Dover via Canterbury
At Dover CliffsScarce hear the surge that has for ages beat,Sure many a lonely wanderer has stood;And whilst the lifted murmur met his ear,And o’er the distant billows the still Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Countries
Weekend 494.0
(1) France’s Great Debate Over the Sources and Meaning of Muslim Terror (Tablet) “During the electoral campaign of 2011, the Muslims of France, appalled by the populist-nationalist campaign of President Continue Reading →
China
JiaQi Bao, Christine Fang, and Zhe ‘Shelly’ Wang.
French Civil War
(1) Macron can’t ignore furious generals’ warning that terror attacks & ‘Islamist hordes’ are pushing France towards civil war (RT) (1a) Sky News host Alan Jones says the “the instability Continue Reading →
John Kerry and Chris Murphy
John Kerry and Chris Murphy were running shadow diplomacy before Biden was selected and installed. They actively worked against POTUS 45 and US interests. (1) Pompeo Pushes Investigation Into Kerry Continue Reading →
Weekend 488.0
(1) French President Emmanuel Macron Visits Notre Dame Cathedral, Two Years After Devastating Fire (YouTube) (2) Easter sermon from Father Neil at St. John’s
Weekend 486.1 (A Tale of Two Cities)
My morning ride was to central London (the area around Old Street) whilst my afternoon ride included the bucolic streets of Ham and the hills of Richmond Park. There’s a Continue Reading →
Modernity in miniature
(1) I’ve clipped the blog post title from a chapter in the excellently written British Rail Architecture 1948-97 by David Lawrence. “For centuries architects have used miniature versions of their Continue Reading →
Weekend 460.0
(1) A quote from In Unfamiliar England by Thos D. Murphy: “The most impressive feature of the abbey ruin is the massive square tower of the gateway, which stands intact, Continue Reading →