Here’s a sobering, albeit quirky, ‘thoughtlet’ I got from my wife this morning: Dreams are a dime a dozen. Martin Luther King had one. So did Ed McCurdy. He dreamt “that men had all agreed to put an end to… Read More ›
Humour
THE PROBLEM WITH DEATH THREATS
The problem with death threats is that you can’t elicit them. God knows I’ve tried. They have to come at you from left field, which so far they haven’t. So obviously I need to switch strategies. Not unlike a drug… Read More ›
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
Included in the long list of words that no longer mean what they used to – terrorism, indigenous, hate speech, and so on – is conspiracy theory. It used to mean that two or more people conspired to commit some… Read More ›
MY MARXIST CREDENTIALS
I’ve never been sure what’s meant by left and right, but I am sure I’m neither. Still, it’s been brought to my attention – by a friend, so he must be right – that I’m more than a tad selective… Read More ›
EYAM AND THE BLACK DEATH
One of the tropes going around is that the Covid 19 virus doesn’t care whether you’re Democrat or Republican, Christian or atheist, pro-Life or agin’ it, or whatever. But that’s not true. If you mock the draconian efforts being deployed… Read More ›
IN DEFENSE OF BESTIALITY
The internet is a treasure-trove of “Look for one thing, find another!”, often giving rise to “Who knew there even was such a thing?” Case in point, the other day I stumbled across a slough of articles in defense of… Read More ›
HOW TAKING THE GENDER-NEUTRAL PRONOUN SERIOUSLY PROVES POLYTHEISM
“For God so loved the world that they gave their only begotten son that whosoever believeth in them should not perish but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16
BAD THOUGHTS
There’s nothing praiseworthy about someone who never has to transcend the ‘worser’ angels of her nature. So if you’ve never had to wrestle with the guy with the horns and pitchfork sitting on your shoulder, I really don’t want to… Read More ›
HOW TO DUMP TRUMP
With apologies to Neil Diamond, Have you heard about the frog who dreamed of being a king,and then became one? Well, except for the name and a few other changes, if you talk about D, the story’s the same one…. Read More ›
IT WAS ALL FAKE!
I knew it was bound to happen, but I was floored by the speed with which it did. Even before the last of the boys and their coach emerged safely from the cave – indeed even before the rescue operation… Read More ›
