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I passed again those two old boys on Bond Street London today. They were still there chatting away 26 years on and today I was so intrigued that I joined in the conversation. They told me that they first met on board a ship in 1940 when they agreed to get their countries together toContinue reading “A Long Chat.”

Emma Raducanu’s US open Tennis victory was spectacular to watch for all of us tennis fans. What a gift of precision with ball this young lady has. Behind the victory there were interesting issues which I just want to flag up with all the readers of this blog. Why ? Well because it marked forContinue reading “Just want to Flag this up.”

The anomaly of American date formatting, month then day is perplexing. It may have originated from the Colonists who stuck with it as Europe moved towards day then month format in the 18th Century. Anyway it’s stuck and we are all stuck with it. The other 9 11 is to us other nations the 9thContinue reading “The other 9 11”

With a population last count of 467,000 I was in the Ghost Town of Bristol last night to listen to the Northern String Quartet play beautifully themes from the Movies. After 18 months of cultural deprivation to be at an Event ( albeit masked to the hilt ) was a joy. It was staged atContinue reading “Ghost Town 6”

The streets of London are we are told paved with Gold. Clearly this is metaphorical for today as seen in the photo the streets are a mix grey/ black of concrete and tarmac. In fact the streets may have been paved with Gold say in Roman Times though those streets are approximately 15 feet belowContinue reading “Ghost Town 5”

Imagine the near population of the United States or over 4 times the population of the UK. In short 264 million people, put simply the number of people aged 60 plus years of age in China today. This population is the niche growth market today in their so called Xi Economy. Anything niche in ChinaContinue reading “中国Zhōngguó………..China.”

There’s always something that happens next. Speaking to colleagues yesterday I was told of the incoming Hurricane Ida making its way from Gulf of Mexico into Louisiana. According to their Governor a hurricane 300 miles in size readying to dump up to 20 inches of rain in the next two days. The strongest hurricane categoryContinue reading “There’s always something…”

The scene above in my local cinema last night just before movie time watching The Courier with Benedict Cumberbatch starring. There am I in the back row for the 7.50pm showing. No one there except me sitting with a black coffee which was so hot to drink I convinced myself it was readying to tortureContinue reading “Ghost Town 4”

As one gets older one’s pride reduces as you finally admit to knowing nothing. No longer embarrassed to ask the unknown obvious one is released and learns so much it becomes a joy. I have always understood that the Sun warms us so that things can grow and that the Moon controls the tides. IContinue reading “Global Warming”

A As I wandered into Ghost Town today I found myself on Kings Road Chelsea which was until 1830 the King’s private road out of London towards Hampton Court. In the 1960s it was the home of fashion, short skirts and rock and roll. In the 1950s Chelsea was full of bomb sites left overContinue reading “Ghost Town 3”