Current Affairs
A Working Dog and the Cash for Grouse Scandal!
One of the things I am asked most about my pet dog is "Are you going to work it?" As it is a breed that is generally, but not exclusively, bred as a gun dog, it is a legitimate question and one that I have given minor consideration, especially as I have a landowner friend who runs occasional informal pheasant shoots that are low on participants as well as genocide levels. I actively dislike pheasants, so I would not mourn their passing as ...
Arms Dealers in Paradise!
I have been suffering from a face cold for the last couple of days, so apart from walking my dog to get some fresh air in my system, I have been quite sedentary. There are few pleasures that come from face colds but one is the bizarre enjoyment that is garnered from an exaggerated sneeze, mine sounding something along the lines of 'Aaaaaatisssshhhhoooowooowoooyahfuckah'. The other pleasure is the excuse to just sit and read all day. Be it, ...
Dog Walks and Daffodils for Christmas
Wherever you go at the moment, all the talk is of how warm the weather is and I have to say it is a great conversation starter as I go through the learning process of how to be sociable to other dog walkers. "Aaah, spring already" or "Barbecue for Christmas then?" are just a couple of the quite hilarious opening gambits I have bestowed on approaching walkers who eye me with suspicion before going on to lecture me about the ups and downs of ...
Why the World Needs Bad Guys Like Trump!
Think of Scotland and you can come up with a plentiful list of famous people. Robert the Bruce, Alexander Fleming, John Logie Baird, Adam Smith and Robert Burns come to mind, whilst in sport there is Alex Ferguson, Kenny Dalglish, Liz McColgan, Alun Wells and of course, more recently, the Murray brothers, who not only became the first ever Scotsmen to pick up tennis rackets, they actually became winners in several Open championships. Howe...
Come on Admit it, You Don’t Understand the Syria Conflict!
The Syria conflict is all in the news again, because tomorrow, MP's will vote whether to back our Prime Minister and launch air strikes on the enemy who we funded as rebels against the former enemy who might still be the enemy but not as bad as the new enemy whom are the breakaway from the rebels who broke away and fought against Assad during the Arab Spring when he was definitely our enemy. Syria: Whose side are you on and for how ...