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 …
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 …
POTHOLE UPDATE
This a pothole update to my 2020 blog reported on the ubiquitous problem of potholes, and why they never seem to fixed by the authorities …
DIGNITY AND INTEGRITY
Dignity and integrity are two human attributes that seem to be growing rarer in our divisive world today. Individually, these traits are difficult to find …
INTERESTING MAPS
These interesting maps were sent to me by a reader. They represent facts we don’t normally encounter: This list of interesting maps certainly opened my …
INDIAN IMMIGRATION
Indian immigration is something that has been an issue in Britain for many years but it has rarely been the subject of any news reports …
ENGLISH HOSPITALITY
I had to share this fun piece on English hospitality with everyone, although it will probably resonate more with my English audience than others. If …
RESOLUTIONS FOR OUR WORLD 2022
It is now 2022, so I thought it would be appropriate to revisit the “Resolutions for our World” that I published on January 3, 2021. …
THE BASIC TENET OF AMERICA
The basic tenet of America is embodied in the U.S. Constitution, and it is out-of-date. That may seem like a sacrilegious statement but when analyzed …
HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS
The history of Christmas is an interesting study in cultural development. The idea seems to have originated in the 4th century, as a late addition …