by LobAdmin | Nov 23, 2025 | General Thoughts
In an earlier blog, I wrote of my family enduring three tragedies in three years. The loss of my maternal grandfather (my Taid) in the Gresford mine disaster in 1934, one of the 266 men and boys, was a national event mourned by all nationwide. The second family...
by LobAdmin | Nov 23, 2025 | General Thoughts
The thief of time: Miss Mona Stangley (Dolly Parton) is the owner of ‘The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas’, according to Hollywood*, offering entertainment of various kinds to many local Texans. However, Melvin P Thorpe, TV reporter, thought otherwise and publicises...
by LobAdmin | Nov 23, 2025 | General Thoughts
Tattoos were on the fringe of society many years ago. Not so today. I fail to understand how anyone in the Western world would want to abuse their body’s skin with tattoos. A small heart, anchor, a word or two I can accept, but face and neck, chest and back,...
by LobAdmin | Nov 23, 2025 | General Thoughts
COVID-19 arrived and LOCKDOWN was considered necessary to keep Britain safe. The impact of LOCKDOWN was immense. Schools closed, workers were furloughed, and masks were the order of the day when leaving the home and venturing out to shops and healthcare providers....
by LobAdmin | Nov 23, 2025 | General Thoughts
LOCKDOWN followed the arrival of COVID-19, and we were all advised to stay home. If we had to venture out, it was mask on face and supermarkets limited shoppers allowed inside, one in for one out. Schools closed to protect the young, the elderly in care gave cause for...
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