Weekend 543.0
(1) What are the lyrics to the hymn ‘Jerusalem’, and is it England’s national anthem? (Classic FM)
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England Your England
‘Dos tua pia haec est, quare leges, Maria’ (This is your dowry, O pious Virgin). “We are a nation of flower-lovers, but also a nation of stamp-collectors, pigeon-fanciers, amateur carpenters, Continue Reading →
2022/2023 Football Campaign
(1) Premier League 2022/23: When does the season start? What are the key dates? When is the World Cup? (Sky Sports)
Weekend 539.0
(1) A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (The Catholic Thing) (2) UK rail union aims to shut network in 3 days of strikes (Reuters) “The Rail Delivery Group, which represents companies operating Continue Reading →
Ukraine ($$$$)
It all makes perfect senseExpressed in dollars and centsPounds shillings and pence— Roger WatersI think this is the moment where the “war” in Ukraine has jumped the shark. IF Vietnam Continue Reading →
Weekend 537.1
A bit of a postscript. Participated in RideLondon (FreeCycle) on Sunday. It’s the London version of the Five Borough Bike Tour.
2021/22 Football Campaign: Season End Review
When you don’t support Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester, or Tottenham you spend a ton of time during the season biting your nails and speaking in tongues. Saints (English Premiere League)Saints Continue Reading →
Weekend 535.0 (Waiting for the gift of sound and vision)
(1) TfL Launches Limited Edition Elizabeth Line Oyster Cards (Londonist) I tried to find one this AM ten days before the line opening. I tried Green Park on the Piccadilly, Continue Reading →
Weekend 534.2
There is a painting at the National Railway Museum in York by Abraham Solomon titled ‘First Class: The Meeting, 1855’ highlighted in ‘Railways for Ever!’ which is narrated by Sir Continue Reading →