Category: Idle Thoughts
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Present Tense Book Review – Bulldog Drummond: Part 2
(Part One of this Present Tense Book Review.) Mid-way through Chapter 3 and the tension is building nicely; Drummond has done some verbal sparring with the villains, and got to fire off his colt. Chapter 2 opens with a splendid breakfast request by Drummond: “I almost think, James, that I could toy with another kidney.” And part…
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Present Tense Book Review – Bulldog Drummond
The internet is not exactly lacking in book reviews, so thought I’d try to give a bit of a twist to my meagre musings: talking about the book before I’ve finished. I’m starting with Bulldog Drummond, by Sapper (a pseudonym required because the author was a serving member of the armed forces). I’ve read the…
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Love on the Dole
Saw Love on the Dole last night, at the Bolton Octagon. It’s an in-the-round theatre, which is interesting, although it also doubles as a sauna, which makes the latter acts somewhat uncomfortable. I enjoyed the play, Mrs. Monkeyshines thought it was okay, but was less impressed than me, which was sort of the wrong way…
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My first blog post should be more interesting
About 12 years after I first limped on to the internet with a Geocities page, I’ve finally gotten around to setting up a proper website. I’ve previously avoided writing a blog, based on the principle that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all…