Reverse engineered humour
Published: Thu, 02/21/19
Hi ,I saw a cartoon the other day. Two people are talking and one of them has a dog on a lead. The other person asks. “Does your dog bite?”The person…
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My secret road to nowhere
Published: Tue, 02/12/19
Hi ,There has been a lot of new building around this area. A small new estate has recently been completed on the North side of Beverley (the town…
High above the clouds
Published: Fri, 02/08/19
Hi ,On Monday afternoon I flew back over the North sea from Aarhus in Denmark to Standsted in the UK. Monday was cloudy and wet at ground level. At…
Breaking through the creativity block
Published: Wed, 01/30/19
Hi ,Why is writing hard? Or any other creative endeavor for that matter? Three main problems affect me when I want to be creative. It might be that I…
How I made my first rune set
Published: Mon, 01/28/19
Hi ,It must have been within the first year of my learning Stav that I made my first set of runes. I was away with the TA (Territorial Army) for a…
The last crossing of a Humber Ferry
Published: Sat, 01/26/19
Hi ,I was chatting with a friend of mine named Colin after church last Sunday and the conversation turned to boats and sailing on the Humber Estuary.
What makes us self-reliant?
Published: Tue, 01/22/19
Hi ,I get invitations to answer questions on Quora and this came through yesterday: ‘What are some skills, besides martial arts, that you practice in…
Walking around the M25
Published: Sat, 01/12/19
Hi ,Both sides of my family were keen on the Scouts and Guides, my maternal grandmother was a guide leader for many years and my father was associated…
In the woods again
Published: Wed, 01/02/19
Hi ,If you have been reading my posts for a while this message might give you a slight sense of deja vu. Venetia and I spent Christmas just gone with…
A short message for the shortest day
Published: Fri, 12/21/18
Hi ,This is my favourite day of the year. Not that I am doing anything particularly e citing myself. I will be catching a train to London later this…