Author Archives: odeboyz

Tales from William Tyndale Junior School in the 1950s

Posted on December 20, 2013 by odeboyz

Although all three of us boys started off our school days at Thornhill Road School, (Islington)  for some reason Mum moved me to what was then called Sebbon Street School but later the name was changed to William Tyndale School. … Continue reading →

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Odeboyz Goes Shopping

Posted on December 17, 2013 by odeboyz

13:21 13:21 13:21 It’s 13 minutes and 21 seconds: It’s the Odeboyz weekly shop PB* It’s climbing Everest without oxygen It’s rowing the Atlantic single- handedly It’s stunning. It’s beyond belief. It’s 100% Kosher. It’s a no tweaking, no fine- … Continue reading →

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Its not cricket

Posted on December 13, 2013 by odeboyz

Its not cricket

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Gambling on the Stock Market

Posted on December 6, 2013 by odeboyz

The valuation of shares is based on four criteria. They are (1) historic performance, (2) current management perofrmance, (3) future prospects, and finally peer group opinion. Henry Ford famously said, “History is bunk.” This disposes of (1). Why is this … Continue reading →

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The Promised Land: part two

Posted on December 3, 2013 by odeboyz

Far, far away from testosterone fuelled Men wielding AK-47s, machetes and driven By religion, poverty, despair England complacently slumbers. Far,far away from the bitter legacy Of God’s divine disasters Hurricane, earthquake, tsunami England complacently charitable. Far, far away from extremists … Continue reading →

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Good Friends

Posted on November 29, 2013 by odeboyz

A number of years ago, my destiny – and as it happened later my wife’s life was channelled into serving our community as local Councillors.  Politics is never boring as many MPs  will attest, but local politics at Borough level  … Continue reading →

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Such Happy Times.

Posted on November 26, 2013 by odeboyz

When young,my happy secure home…Rang with laughter. The radio light programme, trilled from the corner sideboardAlmost all day,I rememberMum singing along.“ I can’t tell a waltz from a tangoI never know what my feet are goner dono I can’t tell … Continue reading →

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Fray Bentos

Posted on November 22, 2013 by odeboyz

Fray Bentos

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The Promised Land

Posted on November 19, 2013 by odeboyz

Lucid, compelling and horrific the dream, The Biblical dream of powerful images: The dream of despair. Nameless, homeless, hopeless Longing to die. They see themselves in the Promised Land, God beckoning, pointing and promising. Yet they are rejected as unworthy … Continue reading →

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Gambling, Gamblers And Punters

Posted on November 15, 2013 by odeboyz

‘All gamblers are above average!’  This blog is about the consequences of innumeracy when coupled with over- confidence. My previous analysis* shows gamblers as strivers working against the odds. True but it doesn’t square the statistical impossibility of ALL gamblers … Continue reading →

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