Monthly Archives: November 2021

Odd rhymes

Posted on 29th November 2021 by Ian

Perhaps it was the dog-end of November daytime gloom that triggered the recollection. The deep greyness of the sky blanketed the city with a half-light. Indoors, reading without a lamp was difficult. It must be forty or perhaps fifty years … Continue reading →

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Advent reason

Posted on 27th November 2021 by Ian

“It stands to reason,” my mother would say, and if it did not stand to reason, then it did not stand at all. Our upbringing was not religious, but was deeply ethical. Jesus of Nazareth was seen as a model … Continue reading →

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Old and cold

Posted on 22nd November 2021 by Ian

The BBC carries news of the demise of another energy supplier.  Perhaps the proper term should be re-seller, for the insolvent firms have been locked into contracts where they had to buy the energy at a price far higher than … Continue reading →

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Spare us the revolution

Posted on 20th November 2021 by Ian

“We believe in constitutional action in normal times; we believe in revolutionary action in exceptional times. These are exceptional times.” The words of James Connolly are at the head of a poster pasted on various street electricity boxes. Revolutionary action? … Continue reading →

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Glam memories

Posted on 17th November 2021 by Ian

A musician by conviction and a teacher by necessity, he is eclectic in his tastes and complimentary in an unexpected directions, including towards The Sweet. I had never met a serious music enthusiast who was enthusiastic about the music of the … Continue reading →

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