Tally-Ho old chap!

Tuesday, 25 January 2022 - 7:58 pm - No comments
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This government has much to be ashamed off - not least of all in recent weeks with the revelation that, while we plebs were dutifully ... [Read on]

Taking the dis

Monday, 13 December 2021 - 10:09 pm - 2 comments
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It is a sad fact that I am headed for disability. Over the years I have been feeling the onset of osteoarthritis, and delighting in the ... [Read on]

Brother beyond

Sunday, 24 October 2021 - 2:19 pm - No comments
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The search for my lost half-brother continues. Born in London in 1963, he has two birth entries - one as Arnold R Murray and one as Arnold ... [Read on]

Nothing here has grown

Thursday, 21 October 2021 - 12:31 am - No comments
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In a world before Simply Red, there was a band called the Frantic Elevators. Led by one Mick Hucknall, this Manchester-based post-punk ... [Read on]

Passing comment

Thursday, 14 October 2021 - 12:57 am - 1 comment
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Notice the new look? I couldn't help myself! Coming up with a successful design is one thing. Keeping a design in place for a long ... [Read on]

Have it like an oligarch

Wednesday, 22 September 2021 - 4:39 pm - No comments
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On Monday they opened two new tube stations in London - Nine Elms station and Battersea Power Station station. Notice how difficult that ... [Read on]

Wearing my Basque

Saturday, 18 September 2021 - 12:45 am - No comments
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DNA technology is always moving forward, and for me and many others, this means the results of my recent DNA ethnicity estimate have only ... [Read on]

New bot in town

Sunday, 5 September 2021 - 7:15 pm - No comments
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I have a tracker on this blog, and its purpose is to let me know who (and what) is visiting. If I notice numerous pointless visits coming ... [Read on]

Humble beginnings

Tuesday, 17 August 2021 - 7:35 pm - No comments
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There is a house in the village of Alda in the Arana Valley, which is in the Basque Country of northern Spain. One of the oldest houses in ... [Read on]

Sister act

Thursday, 8 July 2021 - 4:22 pm - No comments
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The results of my recent DNA test have dropped. On Monday I received my ethnicity results, and they were a surprise. My original prediction ... [Read on]
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