Heralded as a legendary warrior, Queen Boudica terrorised the Romans during their occupation of Britain, but who was she? Other than the revolts she led, Queen Boudica’s life is shrouded in mystery. Her name is well-known due to her exploits as a leader; she had family, as part of the Iceni Tribe, but few details […]
We are in the penultimate month of the year, so I turned to the dictionary, and to the letter Y, which of course the penultimate letter in the dictionary. As today is the 13th of November, I turned to the 13th word under Y. That word is yacht. How to spin a post out of […]
I have lamented the trend of customers to arrive late to my places of work before, and I feel now is a good time to explain what renders this so aggravating. It is, fortunately, not an issue where I work now, but it has been a problem in prior jobs. On one level, I do […]
Armistice Day, known around the world as Remembrance Day, Memorial Day or Veteran’s Day, is when the world collectively pauses, to remember the fallen of wars and conflict, and to reflect upon the sacrifices made by so many. In many parts of the world, the poppy, which grew on the fields of WWI battlegrounds, has […]
When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)? It could be said that men do not grow up, we merely grow old. I am in my forties, and I don’t know if I can truly say I have grown up! That is not to say I haven’t matured (much […]
Busking is a form of street entertainment that has existed for centuries. From the days of bards plucking the strings of their banjos, to modern performers on metro railways, strumming their guitars and singing into a mic, busking has long been a part of many cultures around the world. Busking is an outlet for people […]
I live in the town of Basildon, Essex. It is a largely average, suburban setting, which, like my former home of Stevenage, was massively expanded upon as a New Town, in order to handle the overspill of London’s ballooning population. There are certain perceptions of Essex as a whole as being a bit… coarse? Rough? […]
We are a few weeks away from December. Now is the time to expect to see Christmas adverts on TV, and Christmas decorations on the shelves. However, the reality is that we start to see Christmas a lot earlier than November! Christmas-related wares pop up earlier and earlier, with some shops displaying their festive stock […]
I don’t quite know what is going on in the picture, but the idea was to convey an all-too regular occurrence in my house: getting jump-scared. I am notoriously easy to jump-scare, as my wife can attest to. She will burst out from behind doorways or cupboards, usually just shouting ‘rawr!’, but of late, she […]
Fireworks are absolutely beautiful works of art. These bright, colourful, amazing displays can warm you up on a cold November night, as is the case every year, on the 5th of November (and to be fair, usually a few days either side of the 5th!). However, these gorgeous displays of light hide a dark secret. […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
In recent days I have been having a ‘back and forth’ with Citizen Tom on the subject of education. Tom believes that education should be in private hands, which he believes would therefore be subject to the whim and will of parents. He does not like what state education teaches, and considers it to immoral. […]
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