Author Archives: odeboyz

The cost-of-living crisis: Mayfair, London, 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024 by odeboyz

If you’ve ever balked at the rising cost of your daily cappuccino, you may want to steer clear of a coffee shop in London that charges as much as £265 a cup. The moodily lit Shot London, in Mayfair,1 offers … Continue reading →

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Pre-historic golf

Posted on April 27, 2024 by odeboyz
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Girl from the north country: Bob Dylan, 1963

Posted on April 25, 2024 by odeboyz

If you’re travelin’ in the north country fairWhere the winds hit heavy on the borderlineRemember me to one who lives thereShe once was a true love of mine If you go when the snowflakes stormWhen the rivers freeze and summer … Continue reading →

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Giving good advice

Posted on April 24, 2024 by odeboyz

Remember: People want to hear their opinion out of your mouth.

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Book Review: Colson Whitehead ~ Sag Harbor (2009)

Posted on April 24, 2024 by odeboyz

This is a coming-of-age novel. Its principal character is  a Black-American teenager. Benji is middle-class attending a private prep school, where he, along with his younger brother, are the only black pupils. His parents own a holiday home in Sag … Continue reading →

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Interview for a gig job

Posted on April 20, 2024 by odeboyz

Manager: Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? Gigi worker: At the bottom of the pile. Manager: You’re hired.

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Andy Capp: A great British character

Posted on April 17, 2024 by odeboyz
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Isaac Newton and Other Failures

Posted on April 17, 2024 by odeboyz

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”Winston Churchill People who triumph over failure are the stuff of legends. Seemingly they possess a recipe: “If you do as I do then good things will be yours!” … Continue reading →

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Nile Crocodiles in Florida

Posted on April 13, 2024 by odeboyz

“Full-grown Nile crocodiles can be 16 feet long. The team….think….Nile crocodiles can thrive in Florida.” Nile Crocodiles Have Moved to Florida | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine They stalk and eat people But what really separates them from the local boys … Continue reading →

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Grade ‘A’ snobbery

Posted on April 10, 2024 by odeboyz

Most of our historic houses are no longer lived in by Dukes and Duchesses; they’re full of Arabs and pop stars, or they’ve been taken over by the gas board and turned into rest houses for exhausted meter-readers. Audrey fforbes-Hamilton … Continue reading →

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