Has the EU been captured by the ECB, and is the financial sector, those most serious of people, now costing the EU it’s left-wing, socialist support? Yet the eurozone has become a scene of class war, and only Syriza has been bold enough to fight it almost full on. Even if Mr Tsipras and his […]
My Moka pot, recently rediscovered during a clean out. Proper hot, smooth coffee. Perfect!
This makes for horrifying reading: New research reveals that Britain and the US knew six weeks before massacre that enclave would fall – but they decided to sacrifice it in their efforts for peace “On 2 June, Mladic ordered a “destruction of the Muslim forces in these enclaves”. Voorhoeve insists that western leaders knew of […]
“The young driver lost his concentration and hit me from behind….” “We are on roads that were, really, built 100 years ago for far less traffic” “Putting something on that will make you scream out to drivers like me …” So, motorists not paying attention need to be shouted at to make sure they […]
Five years ago I was over in Harrisburg, PA on an extended business trip. The best part was that I got the chance to spend 4th July there, in the company of two friends from work. One of them lived there and her family were over from Ireland, so she gathered us together with her […]
I saw a (private) facebook thread recently were someone had posted a photo of them dropping their child to creche by bike, and saying how much they enjoyed it. There were a lot of likes and a couple of comments in the same vein, but there were also a high proportion of comments pointing out […]
We’ve created an immobile society, avoiding outdoors play, driving everywhere, and sitting constantly. Inserting an hour of ‘exercise’ or moving time is inadequate. Doctors and other clinicians are worried about the problems which may be stored up for the future. Big children, they say, tend to become big adults. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease often follow. […]
Those people. They are us. Sobering piece from Mark Treasure. Top comment, which explains a lot: “When I mentioned the latest casualty at Bank, a woman next to me at work said “What I don’t understand about cyclists is, they see all these accidents and people killed, what I don’t understand is….why they don’t get the […]
It was us!, claims the CIA (Irish Times). All those UFO reports in the 50’s and 60’s was the U2 spy plane. On the other hand, can you believe what the CIA tell you? Is this just another cover up like Roswell? A cover-up of a cover-up? More disinformation! *dons tinfoil hat* *mumbles incoherently*
