Month: January 2016
Farewell To Hattie
This morning, I buried Hattie. I was away on Wednesday when she died. Mrs L arrived home that evening to discover that she had recently gone […]
Ad Blockers
I have ad blockers running on my browser. I do this because I do not want my bandwidth consumed by adverts. I have no desire […]
Freedom of Speech redux
Anyone who has been following events over at Dioclese’s place recently will be aware that freedom of speech has raised its head again. It’s the usual […]
They Already Have
Don’t let the public health zealots demonise us innocent drinkers. Charles Moore in the tellytubbygiraffe. My first reaction – and, indeed, my later and my […]
A Tip of the Hat
To Tracey Curtis-Taylor. Her achievement has echoes of the great explorers and aviators of the past, so well done. And her first words on landing? […]
Junk Science Wins Again
Like her predecessor, our chief medical officer is promoting quackery and corruption, wrapping it in a bow and pretending that it is science. Tough new […]
Nasty Little Shit
Cameron. Prime Minister David Cameron says he does not want to rule out introducing a sugar tax in order to tackle Britain’s “obesity crisis”. We […]
The Things Cats Do
Anyone who keeps cats will be aware that they like their routines. Arsinoe is one of the more unusual cats I have kept over the […]