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A Shadorma Chain on the Problem of Cats

 Shadorma - that wonderful bogus poetic form that is such fun to write - is perfect for the paean to…

4 years ago

Bertie Wooster v. Christopher Robin

P.G.Wodehouse and A.A. Milne were the same age and in 1941 they were both close to 60. As young men…

4 years ago

What ho! George Orwell and Cancel Culture

Few things in this war have been more morally disgusting than the present hunt after traitors and Quislings. At best…

4 years ago

The Learners’ Manifesto from Frank Smith

A six-point manifesto from psycholinguist Frank Smith - another of those items found in the basement. I must have prepared…

4 years ago

#6Degrees From the Gulf of Siam to Pianosa via Anglesey

 "Phosphorescence is a process in which energy absorbed by a substance is released relatively slowly in the form of light.…

4 years ago

One Month in The Year of Living Hunkered

February came and went. As Februarys do. As we approach the anniversary of "the year of living hunkered" in what…

4 years ago

Pop Some Seeds and Get Cooking!

Long before everyone aspired to be a gourmet chef and cooking programs were all the rage, it wasn't so easy…

4 years ago

A COVID Plea to County Government

A plea to County government for assistance to residents to keep us as safe as possible during the COVID vaccine…

4 years ago

Operation Pied Piper: What were they thinking?

In Hamelin in Lower Saxony. there's an inscription on a wooden beam on the side of the Rattenfangerhaus (rat catcher's…

4 years ago