PERSONAL DATA
What happens to your personal data when you die is something that had never occurred to me until I read an article about it this …
VILLAGE OF DUNWICH
Midway between the town of Aldeburgh and the seaside resort of Southwold, two popular spots on Britain’s Suffolk coast, lies the quiet rural village of …
DAYS OF RAIN
This July, gorged by days of rain, the Meuse River broke its banks, and the Belgian town of Liège was its victim. Waters, the color …
WOMEN VERSUS MINORITIES
Women versus minorities is a subject that has been at the back of my mind for quite a while. The very title sounds strange, but …
THE NEXT WORLD WAR?
It is interesting how a relatively short time can change our perspective and our reality about the next World War. I wrote a blog in …
GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD
GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD IGOLDEN FLEECE AWARD #2 A report this week made the choice of my second Golden Fleece Award an absolute no-brainer. It …
DUMBASSERY IS EVERYWHERE
ABSURDITY PERSONIFIEDIn awarding my second Golden Fleece this week, I was reminded of the new word I introduced to the site in April of last …
OUR DISINTEGRATING PLANET
After years of discussion about our disintegrating planet, and our seemingly hell-bent intent on speeding up that process when we know the outcome will …
THE US ELECTORAL COLLEGE SHOULD DIE
The US Electoral College should die. The process through which U.S. Presidents are elected is convoluted, undemocratic and has little, if anything, to do with …
LONDON LAV AFFAIR
London lav affair goes back a long way. It’s one of the City’s many fine and famous firsts: the first one-way street; the first commercially …