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Jul. 28th, 2020 01:31 am
Jul. 28th, 2020
Voting for the Tories is a monumental act of British self harm
The roots of this collective act of voting folly can be traced back to the era of Thatcherism. Since the early 1980s, successive Tory governments have dismantled the social contract where we pay our taxes for fully functioning public services.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/voting-for-the-tories-is-a-monumental-act-of-british-self-harm/27/07/#.Xx7LmDika2g.email
The roots of this collective act of voting folly can be traced back to the era of Thatcherism. Since the early 1980s, successive Tory governments have dismantled the social contract where we pay our taxes for fully functioning public services.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/voting-for-the-tories-is-a-monumental-act-of-british-self-harm/27/07/#.Xx7LmDika2g.email
Tuesday Thoughts
Jul. 28th, 2020 03:47 pmThe morning started very sunny and bright and on the whole, stayed that way with the intermittent hiding behind bulbous clouds.
I have been to the local shop three times today. Well, at least I got some exercise out of it. The first time was to get some bread, beans, and beer. The second time was to post a paperback I sold on eBay and they wanted it before Friday, and the third to post off a release form to get some funds.
I am looking forward to Friday to meet Phil again on Spoons. I should have money from Market Force that day or before and hopefully some government money - which is usually on the second day of the month but that is Sunday so I am hoping it will come on Friday - it did last time it was due over a weekend.
Last night via Amazon I watched the miniseries Children Of Dune. These were originally aired on the Syfy channel as three long movie-length episodes based on the Frank Herbert science fiction books, Messiah and Children of Dune. A stellar cast that included Alice Krige (she played the Star Trek Borg queen), Susan Sarandon, James McEvoy, and Steven Berkoff.
I read all the Frank Hervert novels, Dune, Messiah, and Children way back in the seventies and I have seen the film version of Dune but missed this miniseries until now. I highly enjoyed it.
In 1979 when the film Dune came out Avalon Hill produced a board game which I had when I was very much into board games.
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The 1979 original board game.
This classic game has now been revamped in due to the 2020 version of the movie.
I have been to the local shop three times today. Well, at least I got some exercise out of it. The first time was to get some bread, beans, and beer. The second time was to post a paperback I sold on eBay and they wanted it before Friday, and the third to post off a release form to get some funds.
I am looking forward to Friday to meet Phil again on Spoons. I should have money from Market Force that day or before and hopefully some government money - which is usually on the second day of the month but that is Sunday so I am hoping it will come on Friday - it did last time it was due over a weekend.
Last night via Amazon I watched the miniseries Children Of Dune. These were originally aired on the Syfy channel as three long movie-length episodes based on the Frank Herbert science fiction books, Messiah and Children of Dune. A stellar cast that included Alice Krige (she played the Star Trek Borg queen), Susan Sarandon, James McEvoy, and Steven Berkoff.
I read all the Frank Hervert novels, Dune, Messiah, and Children way back in the seventies and I have seen the film version of Dune but missed this miniseries until now. I highly enjoyed it.
In 1979 when the film Dune came out Avalon Hill produced a board game which I had when I was very much into board games.
The 1979 original board game.
This classic game has now been revamped in due to the 2020 version of the movie.
Black Coolness #1
Jul. 28th, 2020 06:52 pmMore tunes fr the Black Lives Matter.
Leon Thomas - The Creator Has a Master Plan
Nina Simone - My Sweet Lord / Today Is a Killer
The Last Poets - When The Revolution Comes
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear
Enjoy.
Leon Thomas - The Creator Has a Master Plan
Nina Simone - My Sweet Lord / Today Is a Killer
The Last Poets - When The Revolution Comes
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear
Enjoy.
Black Coolness #2
Jul. 28th, 2020 07:09 pmMore cool black stuff -
Oscar Brown Jr - Signifyin' Monkey
Nikki Giovanni & The New York Community Choir - Ego Trippin'
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
Terry Callier - Occasional Rain
Enjoy
Oscar Brown Jr - Signifyin' Monkey
Nikki Giovanni & The New York Community Choir - Ego Trippin'
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
Terry Callier - Occasional Rain
Enjoy
Fort Salem
Jul. 28th, 2020 07:51 pmI was recommended to watch this ten-part series but after watching the first episode on the BBC iPlayer I just could not get into it and that is probably because of its military setting and feel of it.
So I decided to continue watching the one on Netflix called Cursed based on the Arthurian legend and the Lady Of The Lake and Excalibur.
So I decided to continue watching the one on Netflix called Cursed based on the Arthurian legend and the Lady Of The Lake and Excalibur.
How To Build A Girl
Jul. 28th, 2020 11:06 pmI just watched this new movie that has gone straight online passing the normal cinema distribution network which has been nabbed by Amazon on their Prime service. The movie is Caitlin Moran's semiautobiographical novel about a working-class Midlands kid from Wolverhampton who blags her way into a career as a music journalist. This has become a funny, good-hearted film that will cheer you up.
Movie trailer -
Actually, Caitlin was born in Brighton. Her father, who is Irish, was a "psychedelic rock pioneer" drummer who "did session work with many well-known bands in the Sixties" later "confined to the sofa by osteoarthritis". Moran lived in a three-bedroom council house in Wolverhampton with her parents and siblings, an experience she described as akin to The Hunger Games. Moran attended Springdale Junior School and was then educated at home from the age of 11, having attended Wolverhampton Girls' High School for only three weeks. She and her siblings received no proper formal education from their parents; the local council allowed them to do so, as they were "the only hippies in Wolverhampton". The children frequently occupied their time with simple games, such as throwing mud at their house. Moran describes her childhood as happy but revealed she left home as soon as she was able to do so at the age of 18.
She is a journalist, author, and broadcaster at The Times, where she writes three columns a week: one for the Saturday Magazine, a TV review column, and the satirical Friday column "Celebrity Watch".
Movie trailer -
Actually, Caitlin was born in Brighton. Her father, who is Irish, was a "psychedelic rock pioneer" drummer who "did session work with many well-known bands in the Sixties" later "confined to the sofa by osteoarthritis". Moran lived in a three-bedroom council house in Wolverhampton with her parents and siblings, an experience she described as akin to The Hunger Games. Moran attended Springdale Junior School and was then educated at home from the age of 11, having attended Wolverhampton Girls' High School for only three weeks. She and her siblings received no proper formal education from their parents; the local council allowed them to do so, as they were "the only hippies in Wolverhampton". The children frequently occupied their time with simple games, such as throwing mud at their house. Moran describes her childhood as happy but revealed she left home as soon as she was able to do so at the age of 18.
She is a journalist, author, and broadcaster at The Times, where she writes three columns a week: one for the Saturday Magazine, a TV review column, and the satirical Friday column "Celebrity Watch".
Just Wondering
Jul. 28th, 2020 11:16 pmWhat was the flavour of the last piece of pie you had?
If you could watch (including stuff not available) right now, what would it be?
What was the last non-fiction book you read?
If you could watch (including stuff not available) right now, what would it be?
What was the last non-fiction book you read?
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