Chess can, umm, have its practical side. Years ago a certain girl, who was friend, studied the game up a bit and then invited me around for a meal, after which, to my surprise, produced a board with … (View Post)

Had my 4th jab 2day. This was from Moderna. The previous ones were Pfizers. I wonder if this will appear to have have essentially no outward effect like the others. (View Post)

My body clock gets me up so early I hardly noticed the change. I believe that in Gulliver's Travels the Lilliputians thought his pocket watch was his god because he had told them that he consulted it… (View Post)

When I went around to the corner to our local shop to buy a paper the shop was open spot on time but the delightful Indian lady there hadn't been aware of the time shift because all her time pieces h… (View Post)

Legally protected footpaths in Britain are a fantastic asset. Just get an ordnance survey map showing some countryside nearby and study it. They served the common people and glow with social history.… (View Post)