint at the bar. Nobody noticed all that much – nobody ever did with Brian. He was the quiet … Continue reading →

Who makes up all these stories?  Reported in the press this morning that women ‘waste’ 50billion litres of water each year just shaving their legs. As an oldie who can still appreciate even if he can no longer do much more … Continue reading →

I earlier blogged that our troops were dying to prop up a floundering and corrupt regime under the US-installed Afghan president, Hamid Karzai. I suggested that it reminded me of a Carry on Film “Carry on Up the Khyber” and … Continue reading →

As usual I try to steer clear of religion and politics until the morning papers spoil my breakfast.  It’s the silly season of political party conferences when the hard working politicians go for a break at the seaside to recover from … Continue reading →