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Yet another tale from my past but this time I really was there and you ain’t gonna believe it because it reads like a crime novel, with a stabbing, a near riot and armed police. It begins a long time … Continue reading →

Munich Olympics 1972 and the Black September Massacre. The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad and commonly known as Munich 1972, was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August … Continue reading →

  I was there, well I wasn’t really I was taking part in a pageant in Bristol. As part of the chosen few, we oarsmen rowed the Royal Barge carrying Queen Elizabeth I from the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth along … Continue reading →

You can’t do anything about getting older – You just have to know how to handle it! Keep your body as fit and as strong as possible with exercise to stave off pain and stiffness.  Exercise corrects your posture but … Continue reading →

Today I was in a shoe shop that sells only shoes, nothing else. A young girl with a tattoo and green hair walked over to me and asked, “What brings you in today, I looked at her and said, “I’m … Continue reading →

The reason why A few weeks ago, one of my offspring asked me, “is there anything you haven’t done?” I’m not sure if this was meant as an admiring observation, or whether it was the words of someone who was … Continue reading →

The Young Man of the Sea with apologies to Ernest Hemmingway Throughout Hemingway’s career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad luck to talk about writing: that it takes off! whatever butterflies have on their wings. Well I … Continue reading →

At my great age it is obvious that I am going to lose a few friends and I often used to tell my buddies in the SBS that I was going to be the ‘last man standing’ this has become … Continue reading →

The title is a famous saying about the Sacred Mountain. My blog is about climbing it it on a third occasion. What does that say about me? Climbing Mount Fuji (3776 meters), Japan’s highest and most prominent mountain, can make … Continue reading →