Author Archives: odeboyz

In your dreams

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Meal Time Prayers

Jenny: Do you pray before you eat? Eleni: No. My mum’s Greek and she knows how to cook.

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Trump, Musk and Tesla

“Tesla has lost more than one-third of its market value since mid-December as Musk deepens his association with Trump.”1 Reputational damage is lethal. Gerald Ratner called his jewellery ‘crap’2 and within two years had lost his chain of companies. Tesla … Continue reading

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The modern NHS

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Four Yorkshiremen

This YouTube video is extremely witty. Needless to relate I could join in with my memories of a 1940s childhood. But I won’t. I won’t because it would spoil your image of the ‘Good Old Days’. Enjoy

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Book Review: Alastair Puddick ~ 46% better than Dave (2019)

In economics ‘Hedonic Treadmill’ explains that people believe who  believe  in recipes for happiness are doomed to failure. They’re on a ‘treadmill’ with entirely illusionary possibilities for happiness. Continuous pleasure-seeking feeds dissatisfaction. At its most extreme it is corrosive creating … Continue reading

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Fake Beer?

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Black Lives Matter: Sonny Liston’s hard life

“My first trouble came when I got mixed with a bad crowd. One night we wanted to do something exciting.” “We stuck up a restaurant and I wound up in jail. I didn’t mind prison. I figured I had to … Continue reading

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Philomena Cunk: a genius of paradox

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

“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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