Funny and Serious … food for thought …
Funny and serious thoughts on … well … yeh … anything really!!!
So, first of all, let's establish what is a Leftie? In this context, I am not talking about making various kitchen implements safer or easier to use for people with a bias towards being left-handed. No, I am talking about people who lean to the left in their political views, beyond liberalism and heading towards... Continue Reading →
12 February 1809 to 15 April 1865, age 56 Like many great people, taken too young. Long before the assassination of JFK, the first president to be taken in such a way, and only days after the war he fought so hard to end, and yet believed in so passionately. A man taken too soon... Continue Reading →
Last week, quite by accident I came across a really excellent movie. I had selected a few DVD's for watching and this one, at only 93 minutes long didn't really qualify for a Saturday night blockbuster viewing. So, Sunday evening, glass of chardy in hand, I was ready for what I expected to be a... Continue Reading →
It would be wrong to write of Margaret Thatcher and the Miners strike in earlier posts, without at least some reference to the politician and Marxist trade unionist Arthur Scargill ... in my opinion, the true enemy of the Unions and the miners ... President of the National Union of Miners, from 1982 to 2002... Continue Reading →
cc by BBC Radio 4 15 July 1858 - 14 June 1928, age 69 Born Emmeline Goulden on 15 July 1858 in Moss Side, Manchester, educated in Paris and died, on 14 June 1928, age 69 in London, Emily Pankhurst was a powerhouse, a political activist and the champion of British suffragette's. The eldest of... Continue Reading →
Devolution of Scotland - say No! You can be Scottish AND British! Both in the news and my title for this post may suggest a link between the Scottish independence and ISIS, but little is less likely. The Scots are courageous, patriotic and rarely, if ever, cowardly, lets hope they are not brave to the... Continue Reading →
18 July 1918 – 5 December 2015 Whatever name you knew him by, Mandela his "English" name, Rolihlahla meaning "troublemaker" ... Madiba, his clan name, Dalibhunga his grown up name denoting 'convenor of the dialogue', Khulu, meaning "Great One" or Tata, meaning 'father' a term of endearment used by so many South Africans ... this... Continue Reading →
We have been witness to news reports of many acts of terrorism in recent years, Kenya being the most recent. We have been victims of Governments inhibiting our freedom in the name of terrorism in recent years, there are numerous examples. So here is my question ... What do they want? The terrorists I mean... Continue Reading →
18 July 1918 – present, age 95 photo credit: Archives de la Ville de Montréal cc So sad, if the news media is to be believed, Nelson Mandela is fading and likely to move on to another dimension soon. Now if you care at all, you have to agree, here is a man who... Continue Reading →
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Funny and serious thoughts on ... well ... yeh ... anything really!!!
Funny and Serious ... food for thought ... 