Monthly Archives: February 2025

Philomena Cunk: a genius of paradox

Posted on February 26, 2025 by odeboyz

Beethoven was deaf, but he still made music. That’s like a blind man inventing the mirror.

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The Israeli-Gaza Campaign: An early assessment

Posted on February 26, 2025 by odeboyz

“Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.” Don Corleone, The Godfather by Mario Puzo Israel’s strategic objectives are crystal clear. First, get the hostages back from Hamas. Second, obliterate Hamas as a military and political force. This assessment analyses … Continue reading →

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Love Poem

Posted on February 24, 2025 by odeboyz

I see my future in your eyesMy destiny unfolding blissfullyWalks through mist clad South DownsSnow crunching beneath our bootsOur new born baby smelling sweetlyEyes shut with a loving smileMy destiny is in your eyesThere is nothing elseMy world is your … Continue reading →

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Biblical Studies

Posted on February 22, 2025 by odeboyz
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Gambling: Fuelled by hope

Posted on February 19, 2025 by odeboyz

“It’s as bad as alcohol or heroin….they can’t stop themselves. In some ways, it’s even worse. People drink and do drugs to escape despair. Gambling has that element, too, but it also offers you the friendly hand of hope. You … Continue reading →

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Film Reviews: Bank of Dave (part one)(2023) and Bank of Dave: The loan ranger (part two)(2025) Netflix

Posted on February 19, 2025 by odeboyz

Rory Kinnear as Dave Fishwick is outstanding. Dave is a self-made millionaire selling second-hand vehicles. Second hand vehicle salesmen are notorious for skullduggery, which makes the story even more astonishing. Tales of hardship and negative banking experiences from people he … Continue reading →

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They are amongst us

Posted on February 15, 2025 by odeboyz
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Parental Advice

Posted on February 12, 2025 by odeboyz

Little Jimmy: Dad, I want an exciting career in crime and deception Wise father: Politics, banking, or accountancy. They’re the places to go, Jimmy.

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Should we care about the Unborn?

Posted on February 12, 2025 by odeboyz

Life is risky Let us consider a historical example. People living in Nagasaki on the 8th August 1945 were unaware they would be obliterated on the 9th. They had, thus far, been spared the saturation bombing the Americans were inflicting … Continue reading →

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Two geriatric criminals reminisce

Posted on February 8, 2025 by odeboyz
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