Author Archives: odeboyz

A Spike Milligan quip

Posted on April 2, 2025 by odeboyz

“What would you rather have: a boring truth, or an exciting lie?”

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War Studies: Crimea, 2014: Might is right

Posted on April 2, 2025 by odeboyz

“Might makes right” has been described as the credo of totalitarian regimes.1 The doctrine was first developed by the Ancient Greeks, “justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger”….”2 The Russian invasion of Crimea was an audacious example of ‘might is right’. … Continue reading →

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Working at the White House

Posted on March 26, 2025 by odeboyz

“If I’m going to be trivial, inconsequential, and deceitful…I might as well be in government.” Joseph Heller Closing Time (1994) p159

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Book Review: Lucy Hughes-Hallett ~ The Scapegoat: The brilliant brief life of the duke of Buckingham (2024

Posted on March 26, 2025 by odeboyz

Lucy is a brilliant biographer. She uses her vivid writing skills to paint a picture of people and period. Her chapters range from a single page to full-scale analysis. The book includes stunning colour plates of some the 17th century’s … Continue reading →

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In your dreams

Posted on March 22, 2025 by odeboyz
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Meal Time Prayers

Posted on March 19, 2025 by odeboyz

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

Posted on March 19, 2025 by odeboyz

“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

Posted on March 15, 2025 by odeboyz
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Four Yorkshiremen

Posted on March 12, 2025 by odeboyz

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)

Posted on March 12, 2025 by odeboyz

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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