Category Archives: Health

Hidden homelessness?

Posted on August 30, 2025 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Ben Elton ~ Inconceivable (1999)

Posted on August 30, 2025 by odeboyz

Sadly, I read this book the same week it was announced that fertility levels in Britain were at a record low. All of which means that this book is apposite. Thousands – tens of thousands – of people are going … Continue reading →

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Cooking for Slackers: The Photo

Posted on August 15, 2025 by odeboyz
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Winston Churchill in Casablanca, 1943

Posted on July 19, 2025 by odeboyz

“Hopkins meanwhile, had found Churchill in bed washing down his breakfast with a bottle of white wine. Asked what he meant by this. Churchill replied that he had a ‘profound distaste on the one hand for skimmed milk and no … Continue reading →

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Cooking for Slackers: Cheerful scrambled eggs

Posted on June 11, 2025 by odeboyz

The ‘Mission Statement’ of Cooking for Slackers says food should be cheap, quick and cheerful. It’s the ‘cheerful’ bit that often goes missing. Good food? Yes. Cheerful? Possibly not. So, cheerfulness is now included in this recipe. The basic Slacker … Continue reading →

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Big Pharma loves lifestyle illnesses

Posted on May 3, 2025 by odeboyz
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Henrik Ibsen’s (alleged) last words

Posted on April 9, 2025 by odeboyz

Nurse: “Well you seem to being doing better today.” Ibsen: “On the contrary.” He then died.

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Philomena Cunk: a genius of paradox

Posted on February 26, 2025 by odeboyz

Beethoven was deaf, but he still made music. That’s like a blind man inventing the mirror.

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Gambling: Fuelled by hope

Posted on February 19, 2025 by odeboyz

“It’s as bad as alcohol or heroin….they can’t stop themselves. In some ways, it’s even worse. People drink and do drugs to escape despair. Gambling has that element, too, but it also offers you the friendly hand of hope. You … Continue reading →

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The Cost-of-Living Crisis: Designer Chocolate

Posted on January 15, 2025 by odeboyz

“My current favourite is Rozsavolgyl Csokolade – Sur Del Largo, £9:95/70gr, Venezuelan beans, made in Hungary; this bar is ‘beautifully balanced’ – the notes say so and I agree. Very classy, so tasty and elegantly wrapped.” Annalisa Barbieri Observer Magazine … Continue reading →

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