Recent content by hornethologist a.k.a. theo

I've swum in a cenote, following local guide down a rather dark tunnel. Was surprised to see a few small fish in there.

How about a green card for carefully replacing a divot, a gold card for an original goal celebration and a yellow card for outfield players wearing gloves?

Much appreciated BB thought I'm afraid I can't guarantee the pronunciation will be any easier! Ted and Betty wouldn't quite work in 9th century Wessex!

On the subject of the Post Office...yesterday they messaged me to say my new passport would be delivered between 11.14 am and 3.14 pm. Quite specific really! They actually delivered it today, Thursday at 1.37 pm with tracking still showing it would be delivered on Wednesday. Like all large...

Good afternoon all. I hope you're all thriving and finding something to enjoy in the fight for a play off spot! I'm still enjoying life on the south coast with plenty of writing, painting watercolours, entertaining three delightful grandchildren, frequent restaurant visits, occasional pub 30s...

Haven't watched the Hornets for a while but they haven't grown "venerable" in the time I've been away have they?

A wonderful place. Stayed with the head of the climate research station there. So many interesting things we saw...including a notice in shops saying "Leave your gun at the door" and a cupboard full of abandoned piano accordions in Pyramiden!

It's no surprise people lose interest in professional football. You have to question the judgment of someone who appoints a manager to do a job and decides 11 games later he wasn't the right person. Aside from the fact that I was a season ticket holder for 30 years I can't think of anything...

For those of you who remember the early days of the nest and the bear in the cellar I was in Akureyri last Monday. Beautiful place! Spent the morning swimming in hot springs at Myvatin then a walk round the town.

Most political parties these days seem keen on exit surveys :emoticon-0172-mooni

The debate about what fascism means is an interesting one and a reminder that meanings of many words are 'slippery' over time. I sometimes mourn the loss of incredible, awful, literal among others. It's infuriating when the concept they once represented now requires a whole sentence to show how...

I suspect in practice it generally does though in theory it ought not to!

Agreed...which has led some to argue that communism has only ever been achieved in relatively small homogenous groups.

Left and right wing ideologies have avowed objectives in mind. The methods they choose to try to achieve them often seem at odds with the social relationships and structures they hope to achieve. I think Orwell expressed it as well as anyone.

Possibly not much to be salvaged but that in itself can make for a dangerous neighbour. Who does take power in a vacuum? I wouldn't have much faith in the military or the oligarchy to improve matters.