Monthly Archives: October 2024

A Genie with a sense of humour

Posted on October 30, 2024 by odeboyz

I told my Genie, “I want to be Happy!” And now I’m working down a mine with six dwarves.

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Podcast Review: Gary’s Economics https://fb.watch/vfeoM839M_/

Posted on October 30, 2024 by odeboyz

Gary Stevenson was a city of London trader who made a fortune and retired in his 20s. He came from a working-class family in east London, went to LSE and then to CitiBank. He was a currency trader turning over … Continue reading →

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Moses didn’t make everyone happy

Posted on October 26, 2024 by odeboyz
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Problem solving for Slackers

Posted on October 23, 2024 by odeboyz

When people tell me, “You’re gonna regret that in the morning.” I sleep in until noon because I’m a problem solver.

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Need Anyone Starve?

Posted on October 23, 2024 by odeboyz

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations … Continue reading →

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Rafa Nadal discusses Equal Pay

Posted on October 19, 2024 by odeboyz
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A Good Samaritan and two sad men

Posted on October 16, 2024 by odeboyz

Two men were sitting silently on a park bench looking very sad when a Good Samaritan spoke to them and asked if he could help. “Take a seat and we’ll tell you.” The Good  Samaritan sat down, with a caring … Continue reading →

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Book Review: M W Craven ~ Dead Ground (2021)

Posted on October 16, 2024 by odeboyz

This is a marvellous novel. The two principals are Sergeant Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw. The first is a no-nonsense *copper*. He’s diligent, very bright, intuitive, a ‘maverick’ and has a history of success. Tilly Bradshaw is from the Lisbeth … Continue reading →

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Yes! That’s me

Posted on October 12, 2024 by odeboyz
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The Monetary Policy Committee: a critique

Posted on October 9, 2024 by odeboyz

“Bill’s big bets were always on the Monetary Policy Committee. The bunch of knobheads at the Bank of England. Billy hated and he loved those people. He viewed them as everything he wasn’t: privileged, self-important, well-educated, prestigious, powerful and, ultimately, … Continue reading →

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