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Designer wine drinking

Posted on May 11, 2020 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Michael Bollen ~ Earth Inc. (2008)

Posted on May 11, 2020 by odeboyz

When I first read this in 2008 I hugged myself with delight, took careful note of the author’s name and waited for the next display of brilliance. I’m still waiting. He’s a one hit wonder like Procol Harum’s A Whiter … Continue reading →

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Please take care of our trees

Posted on May 11, 2020 by odeboyz

No-one seems to care What tree, stand here or there Elm, Willow, Ash or Oak Care can’t be said for city folk.  Urban sprawl, shows development blight Green gives way, – concrete sweeps unrelenting Grey tentacles of concrete, mocks the … Continue reading →

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Robin Williams on divorce

Posted on May 7, 2020 by odeboyz

“Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.” Ray H.

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Hitler’s nightmare: Henry Morganthau’s plan

Posted on May 7, 2020 by odeboyz

Henry Morgenthau was Roosevelt’s Secretary of the Treasury from 1934. To Hitler he epitomised ‘World Jewry’. He was Jewish Wall Street royalty, a close friend and colleague of Roosevelt. He rescued the US economy by ‘Keynesian’ financing of the New … Continue reading →

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The lunatic in charge of the asylum

Posted on May 4, 2020 by odeboyz

A Gerald Scarfe cartoon

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Film Review: American Factory (Netflix) (2019)

Posted on May 4, 2020 by odeboyz

This brilliant documentary won the 2020 Oscar. Unfortunately it’s only on Netflix. If you want to see it sign up for a months free trial and then cancel. The 2008 banking crisis consumed GM’s factory in Ohio. A few years … Continue reading →

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The Waterfall

Posted on May 4, 2020 by odeboyz

The river cascades; music is in its soul Fish rhythmically pulsing to the beat The shadows of trees sway gracefully Sunshine glistens over the rippling river Dragonflies offer themselves to frogs The river settles and the slow dance begins The … Continue reading →

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A 1950s Ronald Searle cartoon

Posted on April 30, 2020 by odeboyz

From Down with Skool by Willans and Searle

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Book Review: John Lanchester ~ The Wall (2019)

Posted on April 30, 2020 by odeboyz

Lanchester builds on the absurdity of Trump’s impenetrable wall to prevent immigration. He conceives of a wall around the British Isles. Naturally a wall isn’t enough. It must be defended, as all walls must be, which consumes enormous manpower. That … Continue reading →

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