The Iranian protests turn deadly
It was difficult to get a grasp of what was happening in Iran, with the internet blackout there was no news at all getting out. We knew there were protests in the streets, we were initially unsure of what force the government forces were using, we learned it was deadly force, they were shooting protesters.…
Trump’s Board of Peace fiasco
In a return to Trump’s stupid Gaza plan, he has asked nations to put up a billion US dollars to join a Board of Peace to rival the United Nations. Naturally, this Trump led board will be without the charter, purpose, vision and authority to pursue any meaningful outcomes. The first nation bumped from the…
Postwar planning for Gaza
I cannot say I am a fan of the Donald Trump plan of turning Gaza into a Mediterranean resort strip, that may well be one of the dumber ideas he has had, and boy has he had some dumb ideas. Of course, he thinks it is brilliant, he will not let this idea go. Donald…
The Trump NATO commitment disaster
In what that can be only described as another Trump disaster, calling into disrepute the NATO commitment in Afghanistan. The NATO countries that sent troops to support the United States after they were attacked in the 9/11 terrorist attack. Pretty much the whole of the developed world came to support the United States, this was…
The Penfolds 1995 St Henri shiraz
I don’t have a whole lot of Penfolds in my cellar with the exception of the St Henri shiraz being the only multiple bottles. I have just a few Penfolds bottles stashed away now, they are pretty expensive these days. They are easy to identify though, the red bottle seals make them easy to identify…
Booking.com is finished for me
For me, booking.com as an accommodation booking website is finished. I could not believe it, we had two mobile phones running side-by-side under the same search conditions finding totally different pricing structures. The only difference was, I was already logged in via my account as I was a pretty good customer over the years. She…
Beck’s – is it any good?
The first time I tried Beck’s I was a little surprised, the flavours were not what I was expecting. Not that I minded, it was a pretty good surprise, we were around my sister’s house where we were all watching the football, it was a pre-season game where we snatched victory in the final couple…
The Heuy door gunner
In the 1990s I was working up on an iron ore mine, I was not drinking on site, I hit the gym hard and read books in my off-time. I was not going down the wet mess much, I was not socialising with the guys, why would I as I spent over 12 hours a…
Bernie Sanders – stop using the word freedom
Bernie Sanders does not pull punches for an old guy, he discusses freedom of speech and the move to authoritarianism in the United States. Bernie is very blunt, he calls for Republicans to stop using the word freedom. The smarter Republicans see what is going on, the Trump era will be over soon enough and whilst…
Cointreau v Grand Marnier
My favourite liqueur is Cointreau, I do not drink it often, so when I do I want to make sure I enjoy it. However, Cointreau is not the only orange liqueur on the market, whilst Cointreau is known around the world as a mixer, this liqueur is best served straight up. Cointreau is best known…
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