What a difference 110 years makes…………
Above (right click, left click on image for full size rendition), a line diagram of SMS Blücher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Bl%C3%BCcher) sunk 110…
Buying the best!
It is a common fantasy: What would I do if I won the lottery? Well on 8th December 2023 one…
Another destination for some of the world’s heads of government……. And not others!
“Two Tier Keir” is waiting hopefully to receive a call from President Trump inviting him to a meeting in order…
Troubled waters ahead……… And……… Living in glass houses!
Above, Crystal Palace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace). A very common phrase is “his bark is worse than his bite”. This phrase could certainly…
Bending the knee…………..
Citing the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyeej4ex5wo) and enclosing a link to the same is always a safe bet insofar as those pesky…
Reports of the death of Two Tier Keir’s political career are greatly exaggerated!
Above, a scene from Operation Musketeer. In previous posts I have commented upon the annexationist desires of President elect Trump.…
Waiting………………
My first actual job after leaving the Merchant Navy was with a freight forwarding firm in Leeds. Located in Leeds…
The calm before the storm!
One of the worrying sights seafarers face is that of a storm on the horizon. Especially when one’s curse is…
The Return of the Prodigal Son!
Above, Pompeo Batoni’s famous 1773 masterpiece, “The Return of the Prodigal Son” in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in…
An American’s Dream……….
The above political map of North America shows the USA (an expanded USA with the provinces of the Great Lakes…