PIOBBICO
I came across an article on the unique town of Piobbico, and couldn’t resist the impulse to include it in this week’s blogs. It seemed …
ABOLISH BREXIT
Maybe it’s time to revisit Brexit, and evaluate whether it has been a positive adventure for the United Kingdom and Europe, or not. There appears …
AUD THE DEEP MINDED
This blog is about Aud the Deep Minded, a Viking matriarch. Traditionally, the tales of Viking conquests have been all about Viking longboats filled …
HEDGEHOGS NOT ROAD HOGS
An article I read recently, entitled “Hedgehogs not road hogs” illustrated that France is leading Europe in its practical efforts to reduce the slaughter of …
ENGLISH HUMOUR
English humour has never travelled well across cultures, and I think that’s probably true for most humour, regardless of its origin. Even when English humor …
WHISKEY WARS
Whiskey Wars in the Arctic. In today’s world of international politics, confrontation, posturing and outright unwarranted aggression, it is good to see that some instances …
SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS
I have used the work myopic many times in past blogs to describe the views of politicians but myopia is also the definition of visual …
BORIS
Boris Johnson’s conservative Government is almost certainly on its way out, after the disastrous result of the confidence vote last week. Yes, Boris won the …
DISMANTLING LONDONGRAD
Dismantling Londongrad was an interesting title of an article in The Economist this week. The news has been reporting on the yachts of the Russian …
MAY 9
There has been a lot of talk this past week about the significance of May 9 (tomorrow) in Russia. The following article, written by Tom …