I've been told that there was an item on the news recently warning people to think carefully before travelling to Greece, because there could be a problem getting back to the UK. Does anybody have any...
I must be getting old I was listening to the songs of Vera Lynn and got a lump in my throat with land of hope and glory, there will always be an England,and me a silly old Scotsman wonder if its an...
The bid for snooker to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games has failed....................along with Chess and Bridge. Now, whilst i fully understand the snooker bid (ok, some...
I have recently adopted a retired racing greyhound as my first dog. Since bringing her home I think I have sorted out the basics but I have realised that my knowledge of dogs is not very extensive....
I'm getting rid of my old desktop. It was so decrepit that I couldn't download a program to wipe the hard drive, so I've physically removed it. Is it ok to take the remains to the tip? Or does it need...
I'm not a great lover of whistling in songs, apart from a few exceptions like Otis Reading's Dock of the bay, for instance. Another exception, (I think) is Kacey Musgraves 'High Time' which just seems...
TONY PARSON writes in THE SUN newspaper: WHEN I see an ice cream van run by a woman in a full-veil, full-body burka, I no longer recognise the country I grew up in. Can this really be England in the...
Like a desert island thing. You can only have the works of one or the other. (In alphabetical order, to exclude any suggestion of bias) Verdi or Wagner? Brahms or Liszt? Beethoven or Mozart? (I think...
Ladies, mainly for you but comments from gentlemen may be appreciated (or not) Think back to yesteryear and TV series characters Which Acclaimed Action Man, Dishy Detective, Raffish Rogue or...
There was this guy I liked. I met him a few times over six months. First time through a friend. Second time at a dinner party and a couple of times after that. The last two times he came up to me and...
There are now so many full-length films on Youtube (which is great!) but are those responsible for putting them on and indeed those watching, not infringing some laws of copyright.
There are some bands whose output simply defies belief in terms of the enormity if its impact on fans. For me, its led Zeppelin, no matter how many times I have played their music over the last...