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HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE ANDREW?

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HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE ANDREW? (A potted analysis of patriarchal paralysis). Colonel-in-Chief 'avin a larf! I think we should be very careful in our treatment of the ex-Grand Old Duke of York. He may or may not be guilty of despicable crimes. His family business do have form though. They’ve inter-bred incestuously, married very young, executed and abused partners, taken us to wars in which millions of innocents have died, murdered each other, invented their own religion, and made insidious torture a long-term tourist money-spinner. But……. ..............Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward Windsor/Saxe Coburg & Gotha of Haus Wettin Saxony-Anhalt & Thuringia STILL IS the biological brother of the divinely appointed & anointed Kwing of England, Wales, Scotland, a bit of Ireland, 14 Commonwealth countries, and the Duke of Cornwall - Charles III! This cannot be undone. They are bro’s bruv! The god who anointed & appointed the Kwing divinely, albeit the An...
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A LIST

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You get to thinking about a lot of things whilst lying on a sick bed in a warden-assisted retirement complex, having been told by a GP to come-off the very drugs that are keeping you mobile & upright, in order for the new drugs and the Gastric Man Flu/Covid/Cold virus to do their immune system tango. What Is Death? is one of them. When will it arrive? is another. Why was I even born!?!?!? is a frequent visitor. And Will anyone miss me?, Do I need to destroy any evidence?, Who will take the cat? And What song would I like played at my funeral? are the others. This week, as I polished-off a Lansprazole cocktail with hot honey & Actifed chaser, I thought about the olden days, when things were very much better (if you ignored the austerity, poverty, power-cuts, rampant sexual abuse, misogyny, racism, and awful chart music). Here is a list of things I think I would like to see brought back: PK or Beech Nut chewing gum (in a 4 pack) Football cards with inedible gum coated in chalk...
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WAVENEY VALLEY ANXIETY.

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  ONE OF OUR BUNGAY LOWER 6th IS MISSING! (A whimsy about unwanted but inevitable change). I vaguely remember the day that Focus DIY went But I never really said goodbye to Woolies. And when Gary’s Discounts folded I think I folded too. Not so much with Prezzo. (And I rarely used Lollipop Kidz Shoes nor the Laura Ashley store anymore). In my umpteen years of habitation I’ve seen the Olde Beccles station become the new incarnation for a public transport nation. The market moved from here to there And once upon a time there were flower planters everywhere. I’ve seen shops evolve, inspire, enchant, and devastate with want. I once stood shoe-less in Stead & Simpson. The Fishmonger’s at No.4 was a terrible loss. Bartram’s, a piece of history. The resilience of Tilney’s Gun-Shop has been a marvel. The end of Besley’s Books a tragedy. And who can forget Spurgeons, Marmalade, or Toby/Brighton’s ‘The Plaice’? Centuries old chip fat lingers longer than a stuffed crust or a kicker chick...
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THE LONGEST RESIGNATION LETTER IN HISTORY.

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  THE LONGEST RESIGNATION LETTER IN HISTORY. ( A lengthy polemic for my own satisfaction). Even though I’ve been aware of the chronic cripple’s mantra ‘Don’t Overdo it!’ for most of my adult life, like many of my contemporaries I choose, or have chosen, to ignore it. The fear of being labelled a ‘feckless slug’, a ‘benefit scrounger’, or even ‘economically inactive’ propels me into doing something (anything!) with gusto. Life is for living, and the amount of time we spend bedridden, behind closed doors, in medical establishments, or just ‘existing carefully’, means that when we get ANYWHERE NEAR hale & hearty, we tend to compulsively lunge at the door to freedom, and invariably undo any good we may have done. It’s a double-edged sword. The desire to live like the able-bodied or unafflicted. Then the physical consequences of easing-off the brakes of restraint. And I’m NOT asking for any sympathy here! I have enough solicitude and concern in my 'Hello Pity!' tote-bag to l...
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