Author Archives: odeboyz

Book Review: Bonnie Garmus ~ Lessons in Chemistry (2022)

Posted on June 5, 2023 by odeboyz

The usual hyperbole on the front cover included ‘Absolutely unputdownable’ by Richard E Grant. And it was true! Only massive willpower stopped me reading at 11 p.m. Then I couldn’t sleep because I was thinking about the storyline. Which is? … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson in Downing Street

Posted on June 1, 2023 by odeboyz
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Rishi Sunak’s Poisoned Chalice

Posted on June 1, 2023 by odeboyz

The Chalice The CDO’s [Conservative Democratic Organisation] chairman, David Campbell-Bannerman, said the party faces a “turning point” as it risked the possibility of losing office to Labour, and claimed that Mr Sunak still had questions over his legitimacy as he … Continue reading →

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Modern ‘Woke’ Witches

Posted on May 29, 2023 by odeboyz
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Aldous Huxley’s Wisdom

Posted on May 29, 2023 by odeboyz

“In Brave New World people were controlled by pleasure.” If you haven’t read it it is a ‘Must Read’

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Regrets!

Posted on May 22, 2023 by odeboyz
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Football Review: Manchester City vs Real Madrid 17th May 2023

Posted on May 22, 2023 by odeboyz

Expectations were sky high. Two giants of European football playing in the semi-finals of the Champions League. What could possibly go wrong? Real Madrid froze. The anticipated titanic match between “galácticos” became a mismatch. Real relied on their world class … Continue reading →

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An engineer makes a decision

Posted on May 18, 2023 by odeboyz

An engineer saw a colleague riding on a new bike and asked where he got it. “I was walking in the park when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She stopped, took all her clothes off and said, ‘Take … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald

Posted on May 18, 2023 by odeboyz

In 1955, Marilyn Monroe learned the Mocambo, a popular Hollywood nightclub, would not book Ella Fitzgerald because she was black. Monroe phoned the manager and told him she would reserve a front row table every night Ella performed there, knowing … Continue reading →

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An early Bob Dylan review

Posted on May 15, 2023 by odeboyz

Apr. 13, 1963 – Bob Dylan, a folk musician, gave a well-received program of his own compositions at New York’s Town Hall last night. Mr. Dylan is 21 years old, hails from Hibbing, Minn., and looks like a cross between … Continue reading →

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