Real winter has arrived. It is ushered in with the removal of the Christmas decorations. Our villages, towns and cities are stripped of the cheery lights that added sparkle and colour to streets and shops. The phony winter of December is gone. For more than a month, throughout December, the bright lights disguised the retreat … Continue reading The Bleakness
There are plenty of variations of the English language. Differing dialects abound not just around the world, but sometimes across the street. British English and American English are the two most famous brands. There’s the Queens English, BBC English, Spanglish and more. But I think there’s a new, modern take on this theme. Apple English. … Continue reading Apple English
How do you like the view? Mrs P and I usually walk in the afternoon, into town and then in a westerly direction along the beach. Which is the right direction to walk, because we get to see the sun set behind the Purbeck hills. Of course, if we're going for an early morning walk, … Continue reading Sunset 2020
We are heading into autumn. I know this because my calendar tells me so. I ignore the complicated rules on when each season starts and ends. I prefer to chop the four of them up into blocks of three full months each, and autumn is September, October and November. But even without a calendar, I’d … Continue reading The Season Review
Mrs P and I are still going on our daily walks through the town and gardens and along the beach. The weather is nice. There is a chill in the air and a stiff breeze coming off the sea. It’s nothing that will keep us off the prom. Our jackets keep us warm. But it … Continue reading Walking Thoughts
Some people here in the UK don't seem to get why Brits seem more sympathetic to Parisians than they do to Lebanese and Palestinians. Perhaps you've noticed this elsewhere in the West. I wouldn't have thought that this phenomena wouldn't be too hard to grasp, but it does seem to be beyond the intellect of … Continue reading Viva Paris
Dear Israel, I'm so glad you asked. And you've certainly come to the right people. After all, we've been in the business of colonialism, genocide, ethnic cleansing and disproportionate retaliation for ten times longer than your nation has been recorded on the world map. We are, no doubts about it, the experts. So what would … Continue reading What Would You Do? #awkward
The Mexile 