Author Archives: odeboyz

An inquisitive five year old

Posted on November 12, 2018 by odeboyz

Russell: How old are you grandad? Grandad: I’m 83 years old. Russell: (After a long pause) Did you start at one? Chris

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Book Review: David Eagleman ~ The Brain: the story of you

Posted on November 12, 2018 by odeboyz

I bought this as a make weight on the infamous ‘Buy one get one half price’ desk in Waterstones book shop. Unwanted, unloved and abandoned it was on my shelf for quite a few months before I picked it up … Continue reading →

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The Nags Head, Covent Garden

Posted on November 8, 2018 by odeboyz

In early November 2018 my wife’s uncle came over from Canada. He’d emigrated 54 years ago and obviously was very much ‘Canadian’. He wanted a family day out with Jan, my wife, me and Jan’s sister and her husband. He … Continue reading →

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I’d never considered this downside

Posted on November 8, 2018 by odeboyz

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Italian peasants in the 1920s

Posted on November 8, 2018 by odeboyz

Iris Origo and her husband bought an estate in Val d’Orcia, which was 3500 of parched eroded acres with 25 poverty-stricken farms: In a dark airless little room they found an old man dying and a woman giving birth in … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump asks for advice from Abraham Lincoln

Posted on November 5, 2018 by odeboyz

Trump: How can I make Democrats love me? Lincoln: Go to the theatre. Chris

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The Nasty Party

Posted on November 4, 2018 by odeboyz

The Tories don’t care Pile on the misery, some more Universal credit, payment delays Well that’s just – how it is. They can force you into work Doesn’t matter if its zero hours Doesn’t matter if it’s at the minimum … Continue reading →

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Overland by Stagecoach: Wyoming, circa 1900

Posted on November 1, 2018 by odeboyz

  Nine people squeezed inside the stagecoach. Any additional passengers sometimes travelled on the roof. Passengers remained sandwiched together for about 22 days, with only brief stops for meals and changes of stock or equipment.

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The origin of Fish and Chips in Britain

Posted on November 1, 2018 by odeboyz

The dish of white fish, typically cod or haddock, fried in a thin coat of flour, was a favourite particularly among Sephardic Jews, who fried it on Friday nights to prepare for the Sabbath, as the Mosaic laws prohibited cooking. … Continue reading →

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Tourism in a finite world: London 2018

Posted on November 1, 2018 by odeboyz

The British invented organised tourism in the 18th century. The Grand Tour was tourism for aristocratic young men. They were supposed to expose themselves to European influences and culture before settling down. Many young aristocrats brought European architectural ideas back … Continue reading →

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