Wooden truncheons and white feathers
Published: Fri, 08/07/20
I own a plain wooden truncheon which is over 100 years old. The weapon was issued to my maternal grandfather in 1915 when he was sworn in as a special…
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Published: Fri, 08/07/20
I own a plain wooden truncheon which is over 100 years old. The weapon was issued to my maternal grandfather in 1915 when he was sworn in as a special…
Published: Mon, 08/03/20
In the 1950s there was an American TV comedy starring Phil Silvers called ‘Sergeant Bilko’. It was set on a peacetime US Army base and the titular…
Published: Sat, 07/25/20
There was an episode of the original Star Trek series where a particular society has developed an ingenious substitute for war. Bear with me if the…
Published: Sat, 06/20/20
Today is the Mid Summer solstice, the longest day of the year. From now on the days get shorter again until we have the shortest day in mid winter,…
Published: Sun, 06/14/20
I have not posted for a while, there have been various reasons. Handyman work has picked up in a big way and Iduna, our baby girl is half a year old.
Published: Fri, 05/22/20
Lets talk about religion and how dangerous it is. Last week I wrote about conspiracy theories and highlighted their potential dangers too. In a way…
Published: Tue, 05/12/20
Over the past 28 years since I became involved in Stav the world has changed somewhat. One of the biggest changes has been in methods of…
Published: Fri, 05/08/20
So, today is VE day, 75 years since the end of the war in Europe. The fighting to conquer Japan continued until the 15th of August. The final end of…
Published: Tue, 05/05/20
In the Hans Christian Andersen tale an emperor is convinced by con men to pay a lot of money for an new outfit. The Emperor’s new clothes are supposed…
Published: Wed, 04/29/20
I listened to a podcast this morning while washing up and making porridge. (I must confess I have given up on listening to Radio 4, apart from the…