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Odd Poems A world in verse.
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“But pith and power, till my last hour, I’ll mak this declaration; We’re bought and sold for English gold- Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!” Robert Burns 1791 So! That is it for another generation, or so it would seem. Scotland’s future has been democratically decided by a referendum with the largest […] There has been oodles of words, sage advice, and utter claptrap written about the multitude of scams to be found on the internet. The truly gullible get taken every day, by scams that are so obviously phoney that only the truly gullible (and greedy) would fall for them. But today, I wish to talk about […] Not the place in Canada, but the one that is north of Carlisle. Who knows, next week it might be a foreign land. No longer part of the United Kingdom. Being resident in England, I do not have a say in the referendum. I’ve been living in various parts of England for nearly half my […] Nothing whatsoever to do with the film. Just a minor change. Any posting made will be available for comment for the next 28 days. Then it will be closed. This change has reduced the spam deluge from hundreds per day to practically nothing. Not a total cure, but bearable. If you can’t decide on a […] After relating our adventures in the USA, it might be appropriate to consider an alternative. Not everyone likes America. I’ve met more than a few who would never contemplate ever visiting the place. Possibly a determination brought on by the constant bombardment of Hollywood cliches. Some even hate Americans. Including Americans who do not happen […] Sorry about the short break – just doing a little maintenance. Will start adding more posts as they occur to me. Question. What does anybody know about Ontario? I recently bought an old lap-top. For a number of reasons. I needed to run some old software (my main PC is regularly updated, and cannot cope with older software). I also wanted a PC that I could quietly sit in a corner – no distractions – and do some writing. So when I saw […] The winner of the Great USA Song Contest is … Stairman who scored a magnificent 43 out of 60. Quite an achievement! Congratulations! Stairman’s prize is a pictorial album depicting the many places that you can see on Route 66. ‘IMAGES of 66. Vol 2:Digging deeper along the length of historic Route 66’ This book […] From Sea to Shining Sea 1 Launch (Theme from ‘Armageddon’) Trevor Rabin 2 Daytona Demon Suzi Quatro 3 I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine Joan Baez 4 Talahassee Lassie Tommy Steele 5 Swannee Al Jolson Doing the Charleston 6 The Devil Went Down to Georgia Charlie Daniels Band 7 Georgia on my Mind Ray Charles […] Well, that is about that. The Great USA Song Contest is drawing to a close. You have exactly 7 days to send in your entries. All the Contest posts have a set of pictures to accompany my scribblings (lots of clues in some of the pics!) Next week, I will publish the answers … and […] |
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