Author Archives: odeboyz

We’re rich because of our ancestors

Posted on March 12, 2020 by odeboyz

“At least half of our wealth comes from the ideas and investments of those who are now dead.” https://www.bradford-delong.com/2019/05/yes-societal-well-being-depends-on-a-very-strong-distributional-bias-along-the-lines-of-to-each-according-to-their-need-w.html

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The Strategic Importance of Renewable Energy

Posted on March 12, 2020 by odeboyz

There are three principal reasons why British renewable energy is strategically important. They are, safety of supply, price stability and developing 21st century industries. These are central to the national interest. Safety of Supply The Royal Navy protects British shipping … Continue reading →

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The fearless Drongo and Eagle

Posted on March 9, 2020 by odeboyz

  If you want to read more about the drongo go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_drongo  

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The price of dedication

Posted on March 9, 2020 by odeboyz

A council debate was becoming heated. As tempers became frayed Joe sneered: “Have you heard of Bob Froyd?” “No.” “Well,” Joe said triumphantly, “if you attended more council meetings, you’d know that he’s the man who’s opening a strip club … Continue reading →

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Film Review: The Irishman ~ (Robert de Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci) (2019)

Posted on March 9, 2020 by odeboyz

Robert de Niro and Martin Scorsese have had a long, profitable and illustrious career together. Their latest film, The Irishman, is astonishing. Although I dislike gimmick laden films this one is different. Here the gimmicks are central to the purpose … Continue reading →

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George Neville: his archbishop of York’s feast 1465

Posted on March 5, 2020 by odeboyz

There were 3,000 guests and the feast lasted a week:- “There was a frenzy of butchery. The carcasses disembowelled, plucked, prepared and dressed for the occasion included 1,000 sheep, 500 deer of various varieties, 400 swans, 2,000 each of pigs … Continue reading →

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As Time Calls

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz

At seventy-five, the call is palpable No bell, chant it’s not even a whisper But it’s there, nagging, insistent A feeling that events, are going to happen. When it started, is a mystery Certainly not in my childhood Not that … Continue reading →

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An iconic American painting reimagined

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz
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Stalin visits a Siberian town

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz

Stalin visited a small town in Siberia. Huge crowds were there to receive him, holding placards of praise for him, the Party and the Soviet Union. In the crowd the KGB spotted a very old man holding a sign saying: … Continue reading →

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Book Review: David Graeber ~ Bullsh*t Jobs: A Theory (2018)

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz

Freakonomics (2005) unleashed populism amongst university professors. They realised they could sex up their academic work by judicious selection of the bizarre and get a best seller, fame and fortune. Graeber’s an LSE professor of anthropology has joined in. A … Continue reading →

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