For almost all his terms in office, Obama has been fighting an uphill battle to secure even the most basic of decencies for the majority of the American people. How things might have been different had there not been a brick wall of Republicans in the House of Representatives to penetrate. All of whom the […]
What with all the talk about Mars and the age of the water that may or may not be found on its surface, well . . . a red sketch painting was always on the cards. On such a small scale the cloud formations are difficult to form, every brush seems to be too big as […]
At a time when, for the majority of us, life has been made dysfunctional and disquieting, I am becoming increasingly fascinated by the power and majesty of the natural world. We can learn a lot from the sky, not just from its ever changing vastness and the fact that it’s the skin which wraps the Earth but also from its […]
August is named after the Roman Emperor Augustus (No, really?). Yes really, in 8BC. And another thing about August, the word, august, means: 1. dignified or imposing: an august presence. 2. of noble birth or high rank: an august lineage. Also, weirdly, there are no anagrams in the English language that uses all the letters […]
Swell: it may be true that a nondescript, tiresomely uncomplicated man is found dead in an isolated hut in the middle of a car park by a voluptuous young woman who is convinced he is her saviour. The evidence might suggest his death has been caused by the unbearable heat then again, it may not be […]
