life – Page 32 – steel city scribblings

Muhammad nailed it

15 Jul

On crying wolf and confirmation bias

13 Jul

I’ve written about this before: circulation on social media of information which is false – as in this piece on gun control and homophobia – or incorrectly understood – as in this on Syria – to prop up views I … Read More »

Impasse de la Guerre in France & Italy

5 Jul

If therefore we hear about Hannibal having offered battle to Fabius in vain, that tells us nothing more as regards the latter than that a battle was not part of his plan, and in itself neither proves the physical nor … Read More »

Egrets, I’ve seen a few …

5 Jul

… these for instance, yesterday, by the river between Attenborough and Trentlock. * Cor – more ants! Yes, I’m afraid it’s true. In the end all teachers – and I’ve spent goodly chunks of my life being one – succumb … Read More »

Backwards thinking at the chemists

30 Jun

Thanks to Donna for this one.

A New York cabbie on French numbering

18 May

At a certain stage in our passage through life’s rich tapestry, we get to realise a few things. One, everybody’s nuts. (Most of us can more or less feign sanity till we get home to our nearest and so called … Read More »

Roddis v Sheffield Hallam Part 8

1 May

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