Adullamite

  Halloween, the word, you will not be surprised to know, comes from the Scots.  'Hallow,' refers to 'Saints,' and 'All ...

This happened to me last night.   Awake at just before 2 am, and still awake at just after 4 am.  My mind filled with failures, mistakes, er...

                     

I love old maps.   Especially those covering places I have lived in.  This map appears to date to 1896, though this cannot be guaranteed.  T...

                                                                       Big Cats India The other day there was one of those stories about daf...

It was Harvest Festival service on Sunday, though to be honest I cared little for it.  The common cold that has held me prisoner for three w...

 

 

 

Andy Burnham spoke at the Labour conference today, a well scripted show with no option to disagree, unlike in times past.  I did not listen,...

I had another irritating scam call today.   As always I try to look up the number to find if it is a genuine number, or a false one.   Of co...

I see pensions are under attack once again. There has been a continuous attack in recent years on the state pension.  This has been accompan...

  In spite of my obvious poverty, I accidentally ordered more books from this company today.  I like them, they sell second hand books at re...

Monday night saw a few from the Kirk meet for a man's meeting.  That is, a drink at the club.  A decent quiet place on a Monday usually,...

 Who cares...?

      This verse came to mind when I read a qote from Bob Dylan writing in the New York Times.  He was talking sensibly about being 80, and ...

                                                                                    Sky News By a majority of 18, the House of Commons kill...

Just yesterday, the Foreign Secretary Edd Milliband informed the world that the UK would ban imports from the Gaza strip.  Things there were...

The Blackshirts have returned. There is no surprise about this, it has been coming for ages.  The latest move in the onward fascist like pro...