Author Archives: odeboyz

Holier than thou! Foodie superiority

Posted on March 18, 2026 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Andrew Cartmel ~ The Vinyl Detective: written in dead wax (2016)

Posted on March 18, 2026 by odeboyz

Two things need to be noted up front. (1) I’m a very longstanding jazz fan and (2) I adore quirky novels, which destroy customary formula. There isn’t a maverick Detective Inspector anywhere in this novel. In fact, there are no … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter: Muhammad Ali refuses to go to war, March 1967

Posted on March 14, 2026 by odeboyz

“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple … Continue reading →

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Can it be true? Oh, Yes.

Posted on March 11, 2026 by odeboyz
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Why Jim didn’t get married

Posted on March 11, 2026 by odeboyz

Jim explained, “In my youth I stepped on Sarah’s scarf nearly choking her.” She shouted at me like a wounded animal. “Bloody Hell. Are you blind or something?” Jim said he started stammering and apologising like mad being mortified. Then … Continue reading →

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Trump goes to war

Posted on March 7, 2026 by odeboyz
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Britain’s Two-tier Justice

Posted on March 4, 2026 by odeboyz

The 53-year-old [retired banker] travelled from near his £2million home in Orpington to London Bridge before continuing to his Canary Wharf office….  He [the judge] described the fraud as ‘discreet’, committed against a large private company rather than an individual, … Continue reading →

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Gambling and the Stock Market

Posted on March 4, 2026 by odeboyz

Introduction Many managers are little better than gamblers who are adept at strutting their stuff convincingly and looting their companies. Sometimes they get lucky and add value, but many destroy shareholder investments. The history of the FTSE is littered with … Continue reading →

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Let’s bomb Iran and stop talking about Epstein

Posted on February 28, 2026 by odeboyz
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Always believe in prayer ~ unless it’s inconvenient

Posted on February 25, 2026 by odeboyz

Fred’s bar opened next door to a church and the priest prayed against it. Within weeks it burned down. Fred sued the church. He said that, in effect, the priest had burned down his bar using the power of prayer. … Continue reading →

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