I was listening to The Rest is History this week and found out that for the last 50 or so years I had been pronouncing Auchinleck incorrectly. (View Post)

No one has won until.the war is over. And in the Middle East I would contend that no one ever wins. (View Post)

I would like to mention the story about Tolkein and his publisher who objected to the author pluralising dwarf as dwarves. The publisher tried to quote the Oxford English Dictionary at which point To… (View Post)

As I said yesterday it's ridiculous when they simply have to say the Guides are open to all young people. Follow the example of the Scouts who made the change more than 3 decades ago. (View Post)

Just been to see the first core ever cut in the UK North Sea. Well spudded on Boxing Day 1964 by American Overseas Petroleum. (View Post)