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Sunday, 8 November 2026

Bye for now

Trump won the election and is in the process of "losing his mind" big time, mostly by berating and insulting other countries, some allies even; meanwhile, Europe is fucked, the world is becoming a toxic and fascist nightmare, the whole of Africa is reverting to corrupt tribalism, China must remember that repressing millions is ultimately futile and Putin is running a once proud population into the ground, making friends with and giving sanctuary to other "leaders" of disrepute, not forgetting Israel of course, that seem to be brewing a regional war for themselves whilst Trump, as pathologically eager as ever to keep himself in the front page headlines, has joined in by trying to play war with Iran, who just keep giving him the finger. He and his cronies are beyond words, signalling that they want their quarter of the influential areas of the world, China can take theirs, Russia theirs and Europe can muddle their way to theirs.

You get my drift. I'm going back to reading books and listening to my music in a fairly simple, isolated life.

Bye for now.

Thursday, 5 November 2026

Feeling Teary?

Tonight, as I write this, I am feeling teary. Whilst not blubbering, I am definitely teary. I don't know why, but feelings of not being worthwhile (of what only God knows) are here, so I've been trawling YouTube for personal comforters. Just something to make me smile. If you are feeling teary my advice is let them flow and "keep calm and carry on" as us Traditional Brits do. These may help you for a while .....

Baby singing.

Lucy playing and tears by 2 min 30 seconds.

Baby hearing

Baby Listening.

Even if Alzheimer's takes you, you are still there and aged 93 you may find you still have it.

Try a little music by the Frenchman Erik Satie, a uplifting piece of Melancholia.

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

Dump Trump 'cos he's a chump (with Bohemian Trumpsody)

Let me say this please, Trump's desire to make America great again is akin to masturbation: It feels great for a while but ultimately you are left on your own. He is still hands-on the phallus of the USA but it is slowly going down. Trump is so much in disarray with his job that the Democrats may regard him as their biggest asset in their proposal of a need for change, now especially following the landslide swing to the Democrats in the mid term elections in 2026.

The rest of the world, much to his apparent surprise and eventual recognition, are preparing to also play hardball and basically give him the finger. Sure, his trade is good to have but his hubris is proving unacceptably hard to swallow. As the rest of the world adjusts, the USA might just need new friends, whilst Trump's actions at home, with removal of food aid, health assistance and heavy handed homeland actions and directives may lead to intolerance by the masses, making me think he wants to actually break the USA; indeed, many ask when does friendship become a traitor's action.

TRUMP WON, ALLOWED TO DO SO BY A JUDICIAL SYSTEM THAT IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE AND AN AMERICAN VOTING POPULATION THAT DEFIES (my) UNDERSTANDING. GOOD LUCK USA!

TRUMP LOVES TRUMP and his ego knows no bounds - he and his coterie will ruin America, your reputation, your economy and your former friends' desire to care about you. Why did you do this to yourselves America?

Just weeks into the job the despotic bullying began.

Trump is open about his America comes first policy and his nationalistic desires are well documented.

Trump's desire is to interfere in the social rights (and wrongs) he perceives in American society and those of other countries.

Trump is open about protecting American jobs, thereby portraying his party as a party for "legal" workers, whilst those he deems to be "illegals" are identified and arrested or camped.

Trump is using populist actions to thereby build-up his party and his base of avid supporters who swear by him. Their allegiance seems absolute.

To any reader with an understanding of recent (1930s) history you may be aware of what I am alluding to. Trump's party trust their leader implicitly to make their nation great again and the rest of the world must just hope things don't get out of hand, again. Trump will make America great again in their eyes, in their terms, but will undermine global goodwill toward them. The bias Trump exhibits toward the Russians gives rise to a question: Is Trump a soviet agent and does his willingness to use the forces of the state against his own citizens suggest is he not a patriot, but an aspiring dictator (to the world)?

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Attention USA! Wake up for God's sake and get your leaders in order, or better still retire some of them, especially Trump AND Biden, who are too old for office and have had their time. Why not even elect a woman because what you are offered is seriously flawed?

We Europeans, for the most part, regard Donald Trump to be a dangerously smug narcissistic idiot criminal (along with other traits!), whose diktats to "make America great again" (to how it was up to the 70's), will probably precipitate some sort of social implosion there; you have enough explosive factions, such as Jews, Blacks, Hispanics, Illegals and of course, good old Whitey: all chomping at their bits to aggravate each other, but "you", sane electorate, must sort out this mess.

Start by retiring Biden (just about dead) and dump Trump because he's a chump-tyrant (growing a little moustache?). Of those two, Trump will screw you because Trump loves Trump alone and his history is nothing to be proud about, so pleaseUSA , US ,, Donald Trump , Trump , Biden , Biden and Trump , Trump and Biden

Dump Trump 'cos he's a ~~chump~~ maniac

(Pass it on!)

Here's a thought about old leaders

Bohemian Trumpsody

When Brits put their minds to anything they can produce brilliance combined with wit and erudition, such as this withering condemnation of Donald Trump, by the Marsh Family; but when Brits are belittled and undermined and publicly attacked (Mr. President), they will often fight back, sometimes illogically, because they collectively think, "that's not right". We do not have to host your military stations in the UK nor respect former agreements if the USA (Trump) shows us little to no respect.

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Trump has around him his "yes men" (and women) who gain empowerment solely by his patronage, without which many would be socially and politically irrelevant and truly respected by few. Their decisions and actions, however bizarre or spiteful go unquestioned only because of Trump, but to start firing members of their military, merely because of a feeling of being undermined is bullying of the highest order. A good example of this came as fall-out following Vice-President JD Vance's visit to Greenland.

Trump wanted Greenland! - an independent sovereign state who do not want, nor need him, but Greenland falls into the USA's stated geographic "sphere of influence", so Trump thinks he can have it; but Alaska? is it in another "sphere of influence", that of Russia (its closest neighbour) and might they think Trump's rhetoric is good and then want Alaska for themselves?

Trump loves pulling the gear levers of state but God help us all. "Peacekeeper Trump" can't have Greenland (yet?) so he had a go at Venezuela.

Update January 3rd 2026: What is happening between Venezuela and the USA?

Update February 4th 2026: Though my thoughts about Trump remain conflicted, there may be a logic unknown, that only he and a few know. What altered my mind-state was an insightful YouTube video I happened upon. It opened my eyes to the dire state the USA seems have got itself into and the impetus for the impetuous actions Trump pulls out of his hat. May I recommend you watch this long video for it is globally alarming

Update November 3rd 2026: Trump's wings clipped by HUGE midterm swing to Democrats.

Final thought: Trump's partial demolition of the White House, a federal building he does not own, nor has permission to alter, and the replacement of former president Joe Biden's portrait in the White House, shows gross disrespect for his own office of state and how his petty childish mind is prone to work. Let us hope Trump's portrait is quickly replaced with that of a horse's butt (That's my childish mind!)

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Word of the day - FRENETIC

The word today is Frenetic

Frenetic is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- A person or situation involving a lot of excited movement or activity

- Anything marked by energetic, disordered or anxiety-driven activity

Energetic And Disordered

If you are being frenetic, you are said to be behaving frenetically

If you are behaving frenetically people will say you are very busy

Frenetic activity is not manic activity as it's driven by reason and desire

Prolonged freneticism is both wearing and often counter-productive

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Word of the day - STULTIFY

The word today is Stultify

Stultify is a verb and means the following:

- To prevent or inhibit achievement or development of ideas

- To have a dulling or retarding influence upon a person or progress

- To show useless a person/idea by making appear stupid or ridiculous

Thanks for nothing!

To stultify a project, person or idea you would be suppressing them

To stultify is to be stultifying and to be regarded as negative

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Wednesday, 28 October 2026

How many people in the world?

I came across this website, which you may be tempted to visit, that gives details about the world's human population.

We humans are the "elephant in the room" when looking at many world problems, from famine to war, to monumental destruction of habitat, including our own. Cutting the number of children being conceived for a couple of years might is a good and long-lasting solution?

People / Km2 - The UK is officially full so stay away!

I think a falling global population can be our only viable option for human continuance, but many "professional" Demographers and the Chinese state do not, saying population growth is needed to facilitate market growth, as if "growth" is good for the world as opposed to merely good for multi-nationals. The Chinese population seemingly desire less humans for their birth rate continues to fall and for the first time in known history China's families are supporting more adults than children, suggesting the assumption that the more wealthy populations become, the less children they produce.

Fewer "workers" mean more robots can be used, which can be switched off or on as demand varies; it means less is demanded from the Earth and we can proceed with more and more set-aside for re-wilding.

Those who say we need more people to defend ourselves (war) forget that we could produce robot armies to our hearts content and virtually automate wars if we have the wealth to do so. I just don't see continuous human population growth as being desirable in any way, as many in more enlightened populations are demonstrating by a "jaw-dropping" global fall in babies, which the UN tell us is now an unprecedent fall in global fertility. Good!

My latest source of information tells us that we have entered and era of new birth trends.

11/11/11 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, lest we forget?

The war wasted men,
the trench souls
and minds
puppeteered from above
by moustachioed children.

Rapacious rats
crawled over dead
zombies of patriotism
and thoughtless death,
as they enriched the soil with blood.

And the glory of death is remembered.
The warmth of sacrifice cherished.

For the good of peace
death was refereed by God
who was on both sides,
helping poppies to grow;
orange spotted with black.

One for each man:
dried blood stains
on the face of a gas attack,
picked in bunches
to be held in a virginal hand.

And the glory of death is remembered.
The warmth of sacrifice cherished.

Version 2

The war wasted men,

the trench souls and minds

herded from above

by moustachioed children.

Rapacious rats

ate dead zombies of patriotism

and thoughtless death,

who enriched soil with their blood.

Yet the glory of death is remembered

and the warmth of sacrifice cherished.

For the good of no-one

death was ignored by God,

who merely helped poppies to grow,

orange, spotted with black.

For each man a Poppy,

reminders of dried blood

on the face of a gas attack,

picked in bunches to die again.

Yet the glory of death is remembered

and the warmth of sacrifice cherished.

La poem en Francais? :........

La guerre a gâché les hommes,
les â mes de tranchée
et les esprits
marionnettiste d'en haut
par des enfants moustachus.

Rats rapaces
rampé sur morts
zombies du patriotisme
et la mort sans réfléchir,
comme ils ont enrichi le sol avec du sang.

Et on se souvient de la gloire de la mort.
La chaleur du sacrifice chérie.

Pour le bien de la paix
la mort a été arbitrée par Dieu
qui était des deux côtés,
aider les coquelicots à se développer;
orange tacheté de noir.

Un pour chaque homme:
taches de sang séchées
face à une attaque au gaz,
cueilliens en grappes
et tenu dans une main virginale.

Et on se souvient de la gloire de la mort.
La chaleur du sacrifice chérie.

Monday, 19 October 2026

Todays words - ALLOWED -v- ALOUD

ALLOWED and ALOUD

An aide-memoir could be, "Happy to be allowed to sing aloud".

Allowed is a verb and means the following

- Permitted, authorised, acceptable and ok to do.

Someone, or society, must allow something for it to be allowed

Allowed things are permitted, sanctioned, approved and endorsed

To be allowed is a permissive thing, but the opposite if disallowed

An allowance does not mean being allowed

If you need more start here or here

Aloud is an adverb and means the following:

- Speaking or generating sound that is loud enough to be heard.

Thoughts are silent but you may speak them aloud to have then heard.

A book is usually read silently, but read aloud for others to hear it.

Speaking aloud is sometime imprudent.

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Sunday, 11 October 2026

Todays words - FAINT -v- FEINT

About to faint or in the process of fainting

FAINT and FEINT

Though they sound identical, they have very different meanings.

Faint is an adjective/noun/verb dependent upon use and means the following

- A - To be not strong or hard to see.

- N - The act of suddenly becoming unconscious.

- V - To become temporarily unconscious.

A person without vigour or feeble, weak or dizzy could be about to faint

A sound or dim light or an object difficult to see could be faint

A memory lacking clarity or full recall could be a faint memory

A cowardly person could be said to have a faint heart

If you need more start here or here

Darn it! - I can't find a picture to express feint

Feint is a noun / verb depending upon its use and means the following:

- N - An action or words deceptive or untrue used as a ruse to deceive.

- V - To enact a feint designed to divert attention or mask a true intent.

To have true incite is often regarded as a "gift".

If you have shown incite you will been inciteful.

Being acknowledged as inciteful, is a good thing.

As an inciteful person you're able to clarify concepts for others.

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Todays words - INCITE -v- INSIGHT

INCITE and INSIGHT

Though they sound identical, they have very different meanings.

Incite is a special verb - a transitive verb, meaning the following:

- To provoke or urge-on.

- To move or stir to action or thought.

- To rouse, spur-on or urge change.

A person may incite another to an action or mind-set

A person incites one or more people to an action or mind-set

You and/or others my be incited into an action or mind-set

You may have incited people in the past

You may be currently inciting one or more to an act or mind-set

If you need more start here or here

An insight suddenly popped into my head

Insight is a noun and meaning the following:

- A clear, deep or sudden understanding of a problem or situation.

- An ability to understand in a clear way with depth of nuance.

- An ability to comprehend the inner intent or meaning of things.

To have true incite is often regarded as a "gift".

If you have shown incite you will been inciteful.

Being acknowledged as inciteful, is a good thing.

As an inciteful person you're able to clarify concepts for others.

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Word of the day - INDEX OF WORDS

These are the words in my "Word of the day" series.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

A few word entries indicate how it would be pronounced in England, (i.e. how I would say it), but as this talented voice coach proves, geographic origin is the dominant influencer of pronunciation.

Click on each to read about it.

#1 ENNUI

#2 MELANCHOLY

#3 ONOMATOPOEIA

#4 PUSILLANIMOUS

#5 SANCTIMONY

#6 SAPPHIC

#7 DUPLICITUS

#8 SUPERCILIOUS

#9 PEDANTIC

#10 MALLEABLE

#11 FEBRILE

#12 LICKSPITTLE

#13 FENDERSMITH

#14 FRIPPERY

#15 CURMUDGEON

#16 NIGGARD

#17 FLUMMOX

#18 CORNUCOPIA

#19 DISPASSIONATELY

#20 DISCOMBOBULATION

#21 SCHADENFREUDE

#22 INCONTROVERTIBLE

#23 FECUNDITY

#24 DISSOLUTION

#25 GALLIMAUFRY

#26 OBFUSCATION

#27 POLYSEMY

#28 FACETIOUS

#30 OBSEQUIOUS

#31 CIRCUMSPECTION

#32 GAWPING

#33 FULMINATING

#34 ENCOMIUM

#35 MALEFICENCE

#36 CORUSCATE

#37 TEMERITY

#38 HUBRIS

#39 TRUCULENCE

#40 RIGMAROLE

#41 PERNICIOUS

#42 ACCRETION

#43 NITHERED

#44 NARCISSISM

#45 FESTOON

#46 GOBSMACKED

#47 FUGUE

#48 ERUDITE

#49 ELOCUTION

#50 MACHINATIONS

#51 ABROGATE

#52 SOUPÇON

#53 ACERBIC

#54 BLIMEY

#55 CRIKEY

#56 MISANTHROPIC

#57 AVUNCULAR

#58 FRITTER

#59 SHENANIGANS

#60 SARDONIC

#61 GINORMOUS

#62 INSIDIOUS

#63 LASCIVIOUS

#64 FRISSON

#65 MESSIANIC

#66 COTERIE

#67 JITTERY

#68 OMNIPOTENCE

#69 MAELSTROM

#70 GIGIL

#71 ANTIPATHY

#72 GOBBLEDYGOOK

#73 LUMMOX

#74 MOPE

#75 MORES

#76 SMUG

#77 ANTITHESIS

#79 STULTIFY

#80 FRENETIC

#00 ACOLYTE

#00 SYCOPHANT

Some words may sound the same, thereby being known as homophones and I have some below for you.

ALLOWED v ALOUD

FAINT v FEINT

INCITE v INSIGHT

DISILLUSION v DISOLLUTION

Meaningful songs - INDEX OF SONGS

Ostensibly a list of songs that remain meaningful to me, because of memories or emotions that were expected to fade with age (when in fact they do not); this is my personal time machine, for I play these songs and I'm off to another time. I don't know why music does this, but I'm glad it does for me and perhaps you also.

For those born into the golden age of vinyl (you know if you were), "vinyl" was readily available, relatively cheap and almost defined who you and friends where, providing sanctuary from the real world, emotional support and true happiness; who does not remember girlfriend/boyfriend tapes of selected vinyl tracks recorded and swapped to express all sorts of feelings way beyond our own expression?

Anyway, getting to my point, "vinyl" was destined for the bin of history but oldies, zealots, fashionistas, musicologists, old-tech geeks and newbies (to the joy of this music delivery format) have made its resurgence economically viable and thus readily available for collection and permanent ownership, as opposed to renting your download until it is no longer yours.

In my formative years I would get back to my freezing bedroom, put on my latest vinyl and avidly pore over its sleeve art and notes as it played, so in a similar vein you may like to read through these articles as you listen.

These are the songs in my "Meaningful songs" series.

Click on each to hear it.

#1 BLUE MINK - Melting Pot Read article

#2 NORMAN GREENBAUM - Spirit In The Sky Read article

#3 MUNGO JERRY - In The Summertime Read article

#4 THE KINKS - Lola Read article

#5 LOU REED - Walk On The Wild Side Read article

#6 RALPH McTELL - Streets Of London Read article

#7 ELVIS COSTELLO - Alison Read article

#8 DORY PREVIN - Lemon Haired Ladies Read article

# 9 BILLY PAUL - Me And Mrs Jones Read article

#10 CHARLES AZNAVOUR - She Read article