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And so it comes to this

This second supposed Covid-19 “lockdown” has somehow managed both to serve up many absurdities and yet also reveal telling reminders about how slim the gap is between “life as the human race knows [or should that be ‘knew’?] it” and complete anarchy. Let me give some examples: Yesterday [...]

November 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

A small confession

It is no secret that every business begins with the production of some sort of business plan. The originators of the business need to work one out for their own purposes – to research the product or service they are intending to provide; to estimate the costs of bringing their concept to [...]

November 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

Zooming in to the 21st Century

Although by nature I am distrustful and sceptical about anything new or technological, I can admit to the 360 million daily visitors to this organ that, since the commencement of 2020, I have now taken part in no fewer than five “Zoom” gatherings. My prior experience of anything similar was the [...]

November 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

Better than I could say it, perhaps – or better from her than me?

I’m not proud – I’m always happy to admit inferiority when I see and accept it! From time to time on the pages of this organ I have waxed lyrical about the ridiculous aspects of  the “womens’ equal pay” campaign as exhibited inside organisations such at the [...]

November 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

Is anyone surprised?

History and experience tells me that it is a universal truth that hindsight and glib, sweeping generalisations are all too easy to hatch and that – as Boris Johnson and others temporarily in possession of apparent absolute power always find out, and/or as Harry S. Truman (US President 1945-1953) [...]

November 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

What’s in a name?

It’s my practice as a working housewife to do my ironing at midday whilst listening to the Radio 3 programme hosted by Donald Macleod on lives of great composers. This week he features the American jazz pianist James Johnson, chiefly known for writing the Charleston. I was intrigued to learn he [...]

November 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

Cyclists and phones

From time to time stuff happens. For example, every day I witness both cyclists (and/or  grown adults riding what I believe are called “e-scooters”) riding on roads and thereby annoying those at the wheel of genuine road vehicles … or else along pavements and then simultaneously annoying and [...]

November 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

All over the place

Regular readers will have noticed that on The Rust – rather through an osmosis-like process than editorial decree – we have tended to shy away from too much day-to-day coverage or indeed comment upon the Covid-19 crisis. This development has occurred for the obvious reasons – not least the [...]

November 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

On the beginning of Lockdown Mark 2

Overnight the UK’s second Covid-19 “national lockdown” began and – perusing the news websites in the small hours – I came across this report by Isabella Nikolic upon the apparent lemming-like mass exodus of the population of London in advance of its imposition on the website of the – [...]

November 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

Winkworth Arboretum

I was probably two weeks late to appreciate the autumnal colours of the trees at Winkworth Arboretum near Godalming but still enjoyed yesterday the trails, views and colours. Laid down by a local doctor Wilfred  Fox at the start of the twentieth century and bequeathed to the National Trust [...]

November 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

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