According to Literacy Criticism by Terry Eagleton you should derive facts solely from the text itself and not from extraneous biographical detail. The text is all that matters. Everything else is jus… (View Post)

My architect brother-in-law explained that every object rests on three points. If you add a fourth it either takes no weight or it takes a third of the weight and relieves one of the others. This is … (View Post)

On occasional visits to the eye clinic I take a bus through the centre of Coventry. It may not be Rangoon but it satisfies my wanderlust for a year or two. (View Post)

I've previously suggested that the Met Office website could be turned into a betting exchange with just a little tweaking. Tomorrow's offer in Warwickshire is 52mph. If I buy at that price could I ma… (View Post)

In this context, at least, @Leon is our shoeshine boy: https://www.pitzlfinancial.com/blog/ode-shoeshine-boy (View Post)