Author Archives: theqbitblogger

I know that any criticism of cyclists is Politically incorrect but I’m going to anyway for enough is enough. I took my mother in law with dementia in a wheel chair with her next two generation females for breakfast this morning to a family owned coffee shop. The family have been denied income for severalContinue reading “Where there’s a Wheel there’s a Way.”

I love you are three words that through our lives we have said to others and doubtless to those we addressed we meant every word. Let’s pause, I is about my feelings, love can go as quickly as it came, You yes, You depends on if the love is there. I care for you isContinue reading “I Care about You.”

When NASA launched it rocket last week of July towards Mars it carried the car sized buggy called Perseverance on its back. The journey at a minimum distance of 35 million miles will take 9 months and its like having a baby. In this case at 3 billion dollars a tad more expensive. Mars isContinue reading “Perseverance”

The words of the hymn Abide with Me were written from Luke 24v 29 by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847 with melody added by William Henry Monk in 1861.Lyte, was born in Scotland in 1783 and educated in Ireland attending Trinity College Dublin from where he became an Anglican Priest serving in Devon England. LyteContinue reading “Abide with Me”

The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol was designed in the 1830’s by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and finally built late 1860’s. Brunel died before it was built and he never saw it in situ. Likewise Moses who for 40 years journeyed to the Promised Land leading the masses never saw the fruits of his work. MosesContinue reading “You’ll never see it.”

Recent blogs have highlighted America the Great and how proud their citizens can be of being an American Citizen. The beacon of democracy, the protector of Human Rights and the Champion of Justice fades when one sees their actions and these bring down their reputation to the level of other nations without conscience. For meContinue reading “Please America.”

These are the questions that Swedish Company Klarna are urging their customers to consider before buying on their online fashion site. Klarna are one of the largest online tech companies in Europe with 8 million plus customers. These questions are posed before you press that green button. The answer is of course aided by theContinue reading “Do I love it ? Is it worth it ? Do I need it ?”

In an open letter published in today’s FT to the British Chancellor of the Exchequer today the Chief Executive of British brand promoter Walpole urges Rishi Sunak to open the gates to tourist Britain and relax the 14 day quarantine rule. Helen Brocklebank the Walpole Chief points out that the luxury brand sell is circaContinue reading “Made in Britain”

In 2019 I flew from London to Cork and sat next to Lord David Putnam the brilliant film producer. Alas the flight was short and I departed from him at baggage collection with unfinished business. There was insufficient time to talk with him as I fixated on his movie Chariots of Fire filmed partly onContinue reading “Ennio Morricone”

The Devil was seen sobbing on a street corner recently and a by passer approached him to ask ‘ what was wrong ? ‘ , whereupon the Devil blurted ‘ they’re blaming me for everything ‘. In much the same way it seems these days we are blaming China for everything. The Heads of theContinue reading “Every Dog has its Day.”