Monthly Archives: October 2016
The Innocent Days of All Hallows’ Eve –
It takes tenacity to hollow out a swede. Was there British trick or treating before 1978? That’s when I remember it beginning. Knocking on the doors of our village neighbours, there was much confusion. Now, we live in candy prepared … Continue reading
Even a pragmatic society is an insanely imagined Utopia
I’ve never been one to follow fashion, which is a relief, as incoherent hate seems to be all the rage and it doesn’t go well with my glasses and cardigan. Is the experiment over? Has liberalism had its day? It’s … Continue reading
“Tasteless, but a Gem” – Joe Orton, Graveyards and jellyfish
When I first went to Leicester, it seemed hunched and unhappy, whether it is king’s bones in a car park or football triumph, lately, it seems to have lost its stoop. “Naught for your comfort, Aunt Edna. No rose-tinted memoirs … Continue reading
What’s that eating my pancreas again? – is it time for me to depart the Walking Dead
There are no Walking Dead spoilers in this post. I don’t get the same kick from disembowelling that I used to. The lust of raw offal seems to fade with age. I am of the Fangoria generation, though I was … Continue reading
Idiot Good Samaritan Scammed Again… the rise of spite
In the all-new Bible for the 21st century, the good Samaritan is a naive and foolish leftie who falls for a scam. The problem with scepticism is it becomes easier to exercise the further away the evidence is from your … Continue reading
I Wish My Left Feet Could Tap – some memories of Jimmy Perry
I can’t dance, unfortunately for Jimmy Perry, he never asked if I could. Last night, I was on stage at the New Wimbledon theatre for the first time in 19 years. Yesterday, I was standing next to a physicist who … Continue reading
