Author Archives: odeboyz

War Studies: Bombing Gaza, 2023-24

Posted on November 20, 2024 by odeboyz

The Israeli bombing campaign is a strategic failure. Their air force generals recognise this. Yet the campaign is now in its second year. What’s going on? Claiming a bombing campaign is a strategic failure is bold. Why is their campaign … Continue reading →

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Capitalism Hard At Work

Posted on November 16, 2024 by odeboyz
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Black Lives Matter: Dick Gregory

Posted on November 13, 2024 by odeboyz

“Last time I was down South, I walked into this restaurant. This white waitress came up to me and said, ‘We don’t serve colored people here.’ I said, ‘That’s all right, I don’t eat colored people. Bring me a whole … Continue reading →

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David Williams reviews M&S Collection Pieronte Barolo, Italy 2019

Posted on November 13, 2024 by odeboyz

Having had some of the most memorable food experiences of my life in Piedmont during the truffle season, eating al tartufo, made with fresh tarjarin pasta, butter, eggs and shavings of truffle, it’s hard for me to conceive of a … Continue reading →

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Nothing more to say

Posted on November 9, 2024 by odeboyz
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A John Cleese quip

Posted on November 6, 2024 by odeboyz

If one door closes and another door opens you’re probably in prison.

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Cooking for Slackers: Convenience food

Posted on November 6, 2024 by odeboyz

People think Slackers love convenience food. They’re wrong. (1) they’re expensive and (2) they’re inconvenient. Inconvenient? Slackers are addicted to cheap, quick food. Cheap doesn’t mean unhealthy. It means good food that’s cheap. A look at the cooking instructions and … Continue reading →

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Dogs! Don’t you love them?

Posted on November 2, 2024 by odeboyz
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A Genie with a sense of humour

Posted on October 30, 2024 by odeboyz

I told my Genie, “I want to be Happy!” And now I’m working down a mine with six dwarves.

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Podcast Review: Gary’s Economics https://fb.watch/vfeoM839M_/

Posted on October 30, 2024 by odeboyz

Gary Stevenson was a city of London trader who made a fortune and retired in his 20s. He came from a working-class family in east London, went to LSE and then to CitiBank. He was a currency trader turning over … Continue reading →

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