Author Archives: odeboyz

Tell Me Sweet, Sweet Lies

Posted on May 3, 2022 by odeboyz

Tell me sweet, sweet liesTell me you’ll love me to eternityTell me you love my blindness. EyesClouded and milky in their sightlessness Tell me sweet, sweet liesTell me my pain is your painTell me you love caring for me. PainElusively … Continue reading →

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A Sensitive Australian Gambler

Posted on May 2, 2022 by odeboyz

As the ambulance took Shane’s body away, Rick said, “Someone should go andtell his wife.” Jeff volunteered, “I’m pretty good at sensitive stuff. I’ll do it.” Two hours later, he came back carrying a case of Fosters. Rick was amazed … Continue reading →

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Book Review: David Baldacci ~ A Gambling Man (2021)

Posted on May 2, 2022 by odeboyz

I bought this solely because of a Facebook advert, which is the modern version of Waterstone’s seductive: ‘Buy one, get one half price’. It was 99p on Kindle and I wanted an undemanding read. What I got was a revelation. … Continue reading →

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Something Brexit lovers should contemplate

Posted on April 28, 2022 by odeboyz
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Franz Kafka’s humanity

Posted on April 28, 2022 by odeboyz

At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, walked through the park in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll … Continue reading →

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An accountant is robbed twice

Posted on April 25, 2022 by odeboyz

Two accountants, Fred and Jim, were in their bank when armed robbers burst in and robbed the tellers. Then they lined customers against a wall and started taking wallets and valuables. Fred jammed a note into Jim’s pocket who whispered, … Continue reading →

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Germany’s nuclear dilemma

Posted on April 25, 2022 by odeboyz

….turning all the German nuclear reactors back on could approximately stop gas imports from Russia. Shutting the remaining ones down could increase the dependency on Russian gas by about 30%. Germany facts of the day – Marginal REVOLUTION

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A spectacular insult

Posted on April 21, 2022 by odeboyz

I bet your parents try to change the subject when their friends ask how you’re doing.

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Russia’s Tactical Mistakes in Ukraine

Posted on April 21, 2022 by odeboyz

War is the realm of uncertainty; three quarters of the factors on which action in war is based are wrapped in a fog of greater or lesser uncertainty.1 Clausewitz, 1833 Introduction Russian, like western powers, have lost wars against inferior … Continue reading →

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The ultimate Venn diagram

Posted on April 19, 2022 by odeboyz
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