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The Horror of Living in a Box
Posted on August 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
So the UK government is finally waking up to the fact that new homes which have been built in recent decades are too small for comfort (see the news item at BBC). This is good news, but much overdue. There are minimum standards for social housing, but not for the private sector. What does this […]
Exterminate…
Posted on February 24, 2013 1 Comment
I heard that Ray Cusick, the man who designed the Daleks, has passed away. It prompted me to post on Facebook that I had a Dalek play suit when I was little. Not the cheap and nasty one but the rare item from Skorpion Automotives. They were rare because Skorpion was exterminated by a fire. […]
The Land of Parentopoli
Posted on February 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
Thanks to the BBC for blasting this out in the article Nepotism alive and kicking in Italy. I won’t spoil the article for you with a summary, just go read it. Nepotism runs throughout Italian society. If you know the right person you can get a job, a discount, a table in a packed restaurant, […]
Lookalikes: Funny or Horrific?
Posted on January 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
Have you ever noticed the similarity between veteran entertainer Ken Dodd and the BBC’s Sports Editor David Bond? Are they related? I hope you’re as tickled as I am Missus.
Pompeii: cadavers or casts?
Posted on November 26, 2012 8 Comments
With so much tripe on British television I am always filled with joy when the brilliant historian Mary Beard shows up with one of her inspiring programmes. I don’t know if there is a Mary Beard fan club but if there is please send me the link to join. Ancient Rome often inspires my writing […]
