In death he folded his legs like a baby
7
Nov
Mostly I’m angry about other crimes but sometimes, sometimes, the dignity and innocence of those we share this earth with, and the insanity of the white man, move me to tears.
Category Archives: life
Novichok poppycock
23
Oct
Putin poisons water in Navalny’s hotel room. Navalny gets sick and is taken to a Russian state hospital. Nobody kills him there, though a hospital is an easy place to do so. Doctors find no poison, authorities approve his transfer … Read More »
Today at Attenborough
23
Oct
Three reads on CV-19
21
Oct
Not all CV19 sceptics: … rush to their FB echo chambers with the latest utterances of cherry picked experts – some of whose opinions I take seriously, though with a modicum of caution – while ignoring all others as government … Read More »
On Rothesay Avenue
18
Oct
Everyone was confused about whether it was real or not real, but it’s an amazing picture, it’s amazing art,’ Surinder Kaur, who runs the AVI Hair & Beauty Salon in Nottingham. I overheard an Asian bloke with his family asking … Read More »
Monopoly, and the death of yeast
9
Oct
My recent post on home insurance auto-renewal drew a few emails. Here’s one of them: Car insurance is another scam. Mine goes up and if I don’t complain – or don’t realise – I pay over the top, despite not … Read More »
Cook on Covid
8
Oct
George Lewis told the Englishman, the Italian and the Jew, you just can’t hold on, boys, to every conceivable point of view. Bob Dylan Not long ago I ended an email on a separate matter to Kit Knightly, one of … Read More »
The perks of customer loyalty
6
Oct
This sneaked into my inbox the other day from my home contents insurers. Can I go to the website and deselect auto renewal? Can I buggery! I have to slalom through the maze of phone flow-chartitude we’ve all come to … Read More »
Sloe gin’s a-coming
3
Oct
Michaelmas Day is when the Archangel Michael ejected his colleague Lucifer – a shady type known to use aliases and adept at blending in with the crowd – from Heaven. It’s also my birthday. A gorgeous day as it happens. … Read More »
Formby on Friday
28
Sep
Through the pines. Over the dunes. And onto the beach, the light in constant flux … … an Atlantic north-westerly ripping in relentless. “I’m going out”, said J, pushing through piles of sand outside our bedouin tent. “I may be … Read More »