IF DONALD TRUMP WINS
If Donald Trump wins the U.S. Presidential election is not a subject that I cherish writing about, as my readers will have gathered from previous …
STORM WARNING
We occasionally hear storm warnings about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. However, for most people in the West, it is too far away …
SANDWICH LUNCH
I thought this article on the sandwich lunch, in the Economist magazine, was fun, true, and light-hearted enough to bring a smile to most faces …
OUT ON A LIMB
This blog is definitely going “out on a limb”. It’s an opinion piece based on two things; my conviction that the reporting of the U.S. …
VALLEY OF THE THRACIAN KINGS
The Valley of the Thracian Kings is something I had never heard of before I read a recent report. I thought many of my readers …
DEPENDS WHAT YOU HIT
Depends what you hit, or what hits you. This statement of survivability is as true today as it was many years ago when traffic safety …
WASTED WATER
Wasted Water is a problem that is gaining more and more traction as the pre-eminent issue of our times, even if it’s one that most …
ORANGE JUICE
Orange Juice would hardly seem to be an important subject for a blog. However, the fact that concentrate orange-juice futures in New York, which soft-drink …
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT ARROGANCE
The continued Israeli government arrogance in assuming that whatever they choose to do in their aggression against their neighbors, Palestinians and Lebanese, is justified, just …
ENGLISH CHAMPAGNE
English wine producers are now able to grow grapes traditionally associated with champagne, English Champagne, and they are producing top-quality sparkling wines – it is …