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A Father shows up in time of need With time he plants his daily seed Out of the block at the double. Always there in the hour of trouble Willing to listen and always learn No training is given for him to discern But out of love and affection He points the child in rightContinue reading “Fathers Day”

Many believe that SOS is an emergency call to ‘ save our souls ‘ or ‘ save our ship ‘ . The fact is SOS means nothing but is dots, dashes and spaces in triple format within Morse code. However on the 4th July SOS will have a new meaning Sunak Or Starmer for PrimeContinue reading “SOS”

As a young man a popular game played was Cowboy and Indians ( good guys and bad guys in that order) . As I grew older I met some Cowboy builders and the Indians occupied the corner shops. Today we have a new Lone Ranger cowboy Prime Minister who is Indian , not a RedContinue reading “Cowboy and Indians.”

Today 80 years on we give thanks to those that lost their lives on the beaches that day in Normandy. We give thanks to those that died in preparation of that treacherous unloading of soldiers and equipment.The official death toll was 4,415 yet there may have been more. There are many well written articles onContinue reading “Victory”

We have experienced being on a train and the tannoy announced that we are to ‘ all change ‘. To move to another platform as the train we are on is going no further. Today we are in a season of ‘ All change ‘ and as hard as change can be, change we must.Continue reading “All Change.”

Hans Thoma the German painter in 1880 drew his portrait of Loneliness. The emotion that leads to anxiety and most certainly will affect one’s mental health. Leadership is lonely. Ask Donald Trump who like it or not is standing on his own , the convicted felon. The first ex President to face imprisonment, yes highlyContinue reading “Loneliness”

This is Coopers Hill near Tetbury in Gloucestershire. No relation to Comedian Tommy Cooper but similarly comical. Why’s that you may ask. Well imagine people chasing a cheese rolling down a hill. For some people might think it’s a breeze ( sorry bris ) and hard cheese if you get injured. Some might think you’veContinue reading “A tad cheesy”

Andrew Rankin was credited in 1866 for designing the urinal with flush. This certainly was the copyright time but the urinal dated from 9th Century. The Romans did not flush away the urine though collected and sold it in the market. It was primarily used to soak animal skins in to remove the hair. IContinue reading “Convenience”

Rishi announces the effective end of his reign in the rain this evening. He got drowned not only by the rain but by an idiot protester playing music through a loudspeaker as he spoke. Yes Britain is getting its Independence on the day of American Independence. The man that paid the nation’s wage bill forContinue reading “Rishi Reigns no more from10 Drowning St.”

This is not a Brexit lament , it is however a nostalgic note of the late great britain. Aka the British Isles, the United Kingdom or GB we are a kingdom still with a King. Our passports are UK ( United Kingdom ) yet we are not United in everyone’s minds. Scotland wants away, WalesContinue reading “The Late Great Britain.”