Author Archives: jpuss23
A Brief Rant on Taxes
This election campaign has thrown into the arena the usual promises about who is going to do what, how and what with. Some want to tax the higher earners more, others want to cut taxes even more, and another suggests a … Continue reading
On Kings, Queens, Princes and Presidents
We are reaching the end of a sometimes controversial monarchy; one that has lasted through post war turmoil, peace and anxiety, that has acted as an anchor for our sovereignty and despite the critics has survived. The Queen and her … Continue reading
Post article fifty
Okay, so our glorious leader has punched the button; triggered off the action with a Dear Don letter. What now? We have a choice of letting the Tory party run the show and wait patiently to be screwed, or to … Continue reading
The Big Bang Theory – the real thing
The thing is that as human beings we cannot contemplate the insignificance of our existence in relation to the vast reaches of what we call The Universe. The enormity of the numbers in our terms, such as 13.7 billion years, or … Continue reading
Seddlescombe Geese, Mods and Rockers
Seddlescombe on the road from Hawkhurst to Hastings was one of the places we rode through on our motorcycles in the days when the Mods and the Rockers were creating the setting for the movie Quadrophenia. It was … Continue reading
Hadlow – the gardens
A nice day, chilly start, a good breakfast and I was on my own this day. I remembered a trip to Hadlow and the gardens attached to the college and its horticultural teaching faculty. So, it was gird … Continue reading